Return-Path: <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i6H1IOb00750; Fri, 16 Jul 2004 21:18:24 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 21:18:24 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20040717011447.26633.qmail@web52607.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: marilyn nystrom <mjnystrom2001@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:596] RE: 2 qeustions: Best assessment for lowest literacy learners? MBTI and ABE? X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 3253 Lines: 122 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----- > From: nifl-assessment@nifl.gov > [mailto:nifl-assessment@nifl.gov] On > Behalf Of PHCSJean.2163953@bloglines.com > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 12:10 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > 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 > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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