[NIFL-ASSESSMENT:596] RE: 2 qeustions: Best assessment for lowest literacy learners? MBTI and ABE?

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Thank you.  Very interesting.


--- Marie Cora <marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com> wrote:
> Hi Jean,
> 
> Thanks for your post.  There are a few ideas for
> assessing lower level
> literacy and ESOL learners at the Assessment Special
> Collection.  You
> can check out the Bader language inventory, under
> Assessment Tools:
>
http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/assessment/tools.html
> 
> Also, for program/teacher made assessments that are
> not commercially
> produced, you can take a look at Adventures in
> Assessment under
> Teacher/Tutor Resources:
>
http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/assessment/teacher_tutor.html
> If you scroll to Volume 15, the last article in that
> volume has an
> annotated bibliography of all the articles in
> Adventures that focus on
> intake, placement, and goal-setting - so much of the
> material is about
> diagnostic assessments.
> 
> This is not at the Special Collection, but I know
> that many folks use
> the DAR or DARTTs for lower level literacy, even
> though that tool was
> originally designed for work with children.  It's
> quite adaptive for the
> adult learner.  The publisher is Riverside and the
> link to that
> assessment is
>
http://www.riverpub.com/products/group/dartts/pricing.html
> 
> Perhaps others on the list will have some further
> recommendations for
> you.
> 
> As for using the MBTI - I would like to know/learn
> about that too!!
> Anyone out there help Jean with this piece?  Gosh, I
> hate to pick on
> people, but Eileen - you came to mind when Jean
> described this resource.
> Are you familiar with it at all?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> marie cora
> Moderator, NIFL Assessment Discussion List, and 
> Coordinator/Developer LINCS Assessment Special
> Collection at 
> http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/assessment/
> 
> 
> marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of PHCSJean.2163953@bloglines.com
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 12:10 PM
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> Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:592] 2 qeustions: Best
> assessment for lowest
> literacy learners? MBTI and ABE?
> 
> Hi everyone. 
> I'm new to this list, so I hope I'm not being
> redundant.
> 
> 
> We're in the process of beginning a program at our
> church, and are
> collaborating
> with the folks from Literacy Volunteers of RI, who
> have been training
> our
> tutors and testing our students. We're seeing a need
> to do our own
> student
> testing as word is spreading about our program.
> 
> What do you recommend as
> the best diagnostic-prescriptive tool for assessing
> the lowest literacy
> level
> learners? We have mostly non-readers coming, many
> recently immigrating
> from
> Liberia with no schooling. 
> 
> Secondly, I'm wondering if there is anyone
> on the list using the MBTI with their literacy
> learners. I'm doing my
> PhD
> on learning styles and low literacy learners, and
> see potential here
> after
> looking at the general implications of the MBTI and
> education. Any
> insights
> are appreciated.
> 
> Thanks.
> Jean Marrapodi
> 
> 


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