Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.0.Beta5/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id UAA06705; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 20:31:19 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 20:31:19 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3d6dec4f.366c8042@aol.com> Errors-To: lmann@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: BAUMVV@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:2731] Re: $ 7 million X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 214 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII I would like some of this money used to help transition professionals/people with strong work history and skills from their native country to jobs in this country that are in similar areas of employment. There are many well educated immigrants doing work on an entry level when they have the capacity to work on a higher level, even with limitations in their English language skills. Standardized, traditional reading tests, normed on English speakers, (TABE) are frequently used as entry criteria for occupational training programs. If these tests were given untimed ESL students would have better scores, and be able to enter more of the programs. In real life we read and reread if necessary. Myra Baum NYC Bd of Ed, Adult Education Coord. Prof. Dev.
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