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 j3TCnZG18757; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 08:49:35 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 08:49:35 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <0IFP00CMMKVOO8F1@vms042.mailsrvcs.net> 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: "Barbara Garner" <b.garner4@verizon.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:2142] RE: high motivational literacy program for high X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Status: O Content-Length: 6222 Lines: 171 The reading program at Boys Town, described in an article in "Focus on Basics" (see http://www.ncsall.net/?id=466) might be of interest to you. It's a four stage program that builds on strengths. Barb Garner Editor, Focus on Basics -----Original Message----- From: nifl-aalpd@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-aalpd@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of bgiven@gmu.edu Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 8:11 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:2141] RE: Creating the big picture of student With re: to a high-motivational, literacy program for high schoolers and young adults, people in my lab are working with Bobbi DePorter of Learning Forum in Oceanside, CA to develop such a program.Although the program is still in development, we've piloted iterations in two schools (one middle and one high) and plan to investigate our more comprehensive version within adult literacy programs this coming fall. We are also developing a computer-driven, self-administered reading assessment that generates a diagnostic report that is also in the research and development stage. The assessment prototype will be field tested this summer or fall. I'll keep the list serve posted on our progress. In the meantime, you may wish to go to our web site and read some of the adult literacy stories written by literacy teachers in Northern Virginia. http://krasnow.gmu.edu/aalrc/ I hope you enjoy the stories. The learning systems referred to in the discussion of the stories are from the book, Teaching to the Brain's Natural Learning Systems, an ASCD publication. barb given Barbara K. Given, Ph.D. Director, Adolescent and Adult Learning Research Center Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, and Director, Center for Honoring Individual Learning Diversity and International Learning Style George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 Fax: 703-993-4325 Ph: 703-993-4406 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan A. Wilson" <bryan_a_wilson@bellsouth.net> Date: Friday, April 29, 2005 6:22 am Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:2140] RE: Creating the big picture of student involvement > Jackie, > > Thank you for the note. I went to your "work in progress" and found > a website for value (www.valueusa.org). I've bookmarked in my "Adult > Literacy" folder, and am excited about reading it carefully over > the summer. > > ASIDE: The "Spaced" teacher part in my last post is about hitting > the "change" button on my spell checker as Outlook sent the > message. At the > same time, many may say that "Spaced" is a valid description. > > There is something piquing my interest through listening to the > discussions about adult literacy. It has become especially significant > through these discussions about VALUE training: Literacy for the Late > Juvenile (14-17yo). As a High School Special Educator for the > Severely EBD, > what I have more than anything else is a student profile that > generalizes as > follows: > > Age: 15 > > Grade: 10 > > Overall Grade > Equivalency: 5.0 > > Reading Level: 2nd - 4th (with many reading below basic). > > Motivation to > Learn: Learned Helplessness is the internalized theme about > academics and behavior. > > My school district is using Scholastic's Read 180 program, and I > have found it somewhat effective for Middle School students (Average > increase of about 1 Grade level when using the system about 3hrs/wk > throughout the academic year), and nearly ineffective for High School > students (very small movement within one stanine). > > I am totally convinced that with a pedagogy tailored to this type of > population PLUS the "right" kind of learning tools (High-Interest > books/materials for struggling readers), my students can rise out > of their > illiteracy to a literate level within an academic year. > > Do you know of a program design for the population of which I speak? > > Bryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: nifl-aalpd@nifl.gov [nifl-aalpd@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of jataylor > Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 11:10 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:2126] Creating the big picture of student > involvement > Hi Bryan, > > Your question seems simple enough. The short answer is that I do > not think > there is a website about the VALUE training, though I could be > (and hope) > that I am wrong. Will someone from VALUE tell us if there is? > > However, part of the answer -- and part of the reason for this > discussion -- > > is to capture the professional wisdom regarding what has been > learned by > learners and practitioners about the VALUE training and about student > involvement. That knowledge is spread across several states and > practicedwithin programs and known by some (like the Student > Action Health Team in > Massachusetts, MOMS in Texas, Vermont learners and practitioners, > and many > other programs and groups across the country), but not known by all. > > So I've started a centralized location (under construction), using > the posts > > from NIFL-AALPD to capture what we learn from this discussion. > NIFL-AALPD > subscribers & others will be able to find: > > - learners and practitioners' Q & A about learner leadership in PD > and PI > (professional development and program improvement) > - bulleted lists of strategies shared in the discussion > - learner leadership in states > - description of the VALUE training & how states/programs can get > involved- any research conducted or being conducted > - the full discussion of learner leadership > > For this to work, we need: > - to continue discussing our rich experiences with learner > leadership on the > > listserv > - to give feedback about the wiki area, how to improve it, etc. > > This is the puzzle board (under construction): > http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/DiscussionOfLearnerLeadership > > Here is where you can find the full discussion: > http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/LearnerLeadershipFullDiscussion > > Each of us holds pieces to this puzzle; and thru our discussion on > NIFL-AALPD > we are seeing the picture unfold of what learner leadership is -- > and can be > > -- in professional development and in our field....Jackie > > > >
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