Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i6VLS2112054; Sat, 31 Jul 2004 17:28:03 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 17:28:03 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <0000C744-E338-11D8-AB3A-00039381D39E@comcast.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: David Rosen <djrosen@comcast.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:1088] EFF, Foundation Work Skills X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.553) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 1260 Lines: 40 Sandy, On Saturday, July 31, 2004, at 03:43 PM, you wrote: > ... I am somewhat familiar with EFF as I am seriously considering > adopting at least part of it for our program. The main barrier I > perceive > to EFF is a lack of assessment tools. A reading assessment tool is now available to be piloted and I understand that Educational Testing Service (ETS) is developing other EFF assessments. > Another barrier I experienced is > receiving answers to my inquiries. Until you answered my inquiry, I was > beginning to feel that I could not become part of this informed > community. There are several other NIFL lists which have more participants and where there is more participation. Try NIFL-assessment, NIFL-AAALPD and NIFL-ESL, for example. I also suggest that you post EFF questions to NIFL-EFF. > Several agencies in southwestern PA either use part of EFF or, like > myself, > are researching it. What attracted me to EFF is its research base. I > am > also looking at the Foundation Work Skills, which I learned are > patterned > after EFF. I am not familiar with the Foundation Work Skills. Could you briefly describe it and give me a Website where I could learn more about it? Thanks. David J. Rosen djrosen@comcast.net
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