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| March/April 2007 Issue
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 “Although a preschool component was required from the beginning and provided an excellent incentive to recruit families, the valuable role Mother Goose would play in this mix had not yet been clearly defined!”
Judy Constantinides, a PRIME TIME consultant and preschool trainer, explains the rationale and importance of the preschool component. The preschool session not only removes a barrier for low-income families, as they do not have to arrange childcare for younger siblings, but it also provides a holistic literacy experience for the entire family by introducing the youngest, as well as the oldest, family members to the wonders of children’s literature.
Read Mother Goose as a Pathway to the Humanities by Judy Constantinides |
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|  Although PRIME TIME is entering its sixteenth year of family literacy programming, it is in its first year operating as PRIME TIME, Inc. As part of PRIME TIME’s strategic planning for 2008, PRIME TIME, Inc. submitted a comprehensive Bilingual National Outreach proposal to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). If funded, the Bilingual National Outreach Project will provide funding to implement twenty PRIME TIME programs nationally (4 programs in 5 states), giving priority to states that seek to reach the Spanish/English speakers and/or a multi-cultural audience. To request an information packet about PRIME TIME’s bilingual programming, please contact project director, Faye Flanagan at flanagan@leh.org.
View a sample Bilingual PRIME TIME syllabus!
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 In Kansas, Deedee Miller, site-coordinator for the Dodge City Public Library program, created a 13-step approach to a successful bilingual PRIME TIME. Dodge City Public Library’s program was held in fall of 2006 with a total of 212 participants and 30 new library cards issued. Whether you are a new site-coordinator preparing to implement your very first Bilingual PRIME TIME or a seasoned veteran, this article contains helpful information that you can use.
1. Learning from others
Right after we knew we were going to do a PRIME TIME, the other staff members and I went to visit a sister library with PRIME TIME programs in progress. There were many exciting things done there, but what truly caught my eye was a flat in the form of an open book behind the storytellers--an illustration from a book that was read during the program and some text…
Read A Step-by-Step Guide to a Successful Bilingual PRIME TIME by Deedee Miller |
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The German Protestant Orphan Asylum Association (GPOA) of New Orleans, LA continues to support PRIME TIME! The GPOA Foundation will sponsor two programs in two public Orleans Parish schools in 2007: John Dibert Elementary School, a Recovery School District (RSD) school and Medard H. Nelson UNO Charter School. Both schools have significant enrollment of low-literacy and low-income children. According to the Louisiana Department of Education statistics reported for October 2006, the participating schools’ current enrollment shows 68% and 93% “at-risk” students respectively. The GPOA Foundation sponsored 3 programs in 2005-06.
View a complete listing of Spring 2007 Louisiana sites. |
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 The Kentucky Humanities Council (KHC) in partnership with the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA) hosted their third annual PRIME TIME training workshop March 9-10, 2007 with assistance provided by LEH staff. In 2007, Kentucky will implement 14 sites across the state, with 8 sites repeating the program and 6 sites implementing for the first time. This workshop provided training for team members, including site-coordinators, scholars, storytellers, and preschool coordinators for the 6 new sites planned. The training took place at Kentucky’s historic Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill located 25 miles southwest of Lexington, in Kentucky's Bluegrass Region.
Find out more about PRIME TIME in Kentucky.
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 The LEH and PRIME TIME will honor Dr. Mary Jill Brody, the Fred B. Kniffen Professor of Geography and Anthropology, LSU, Baton Rouge, with the Individual Achievement in the Humanities Award. Dr. Brody or “Ms. Jill,” as she is affectionately referred to by the participating families, is a PRIME TIME pioneer. She has been a PRIME TIME scholar since 1999 and has conducted 23 programs in Louisiana. In 2006, she stepped into the role of bilingual scholar and later as storyteller. The PRIME TIME staff extends its congratulations to Ms. Jill. The LEH and PRIME TIME will also recognize 8 Louisiana sites that successfully implemented the award-winning family literacy program for the first time in 2006.
View a complete list of 2007 LEH award winners. |
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 PRIME TIME is accepting applications for summer/fall sites across Louisiana. Public libraries, elementary schools and community centers that would like to reach out to the low-literacy, low-income and English-learning families are encouraged to apply. The second annual PRIME TIME National Training Workshop has been scheduled for July 28-29, 2007 and will be held in LEH’s brand new, state-of-the-art Education Center. This training workshop will accommodate new team members who will be implementing PRIME TIME in the fall of 2007. For more information, please contact Assistant Director, Shantrell Adams at adams@leh.org.
Proceed to PRIME TIME’s Webpage for forms and general information.
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