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 iBEMGDU04977; Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:16:13 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:16:13 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20041214160909.01e8fee8@mail.drake.edu> 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: Anne Murr <anne.murr@DRAKE.EDU> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:1239] Re:Focus on Basics on Correctional Education X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Status: O Content-Length: 1377 Lines: 36 Barbara, FYI: LDA-Iowa is sponsoring a pilot prison literacy project in the women's facility. I am training 6 inmates to tutor other inmates (using the Wilson Reading System). They will begin tutoring in January. It's too soon to talk about results. Another LDA officer who is the GED teacher at a men's facility is beginning a similar project. Everything is very much in the preliminary stages. Anne At 02:58 PM 12/13/2004 -0500, you wrote: >I'm starting work on "Focus on Basics" Volume 7D. It's going to be on >Corrections Education. >If you are doing innovative work in that area, or have experience in >corrections ed and would like to be on the editorial board, please let me >know. I'm still looking for stories and for editorial board members. > >The editorial board work entails reading the articles, in draft form, and >participating in conference calls to give me feedback. It's a considerable >amount of work over roughly a four month period, for which you will receive >a very small stipend. The writers task entails writing and rewriting, also >over about a four month period, with a stipend (small), as well. > >Any FOB authors or former editorial board members care to comment on their >experience working on FOB? > >Barb Garner > >Barbara Garner >Editor, Focus on Basics >b.garner4@verizon.net >(781) 784-4489 >9 Cottage Street >Sharon, MA 02067
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