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 fAKFkt028781; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 10:46:55 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 10:46:55 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200111201543.KAA13380@mx05.gis.net> 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: "Corinne Moran" <cmoranmv@gis.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:6736] Illiterate in primary language X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-type: multipart/alternative; X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express Macintosh Edition - 4.5 (0410) Status: O Content-Length: 2152 Lines: 59 > THIS MESSAGE IS IN MIME FORMAT. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --MS_Mac_OE_3089097683_108237_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit I coordinate our volunteer ESL program. We have a man in his forties who speaks no English and cannot read or write in his native language (Portuguese). Our tutors are not trained to teach reading, and others who can teach reading are not trained in ESL. I don't know yet whether there is a problem like dyslexia etc. I believe it is best to teach an adult non-reader in his primary language, but he needs survival English. I assume he's gotten this far by using other senses. Using aural/oral techniques, dialogues, TPR, pictures, music etc. we should be able to help him communicate, but what about the reading/writing? Anyone with experience? Corinne Moran ESL Coordinator, Martha's Vineyard Volunteers for Literacy cmoranmv@gis.net --MS_Mac_OE_3089097683_108237_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Illiterate in primary language</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=3D"#FFFFFF"> <TT>I coordinate our volunteer ESL program. We have a man in his fort= ies who <BR> speaks no English and cannot read or write in his native language<BR> (Portuguese).<BR> Our tutors are not trained to teach reading, and others who can teach<BR> reading are not trained in ESL.<BR> I don't know yet whether there is a problem like dyslexia etc. I beli= eve it<BR> is best to teach an adult non-reader in his primary language, but he needs<= BR> survival English.<BR> I assume he's gotten this far by using other senses. Using aural/oral<BR> techniques, dialogues, TPR, pictures, music etc. we should be able to help<= BR> him communicate, but what about the reading/writing?<BR> Anyone with experience?<BR> Corinne Moran<BR> ESL Coordinator, Martha's Vineyard Volunteers for Literacy<BR> <FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF"><U>cmoranmv@gis.net<BR> </U></FONT><BR> </TT> </BODY> </HTML> --MS_Mac_OE_3089097683_108237_MIME_Part--
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