Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id iBEMlZU05780; Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:47:36 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:47:36 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <9B35BF1886881547B5DFF88364AF31A302648527@wdcrobe2m03.ed.gov> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Crawford, June" <jcrawford@nifl.gov> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:4553] Re: Bridges to Practice X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Status: O Content-Length: 8101 Lines: 195 Nope...you are right! Thanks, Linda, for catching that! -----Original Message----- From: nifl-ld@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-ld@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of Linda Swenson Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 5:14 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-LD:4551] Re: Bridges to Practice June, Thanks ...Should it say Manchester NH instead of Mansfield.? or did I miss something. More later and this sure is exciting. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Crawford, June" <jcrawford@nifl.gov> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 4:47 PM Subject: [NIFL-LD:4550] Bridges to Practice > Hi Everybody - > A couple of weeks ago, Jeff Fantine asked for an update on Bridges > information. It should be an exciting year for us in 2005! Here's the > scoop for all of you on the discussion list, and I'd be glad to provide more > information if you have questions. > > We are doing five major things in 2005 for Bridges to Practice and the > funding has already been allocated for each of these activities: > 1) supporting four training sessions (two weeks each!) at four sites around > the country and all expenses will be paid by NIFL; > 2) collaborating with the Learning Disabilities Association to hold a > full-day symposium on LD, the brain, and reading instruction at their > conference on March 5 (more information soon!); > 3) beginning a review of the entire Bridges program this year with an eye to > improving the national collaboration with the States and with the > expectation that we will be updating the materials after a panel of experts > reviews them for consistency with the current research knowledge; > 4) beginning a new effort with the Department of Labor that will consider > learning disabilities and employment and develop new ways to help youth and > young adults make the transitions needed for successful employment, > including a review of the latest NIH research on motor skills in adults with > LD; > 5) reviewing the research on reading and learning disabilities to develop > additional training that can help adults learn to read and that can > integrate all the adult reading activities at NIFL into the learning > disabilities area. > > I am including the training information here so you will have all the dates > and can contact your State Adult Education Director if you are interested in > participating, or if you just wish to encourage your State to send a team. > We are delighted to have teams of trainers from the Bridges to Practice > Master Corps as the lead trainers for the sessions and we are featuring some > of our Intermediate trainers on the teams so they can get national exposure > in preparation for their promotion to Master Trainer. > > The National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) is pleased to offer you an > opportunity to develop a training team to lead the professional development > of educators in the area of learning disabilities through the Bridges to > Practice Program. This all-expenses-paid training opportunity covers the > cost of each State to send a team of three (3) trainers to national training > sessions. Please read all the information carefully and let us know by > December 31 if you wish to send a team. Names of team members must be > received by NIFL by the deadline date indicated for each session so we can > make travel and hotel reservations for the team members. > > Bridges to Practice is a comprehensive training program that covers > disability law and the characteristics of learning disabilities (LD); > screening and diagnosis of LD, including discussions of validity and > reliability in instruments; choosing curriculum materials for instruction; > using appropriate teaching methods; adapting the information from Bridges to > other programs that serve adults. The objectives are to increase awareness > and professional ability to teach adults and to increase the ability of > communities to provide a seamless system of service that promotes the > acquisition of the GED and/or employment in the adult population. This > training promotes the development of policies and procedures about learning > disabilities for State Adult Education programs that need to meet the > requirements of the Department of Education Office of Vocational and Adult > Education. (To see more information, go to <http://www.nifl.gov> and click > on Bridges.) > > There are four training sessions planned. Each team attends one of the > sessions. The team attends for one week, returns home to plan and carryout > an assignment about learning disabilities in adults, and then returns in > two-to-three months for an additional week of training in the same city. > The same team members must be available to attend both weeks of the > training. NIFL covers all transportation, hotel rooms, and meals, and > provides all books and materials for the training. There is no cost to the > trainer or the State organization for the training. We ask only that you > and your team agree to give us your time and your cooperation in making this > information available to at least 90 additional people in your State, and we > hope you find the information so valuable that you continue to train others > after the agreement is fulfilled. We also offer opportunities for trainers > to join the national training team and receive updated training each year. > > As a follow-up, we ask that you agree to 1) support the trainers as they > train an additional 30 persons each/90 persons as a team; 2) sign an > agreement with NIFL that the team will follow the Bridges to Practice > training materials; and 3) work with a State Coordinator for Bridges to > Practice to gather information about those who receive the training and send > it to NIFL for our records. > > Session Number Dates of Training Location Team > Deadline > Session 1A January 24-28, 2005 Phoenix, Arizona > January 5 > Session 1B April 4-8, 2005 Phoenix, Arizona > > Session 2A February 21-25, 2005 Kansas City, MO > January 21 > Session 2B May 16-20, 2005 Kansas City, MO > > Session 3A March 14-18, 2005 New Orleans, LA > February 18 > Session 3B June 13-17, 2005 New Orleans, LA > > Session 4A July 18-22, 2005 Mansfield, NH June > 24 > Session 4B September 19-25, 2005 Mansfield, NH > > There is a limit of 30 persons for each session and slots will be filled on > a first-come, first-served basis. Northerners who want to get out of the > cold will want to get on the list for Phoenix, and Southerners will want to > opt for New Hampshire in the summer, so move quickly to make your choice! > To indicate your intent to send a team, send an e-mail NOW to June Crawford, > National Bridges to Practice Program Director, jcrawford@nifl.gov > <mailto:jcrawford@nifl.gov> and indicate the following: > > 1. State Name > 2. Your Name and Contact Information (phone and e-mail) > 3. Name of Person who will sign the agreement to support the follow-up > training > 4. Number of team members (no fewer than three; no more than 5) > 5. First Choice of Session and City > 6. Second Choice of Session and City > > The 2005 training can be used to start a new program if your State does not > currently use Bridges to Practice; to replace members on your current > training team who may be moving on to other professional challenges; to add > more trainers to allow for a wider dissemination of the materials; or to add > personnel from other service programs who can contribute to the systemic > approach to serving adults with learning disabilities by adding access to > the workforce development system, vocational rehabilitation services, TANF, > local literacy programs, or your State Learning Disabilities Association or > International Dyslexia Association office. The choice is yours, but you > must act quickly to take advantage of this offer! > > We look forward to another exciting year of Bridges to Practice training and > we welcome the opportunity to work with you in your professional development > activities. > > Thanks for your interest! > June Crawford > > > >
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