Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g71Bf5X08035; Thu, 1 Aug 2002 07:41:05 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 07:41:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <NCBBKFFJMKFIFAGAFGNEEEEBDDAA.jlee@famlit.org> Errors-To: listowner@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: "Jon Lee" <jlee@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1237] Clips and Cross Posts and Other Tid Bits X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2248 Lines: 58 Good Morning! My coffee is hot and so is the weather! Hope your having a good start to your day! From: Dianna Baycich, Ohio Literacy Resource Center Chronical of Higher Education report on the record number of GED test takers in 2002. http://www.acenet.edu/news/press_release/2002/07july/ged.release.html From: Thursday Notes (From the Division of Adult Education and Literacy, Office of Vocational and Adult Education) New Englanders Lack Basic Skills Study Says About 41% of all adults in New England lack the skills they need to succeed in today's knowledge-based society, says a new report sponsored by the Nellie Mae Education foundation. New England's adult basic education system has remained substantially unchanged, according to the report and is overdue for a tune-up that links adult education to workforce preparation. Findings and recommendations fall into four categories: mission and performance standards; pathways to advancement; special populations; and funding and capacity. Rising to the Literacy Challenge: Building Adult Education Systems in New England, was released by Jobs for the Future last month. See http://www.jff.org/pressreleases/nelliemae.html From: NCFL - National Conference on Family Literacy & The California Family Literacy Conference “Families, Schools, Communities: Connecting the Voices of Family Literacy” NCFL invites you to submit a proposal for presentation at the 12th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy in Long Beach, CA, March 16-18, 2003,at the Long Beach Convention Center. Criteria for selection and sample topics can be found on the NCFL Web site within the next couple of weeks. Here are a couple of programs I tripped across and wondered if any of you are using them? Megaskills – Confidence, Motivation, Effort, Responsibility, Initiative, Perseverance, Caring, Teamwork, Common Sense, Problem Solving and Focus. http://www.megaskillshsi.org/Default.htm and the Waterford Early Reading Program http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/18/96/1896.htm Jon Lee Training Specialist NIFL-Family list moderator National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main St, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40202-4237 Phone: 502.584.1133 x175 Fax: 502.584.0172 jlee@famlit.org http://www.famlit.org
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