Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id KAA15235; Sat, 6 Nov 1999 10:35:31 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 10:35:31 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <0.1128158e.25559edf@aol.com> Errors-To: listmgr@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: DonMcCabe@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:2561] Re: New Literacy Legislation X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Windows AOL sub 41 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Status: OR In Christy Gullion's message she said: "Even Start programs will use instructional programs based on scientifically based reading research in designing services for children and adults. In addition, LIFT will provide funding to extend important new research on children's reading, and to look at reading development in adults within the family context*.... *Full text of the bill can be viewed at http://thomas.loc.gov." The operative words are "reading research" which should include "spelling" even though it is the forgotten twin. I wonder how many (if any) in the government realize that the last time a comprehensive study on spelling was done was way back in 1953! I would appreciate it if all the members of nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov and especially Christy Gullion would go to the web page http://www.avko.org/Surveyspelling.htm download it, put in your x's in the appropriate places and send it to me. Don McCabe, Research Director AVKO Educational Research Foundation 3084 W. Willard Road, Suite W Clio, MI 48420-7801 Phone: (810) 686-9283 FAX: (810) 686-1101 Visit the AVKO website at http://www.avko.org
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