Return-Path: <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h6BJohC14232; Fri, 11 Jul 2003 15:50:43 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 15:50:43 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <38.3b26c798.2c406ea5@aol.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: MWPotts2001@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:2418] survey finds concern X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Mac sub 39 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: O Content-Length: 946 Lines: 28 Doesn't this sound to you like EFF is on the right track? If Americans overwhelmingly believe that today's students need a broader definition of literacy (beyond reading, writing, and math) then maybe K-12 should join us in our quest to address the four purposes, the three roles, the four areas that name and describe the 16 skills standards. The information below is from the PEN Weekly NEWSBLAST, July 11, 2003. All the Best, Meta Potts, Moderator 4-EFF List FOCUS on Literacy Glen Allen, VA SURVEY FINDS CONCERN THAT STUDENTS ARE NOT PREPARED FOR FUTURE AOL Time Warner recently announced the release of a survey conducted by its Foundation demonstrating that Americans overwhelmingly believe today's students need to be taught an array of "21st Century Literacy" skills beyond reading, writing and math to be successful in an information century. http://media.aoltimewarner.com/media/fn_press_view.cfm?release_num=55253235
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