[NIFL-4EFF:2559] RE: Toolkit on line

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Linda,

Thanks for sharing the list of goals, generated by your students.  As I read 
them, I saw how concrete some of them were, which will provide you and the 
students a way to get into solid-core lessons, using the Teaching/Learning Cycle.

Tell us more as you move through this cycle.  I know it will be exciting to 
see how the teaching of reading, writing, math, etc. become balanced with the 
context.  I remind our list members of Amy Trawick's message, posted on June 9.


The EFF Reading Project advocates this [balanced] approach through its 
emphasis on purposeful and contextualized reading instruction, beginning with 
authentic reading purposes for reading and continuing with the development of 
lessons to emphasize the key elements of knowledge, skills, and strategies. As 
teachers, our task is to support adult learners in building their bank of 
strategies by (1) explicit instruction in the knowledge and strategies learners need 
and are ready for, and (2) providing lots of opportunities to read authentic 
texts for real purposes that are selected by the students.



All the Best,
Meta Potts, Moderator 4-EFF List



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