Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f0QIr9929942; Fri, 26 Jan 2001 13:53:09 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 13:53:09 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <015601c087c9$094a1480$0d00000a@deborah01> 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: "Deborah Schwartz" <deborah@alri.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:5504] Homebuying Literacy/Homebuying Readiness X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 4379 Lines: 81 (This is a bit long and in-depth) Anna thanks for inquiring about the homebuying readiness materials, Janet, thanks for directing Anna and others our way, And Maggie, thanks for pointing out some of the homebuying readiness materials and how to order them At the Adult Literacy Resource Institute (ALRI), through the support of the Fannie Mae Foundation, we have been coordinating a homebuying readiness project for a couple of years- first locally, and now nationally. The project entails working with ESOL and ABE programs to help implement homebuying readiness projects. The materials that Maggie mentioned are the original materials that were developed by the foundation to "teach" English and literacy to immigrant students using the topic of homebuying and housing. The curriculum that Maggie refers to, How to Buy A Home in The US, is a workbook developed by the Fannie Mae Foundation in collaboration with Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL). And it has been out in the field for about four years now. The curriculum can be ordered at no cost by calling the number that Maggie shared, or by calling: 1-800-544-9224. The supplemental no-cost pamphlets on borrowing basics, choosing mortgages, understanding credit, protecting one's self from predatory lending and the becoming a citizen, do come in various languages including English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Polish, Haitian Creole, Spanish and Portuguese. These can be ordered by calling: 1-800-605-7100, 1-800-668-4663, 1-800-605-7100 , 1-800 544-9213. Also, our Web site at the ALRI- that Janet mentioned, includes teachers' lessons, students' writing, an overview of the Boston-based and Eastern Massachusetts' homebuying readiness projects. Here's the exact URL of the 1999 project: http://alri.org/fannie/fnma3/FannieFront.html These pages include my favorite resource of that year's project- a fantastic on-line homebuying student manual designed for ESOL and beginning level ABE students. The manual uses actual ESOL and ABE students' questions about homebuying, and answers their questions through links to other reading material that are meant to be student reader-friendly. The manual is a bit hidden. You can find it by clicking on the word "computer" and then by clicking onto the "on-line student manual" link. Also, in the next month or two, the Fannie Mae Foundation will be publishing a source book of teachers' lessons on homebuying, project implementation ideas and funding possibilities for sustaining a homebuying readiness or other content-base instructional project in existing ESOl/literacy programs. Look for information about that on the FM Foundation's excellent web site (www.fanniemaefoundation.org). I'll also be sure to post the sourcebook information on this list. It will join the other free Fannie Mae Foundation resources and eventually will be published on-line along with an annotated bibliography of homebuying readiness resources for teachers. There's a lot out there right now about making affordable housing and the process of homebuying accessible to immigrant and/or low-income people. It certainly varies from community to community and state to state, but there is quite a lot of good teaching material and resources. As Maggie mentioned earlier, HUDs web site is another phenomenal resource: www.hud.gov And I shouldn't neglect mentioning the start-up ESOL and ABE programs that have been involved with using and developing this curriculum from the ground up including El Paso Community College's Center for Adult Education, Literacy South in North Carolina, New York Association for New Americans, San Diego Community College's Continuing Ed. Centers, Operation Bootstrap and Catholic Social Services, both in Massachusetts and Asian Resources in Sacramento, California. Teachers, Students and Program Coordinators from these programs are also very valuable as resources. Hope this is useful start. Please feel free to call me or email with any further questions or requests. That's what I'm here for! Again, thanks everyone for chipping in. I would love to hear from any one who has used the homebuying materials in their classrooms. I would be particularly interested in hearing what kinds of challenges arose. Deborah Schwartz Adult Literacy Resource Institute National Homebuying Readiness T.A. Project Coordinator (617)782-8956 x20 deborah@alri.org
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