Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i58KnA918368; Tue, 8 Jun 2004 16:49:10 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 16:49:10 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <200406082047.i58KlWEQ060710@f05n03.cac.psu.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Eugenio Longoria" <ezl109@psu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4437] RE: Which Test? X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2264 Lines: 65 Why is it that every time something needs to be de developed for low-literacy people, it has to be a brochure [that they probably can't read - and I mean comprehend as well as decode]? I suggest you teach these participants something - something they can walk away with after they have finished being your subjects. Think about it. When you have a problem, would you rather talk about it or read about it? Most people would opt to talk about a problem. I suggest you develop a good workshop and teach your participants that which you would rather have then read. I think a little brochure however watered down it may be [in order to meet low-literacy standards] will not answer all of your participants' questions. I am at Penn State and would like to help out with this project. If I can be of some assistance, let me know. Sincerely, Eugenio -----Original Message----- From: nifl-health@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-health@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Debbie Yoho Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 3:57 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4432] Which Test? Posted by moderator by request: "I am working on a project to develop a low-lit English health promotion brochure in English on prostate cancer prevention, screening and treatment. We are currently in the formative research stages and are bringing together some focus groups of target audience (African American men age 40 and + and general population age 50 up). We were looking at two prominent tools, the REALM and the short TOFHLA to help us screen participant recruitment for men with 4th-6th grade lit levels. In the context presented above would one tool be more appropriate to use (in conjunction with our screening guide) than the other? Would love to have peoples thoughts." Thanks-Barbara Lambiaso Barbara Charton Lambiaso, MSW, MPH Project Coordinator Massachusetts Health Promotion Clearinghouse The Medical Foundation 95 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116 Phone: (617) 536-0501 x 209 Fax: (617) 536-8012 emai: blambias@tmfnet.org Debbie Yoho Moderator, NIFL-Health Listserv Past-president, SC Adult Literacy Educators Director, Greater Columbia Literacy Council 2728 Devine Street Columbia, SC 29204 dwyoho@earthlink.net 803-765-2555
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