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 i0U3ZaI05828; Thu, 29 Jan 2004 22:35:36 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 22:35:36 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <013020040332.7406.7f27@comcast.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: ra_duffy@comcast.net To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9827] Re: Community Involvement X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 27 2003) Status: O Content-Length: 1531 Lines: 36 Just one comment regarding working with seniors. Although I sincerely think this is a great idea, my feedback from both seniors and students is that they DO have a great difficulty in understanding each other. Seniors can often times have hearing impairments, and with the accent, pronunciation, and vocabulary issues our lower level students have, it can make sometimes make for a very frustrating experience. Just something to consider. -- Ruthann Duffy ESL Tech Coordinator Essential Skills Program Shoreline Community College 16101 Greenwood Ave N. Seattle, WA 98133 Telephone: 206-533-6624 email: ra_duffy@comcast.net http://success.shore.ctc.edu/callab > Jennifer -- 2 ideas: > 1. a follow-up on Nancy's idea of visiting & working w/Seniors - you could > arrange w/an assisted living center or senior home for residents to share family > photos w/the ESL students. The students could ask questions about the photos & > the seniors' lives. I'd bet many of the seniors will have had parents or > grandparents who were immigrants & they could share those stories too. > > 2. Mid-April is National Volunteer Week. Check w/your local Volunteer Center > or > United Way. There are usually numerous activitiesthat week that need > volunteers. > You can probably connect your students - individually or in groups - w/some > great > community needs. > > Good luck. Your idea seems like a great way to meet "achievement" goals & meet > students' needs. > > Dottie Shattuck > Charlotte, NC > dottie@shattuck.net > >
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