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From: Anne Murr <anne.murr@DRAKE.EDU>
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Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:321] Re: Trauma and the Adult English Language Learner
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I am new to this listserv so did not know about the book you refer
to. When I saw the title of your email, my thoughts of trauma and
the literacy learner went to the trauma each of our learners has
experienced because of their inability to read. They carry so many
"I'm dumb", "you'll never learn cause you can't read," etc., etc.,
messages which affect their self-perceptions as learners and impair
their ability to learn NOW. I'ts difficult for vounteer tutors to
know how to help their students move beyond that emotional baggage.
Any thoughts?
I also just came across the title of this book - "Too Scared to
Learn: Women, Violence and Education," by Jenny Horsman. The review
states that "without an acknowledgment of the impact of violence on
learning, women, rather than getting a chance to succeed and improve
their literacy skills, get only a chance to fail, confirming to
themselves that they really cannot learn." For more information,
visit www.erlbaum.com.
My introduction:
I coordinate a volunteer literacy program in the Drake University
School of Education. We serve mainly adults with very low literacy
skills. Volunteers provide one-to-one tutoring using the Wilson
Reading System. We also serve ESL students, some of whom are tutored
using the WRS, some of whom are working on higher level written
language proficiency.
Anne Murr
Adult Literacy Center
Drake University School of Education
3206 University
Des Moines, IA 50311
anne.murr@drake.edu
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<div>I am new to this listserv so did not know about the book you
refer to. When I saw the title of your email, my thoughts of
trauma and the literacy learner went to the trauma each of our
learners has experienced because of their inability to read.
They carry so many "I'm dumb", "you'll never learn
cause you can't read," etc., etc., messages which affect their
self-perceptions as learners and impair their ability to learn NOW.
I'ts difficult for vounteer tutors to know how to help their students
move beyond that emotional baggage. Any thoughts?</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>I also just came across the title of this book - "Too Scared
to Learn: Women, Violence and Education," by Jenny Horsman.
The review states that "without an acknowledgment of the impact
of violence on learning, women, rather than getting a chance to
succeed and improve their literacy skills, get only a chance to fail,
confirming to themselves that they really cannot learn."
For more information, visit<u> www.erlbaum.com</u>.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>My introduction:</div>
<div>I coordinate a volunteer literacy program in the Drake University
School of Education. We serve mainly adults with very low
literacy skills. Volunteers provide one-to-one tutoring using
the Wilson Reading System. We also serve ESL students, some of
whom are tutored using the WRS, some of whom are working on higher
level written language proficiency.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Anne Murr</div>
<div>Adult Literacy Center</div>
<div>Drake University School of Education</div>
<div>3206 University</div>
<div>Des Moines, IA 50311</div>
<div>anne.murr@drake.edu</div>
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