Return-Path: <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id iBKMgwT17708; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:42:58 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:42:58 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <1103582436.3140138701.28221.sendItem@bloglines.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: PHCSJean.5240768@bloglines.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:1822] RE: International Alliance for Learning Conference Calls X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain Status: O Content-Length: 2028 Lines: 49 On Accelerated Learning: --- George Demetrion wrote: "Perhaps you can share with us something of what you know about Accelerated Learning and what you think are its potential applicability to the field of adult literacy education. I ask that in special reference in relationship to your earlier reflections of plateau learning." Hi George and everyone else. There seems to be quite a bit of applicability with AL and adult literacy programs but there has been very little exploration in the research literature on it. I did a paper that explores the historical development of AL and looks at areas that it has applicability with our populations. It is used a lot in corporate training and has had some work done with remedial reading students, but there are lots of areas to explore. The key with accelerated learning is that it involves lots of learner participation and prep of the environment, and it produces a deeper learning that is more thorough because it works with the conscious and unconscious levels. An area that it has had significant success is with foreign language instruction in Europe, and I anticipate that there could be powerful implications with ESL students who have initial literacy in L1. The research in this relam is generally found topically under Suggestopedia. (not a name that would fly well in the US 21st century!) There are lots of parallels with the brain-based learning movement of the 1990s and many similar activities and principles. I think one of the strongest potentials is that the learning is so different from the methodologies that have failed many of our students in the past and may just be that new ingredient that makes things stick for them. I've got the paper posted on my website if you want to go into LOTS of detail on accelerated learning. http://applestar.org/capella.htm . There's a conference coming up in Atlanta next month if any of you are interested in learning more about AL. Learning and Storytelling: 1/13-15 http://www.ialearn.org Jean Marrapodi
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