[NIFL-ESL:9103] Re: Prison aid

From: Gail Spangenberg (gspangenberg@caalusa.org)
Date: Wed Jul 02 2003 - 08:34:06 EDT


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Thanks, John.  We'll follow up.  Happy July 4th.  Gail



>Hello Gail,
>
>You could try WordAloud - download it from the web onto a CD -
>from http://www.cloudworld.co.uk.
>WordAloud can be used for 30 minutes before it times out.
>It includes phonics material which could help in
>adult education/literacy classes, including ESL.
>WordAloud displays a word at a time across the screen,
>so, with a large monitor, can be used to teach a number of
>adults in a classroom setting.
>
>BTW, WordAloud has recently been used for TEFL with great success
>in Sri Lanka.
>
>Regards,
>
>John
>--
>>From: Gail Spangenberg [mailto:gspangenberg@caalusa.org]
>>Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 1:21 PM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list
>>Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9095]
>>
>>
>>Friends, I have received a rather compelling letter from a male
>>inmate in Colorado asking for advice and materials on how best to
>>work as a tutor with men in adult education/literacy classes at the
>>prison (mainly GED and ESL).  He needs to be able to obtain materials
>>at no cost.  From what I can tell of his letter, he has no e-mail
>>access, but I would like to try and help him out by letter with some
>>sound leads.  If anyone experienced in this area can offer
>>suggestions that I might compile and pass along to him, I'd be
>>grateful for a direct e-mail response from you.  Thanks very much.
>>Gail S
>>--
>>Gail Spangenberg
>>President
>>Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy
>>1221 Avenue of the Americas - 50th Floor
>>New York, NY 10020
>>212-512-2362, fax 212-512-2610
>
>--
>Access the word, access the world! -- Try our WordAloud software!!
>
>John Nissen, Cloudworld Ltd., Chiswick, London
>Tel:   +44 (0) 845 458 3944 (local rate in the UK)
>Fax:   +44 (0) 20 8742 8715
>Web:   http://www.cloudworld.co.uk


-- 
Gail Spangenberg
President
Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy
1221 Avenue of the Americas - 50th Floor
New York, NY 10020
212-512-2362, fax 212-512-2610



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