List Info/Intro

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Date: Fri Dec 15 1995 - 13:27:03 EST


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Now in its 10th month of operation, the NIFL-FAMILY list has 148 subscribers.
Sponsored by the National Institute For Literacy (NIFL) and managed at the
National Center For Family Literacy (NCFL), this list features all aspects of
family literacy.  To post a message, send your e-mail message to
NIFL-FAMILY@literacy.nifl.gov.  When you respond to a message, include a bit
of that other message to orient readers.  Remember to sign your message
because not all e-mail systems include header information.  And if you wish
to communicate privately with an individual, be certain your message is
addressed to that person only and not to the entire NIFL-FAMILY list.  As
always, I invite you to introduce yourselves; please share your thoughts and
questions. Thinking it might be time to reintroduce myself...

I moved to Louisville KY to work at NCFL 14 months ago.  In addition to being
manager of this list, I'm involved with program evalaution (writing projects
and training activites). An evaluation primer, Assessing Program
Effectiveness In Family Literacy Programs, is scheduled for publication,
January 1996 (but I may eat my words).  

Otherwise, I'm wrapped up with NIFL's Adult Literacy System Reform
Initiative.  The basis for this endeavor may be found in Equipped For the
Future (if you would like to read what adult learners said about Education
Goal 6, I'll send you the report).  NCFL is collaborating in a 1 year
planning project with NIFL and seven other groups nationwide to research the
following questions: 1. What do adults need to know and be able to do in
order to be successful as citizens, workers, and parents/family members?  2.
Once we have reached consensus on the "competencies behind the competencies",
what are the implications for the adult literacy/education system? 3. How
will we (re)structure programs/instruction?  4. How will we measure
growth/success? 5. How will we report results so that the info is understood
by and useful to everyone with a stake in literacy theory/practice?  NCFL's
project addresses learners in their role as parents and family members.

For more information on this project or NCFL's publications and training
activities, please contact me at NCFL_RGS@aol.com. Thanks and have a good
weekend!



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