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We Learn
Women Expanding o Literacy Education Action Resource Network
Mev Miller, Contact Person
1483 Laurel Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55104-6737
651-646-0097
651-646-1153 (fax)
mev@litwomen.org
www.litwomen.org/WLindex.html
For Immediate Release
Contact: Mev Miller
651-646-0097
March, 2001
WE LEARN Launches Research Study on Women-Centered / Women-Positive
Basic Literacy Materials
St. Paul, MN --- WE LEARN (Women Expanding o Literacy Education
Action Resource Network) values and promotes literacy and literature
for all women-especially those with lower-level English reading and
writing skills. In an effort to cultivate meaningful literacy
resources and curriculum, WE LEARN has launched a participatory
research project involving adult women learners, as well as educators
and librarians who have connections to literacy efforts. In addition
to learning what materials are currently being used to meet the needs
of adult women learners, this study will also explore what resources
could be developed that don't already exist. The primary goal of this
project will be to initiate collaborative strategies to develop and
create women-centered basic English literacy materials.
This research project will work primarily with adult women learners.
However, literacy workers (teachers, tutors, educators, researchers,
administrators) who work with adult women learners in any capacity
(schools, social services, workplace settings, prisons, and so on) are
invited to respond to a questionnaire seeking information. The
questionnaire inquires about what women-centered literacy materials
are used in your setting; how they are used; what you have learned
from your experiences with adult women learners; and what literacy
resources and materials are still needed in this area. The
questionnaire for literacy workers can be found at
www.litwomen.org/litq.html. Hard copies will be mailed upon request.
The deadline for questionnaire responses is July 1, 2001. A final
report will be provided in print format to the respondents and posted
on the WE LEARN website (www.litwomen.org/WLindex.html). Possibilities
also exist for literacy workers to participate in the long-term
efforts and projects of WE LEARN. A version for librarians is also
available at www.litwomen.org/libq.html.
This project centralizes learner insight and action by encouraging
adult women learners to lead and participate in the process of
defining and creating literacy materials and resources. Through
participation in conversation circles, adult women learners will be
invited to talk or write about what reading and literacy materials
appeal to them or facilitate their learning. Literacy programs or
learners interested in sponsoring or participating in conversations
circles should contact Mev Miller at WE LEARN.
WE LEARN has been established to maintain a resource list of
women-centered / women-positive adult basic English literacy materials
that help women understand their situations as women; to create a
resource center / clearinghouse dedicated to the publishing, review,
networking, and distribution of women-centered literacy resources and
materials; and to develop a network of learners, literacy workers,
librarians, educators, and writers committed to and involved in the
process of creating and distributing women-centered or feminist adult
basic literacy materials.
To obtain more information about this project, to get a copy of the
questionnaire, or to be added to the mailing list, please contact Mev
Miller at 1483 Laurel Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104-6737, (phone)
651-646-0097, (fax) 651-646-1153, (email) mev@litwomen.org. Additional
information can be found on the WE LEARN website at
www.litwomen.org/WLindex.html.
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Eileen Trainor, Grant Coordinator
Center for Initiatives in Education http://cie.ci.swt.edu
Project Inter-ALT http://cie.ci.swt.edu/interalt
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Southwest Texas State University
College of Education
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
et02@swt.edu (email)
512 245 9047 (voice)
512 245 8151 (fax)
877 798 8324 (toll free)
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