[NIFL-ESL:2778] Re: ESL and/or Literacy

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i spend a lot of time at the foundation library in NYC. I've looked and
continue to look under
ESL/literacy/education/adults/immigrants/refugees/technology and individual
countries. 

I maintain however that there is a big difference between ESL and literacy.
Also in NYC--the push is on family literacy, and we are not, nor will we, run
a family ESL program. 

I am just interested in what other people find in funding and why people think
ESL is lumped with literacy. Lumped with education I can see. But I can only
understand the link to literacy by Congress Definition of literacy...

Happy New Year.

Tommy McDonell
Executive Director, Learning English Adult Program, Inc. of NYC
http://www.weleap4esl.com



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