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 fAL1gU010320; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 20:42:30 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 20:42:30 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <052001c1722e$30ba43a0$6501a8c0@pp200> 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: "Dottie Shattuck" <dottie@shattuck.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:6740] Re: Illiterate in primary language X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2462.0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 4573 Lines: 119 Corinne -- in this field, we all have to invent far too many wheels. It's great to know where to get or be able to give help. Have fun! __ | \ |__ / ottie dottie@shattuck.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Corinne Moran" <cmoranmv@gis.net> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 7:03 PM Subject: [NIFL-ESL:6739] Re: Illiterate in primary language | Dottie Shattuck, Peggy Seufert, Linda Rowland | Thank you all! Great suggestions. We'll get started right away. | What a great service this group provides. I'm sorry I didn't hear about | it sooner. | Corinne | | ---------- | >From: "Dottie Shattuck" <dottie@shattuck.net> | >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> | >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:6737] Re: Illiterate in primary language | >Date: Tue, Nov 20, 2001, 2:27 PM | > | | > Corinne -- I taught non-literate Hmong adults for several years in a | > volunteer-based program & now have several non-literate Somalis in my Intro | ESL | > class at the community college. You're right; the man NEEDS survival | > skills/language NOW in English! | > | > My advice is to work on the alphabet & numbers (individual volunteers are | great | > for this!), enabling him to learn to write & say his name, address & phone | number | > in English. Also work on other basic oral skills. For reading, at this | point, | > concentrate on sight words that he'll see in the community: restrooms, men, | stop, | > walk/don't walk, danger, etc., as well as telling time & money. That should | keep | > the volunteers & the man busy for a while. Use individual letters & numbers | (on | > index cards or plastic, for instance) to help him spell. | > | > Good luck | > | > Dottie Shattuck | > Charlotte, NC | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Corinne Moran" <cmoranmv@gis.net> | > To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> | > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 10:46 AM | > Subject: [NIFL-ESL:6736] Illiterate in primary language | > | > | > | > 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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