Received: (from news@localhost) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.7.6/8.7.3) id JAA04587 for nifl-esl@novel.nifl.gov; Fri, 22 Nov 1996 09:11:06 -0500 (EST) Path: literacy.nifl.gov!nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov From: MHENRY <MHENRY@SYR_MAIL.LAUBACHLITERACY.com> Newsgroups: nifl.esl Subject: low level reading Date: 22 Nov 1996 09:11:03 -0500 Organization: National Institute for Literacy Lines: 21 Sender: listproc@literacy.nifl.gov Distribution: nifl Message-ID: <c=US%a=_%p=LAUBACH_LITERACY%l=MAIL-961122141523Z-19@mail.laubach.org> Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov NNTP-Posting-Host: literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov X-Mailer: Microsoft Exchange Server Internet Mail Connector Version 4.0.994.63 Status: RO X-Status: Dear Carol, A colleague passed your message along and suggested I contact you. I believe that Signal Hill publications has just the type of material you are looking for. Signal Hill is a division of New Readers Press, the publishing arm of Laubach Literacy International. Our books are designed for low-literacy and new readers. We also have materials for teaching ESL (tho that is not a specialty). If you would like to see a catalog, please reply with a mailing address and I will send one out promptly. BTW--As to your query about workshops. I, too, am a teacher (currently at the college-level, but I spent five years teaching English in secondary schools). I often use workshops in teaching composition. I find that it usually works well, tho (as you note) a ratio of 1 to 20 is very demanding. The best advice I ever received for conducting these is to make sure the students have structure. The more specific the tasks, the more productive the workshops. I have them annotate the texts they read and also do a separate comment page. Sincerely, Matt Henry
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