Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id EAA08765; Wed, 5 Jan 2000 04:20:11 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 04:20:11 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <002e01bf5765$cea69400$366a11ce@computer> Errors-To: listowner@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: "Craig Wallace" <craigwal@ihug.com.au> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:3890] LD and ESOL X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: OR There is a relevant file on this in the TESL-archive. Do you's all know how to access that? I could re-post it if not. But it's quite long from memory. Sometime since I looked at it. Craig ----- Original Message ----- From: Kish, Jean <Jean_Kish@NIFL.gov> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 6:07 AM Subject: [NIFL-ESL:3885] RE: A Request for Help > Jaleh, would you like this posted in What's New, News Flashes or both? > ....Jean > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Behroozi, Jaleh [SMTP:Jaleh_Behroozi@nifl.gov] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 2:43 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list > > Subject: [NIFL-ESL:3883] A Request for Help > > > > Learning Disabilities and Spanish Speaking Populations. > > A Request for Help > > > > One effort that the Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL), U.S. > > Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE), > > will begin to undertake this year is to address the issues of LD and ESOL. > > The effort would include creating a process to develop a "field -accepted" > > testing protocol and a validated screening process for learning > > disabilities > > (LD) for adult populations (primarily low-income adults) in the United > > States that have Spanish as their primary language. Joyce Campbell (ESOL) > > and Glenn Young (Disabilities) of the DAEL staff are working on this > > effort. > > > > > > As States address a wide range of issues, Welfare Reform and the > > implementation of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), including issues of > > adult education, it is becoming clear that programs are faced with an > > issue > > of how to identify learning disabilities in bi- or multi-lingual > > populations. There seems to be little understanding or agreement on how > > to > > best identify LD in this population, especially for low-income adults. > > While the issue of identification of LD is not limited to Spanish-speaking > > populations, DAEL is approaching the broader problem of LD and ESOL by > > address Spanish-speaking populations first. We are choosing to this > > approach because Spanish-speakers are the largest group of non-English > > speaking populations in the US, and there is also a basic foundation of > > work > > in Spanish and LD of which to build upon. > > > > DAEL is looking at a three-step process: > > > > 1) Convene a national working meeting on issues of diagnostics and > > screening for LD adults who have Spanish as their primary language. > > 2) Field test various screens for LD in States, using the diagnostic > > protocol as the basis for evaluation of the screens ability to predict LD. > > 3) Conduct a statistical evaluation of the field tests and issues > > findings on predictability of the screening efforts. > > > > This effort will require other Federal, State and local partners to > > complete > > the work. One such partnership is with the City of San Antonio, > > Department > > of Community Initiatives. The Department of Community Initiatives > > received > > a Welfare-to-Work grant to work on issues of Learning Disabilities and > > Spanish speaking populations. As part of its work in this area the > > Department is partnering with DAEL in the first stage of the process. > > Other > > partners will be needed to stage the meeting and conduct the field tests > > of > > the screens. > > > > However, to begin this process, DAEL and San Antonio's Department of > > Community Initiatives are convening a meeting for sometime in late March > > or > > early April 2000. The goals of the meeting are to: > > > > 1. Determine if there is consensus on a diagnostic protocol for LD in > > Spanish speaking populations that works for low-income adults populations, > > and > > > > 2. Evaluate and recommend for field testing a number of existing > > screens for LD in Spanish. (The screen evaluation process will use the > > model presented in "Bridges to Practice," a LD manual developed by the > > National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center.) > > > > DAEL is seeking the names of potential candidates to participate in this > > meeting. Our plan is to have a diverse group of participants representing > > adult education, High-school special education programs, post-secondary > > programs, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, private schools and private > > psychologist. We will also want to include LD experts from the points of > > origin for Spanish speaking immigration (Puerto Rico, Mexico, Central > > America.) The meeting will be limited to some 30 or so participants. > > > > The nominees must one or more of the following: > > > > * Learning Disabilities diagnosticians who work extensively with > > Spanish speaking adult populations, > > * Researchers or educators in the field of LD in non-English speaking > > populations, > > * Counselors in education or work settings involved in disability > > issues (such as community colleges or Vocational Rehabilitation > > programs).or > > * People in related fields who have a background in LD and ESOL > > > > Please send either self- or other nominations to: > > > > Glenn Young > > DAEL/OVAE > > glenn_young@ed.gov <mailto:glenn_young@ed.gov> > > phone 202-205-3372 > > > > > > >
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