Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j7HD2NG04465; Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:02:23 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:02:23 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <008f01c5a32b$56dc3340$0302a8c0@Tomschoice> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "John Nissen" <jn@cloudworld.co.uk> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3746] RE: SANDRA BAXTER APPOINTED NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY DIRECTOR X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 6078 Lines: 140 Dear Sandra, Congratulations! I hope you will take the use of "evidence" seriously, and have a look at the Clackmannanshire study on synthetic phonics. This what the UK government has decided to do, since our literacy strategy has failed - 1 in 5 primary school leavers cannot read properly. Tony Blair admits it is a national scandal. Best wishes, John Cloudworld Ltd - http://www.cloudworld.co.uk maker of the assistive reader, WordAloud. Tel: +44 208 742 3170 Fax: +44 208 742 0202 Email: info@cloudworld.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Perkins" <RPerkins@DesignPerspectives.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:42 PM Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3736] RE: SANDRA BAXTER APPOINTED NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY DIRECTOR > Congratulations Sandra! > I'm glad to see this in writing after hearing about it a short while ago. > Best regards, > Ron Perkins > -----Original Message----- > From: nifl-technology@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-technology@nifl.gov] On Behalf > Of LReddy@nifl.gov > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 4:02 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3735] SANDRA BAXTER APPOINTED NATIONAL INSTITUTE > FOR LITERACY DIRECTOR > > For immediate release: Thursday, August 11, 2005 > For further information contact: Lynn Reddy, mailto:lreddy@nifl.gov > http://www.nifl.gov > > DR. SANDRA BAXTER APPOINTED NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY DIRECTOR > > WASHINGTON, DC -- The Secretaries of the Departments of Education, Labor, > and Health and Human Services have appointed Dr. Sandra L. Baxter as > Director of the National Institute for Literacy, a federal organization > that > addresses literacy across the lifespan and across federal agency programs. > > The Secretaries made the appointment at the recommendation of the > Institute.s Advisory Board. The Board, chaired by M. Carmel Borders of > Austin, Texas, consists of ten members appointed by the President and > confirmed by the U.S. Senate. > > "The Board is very pleased that Dr. Baxter is the Institute's Director," > said Mrs. Borders. "We are looking forward to a very productive period > when > the Institute will make critical contributions to literacy achievement." > > Dr. Baxter has been serving as the Institute's Interim Director since > October 2001. She was hired in January 1999 after the Institute received > new responsibilities under the Reading Excellence Act to disseminate > information on reading research. Working closely with Dr. G. Reid Lyon, > formerly Chief of the Child Development and Behavior Branch, National > Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), she created The > Partnership for Reading, an interagency collaboration directed by the > Institute, to ensure that the federal government speaks with voice on > reading research. > > "It is a privilege to be entrusted with the Institute.s leadership at this > important time," said Dr. Baxter. "I am looking forward to building a > body > of work that expresses the breadth of the Institute.s legislative mandate > and still continues the important work in adult literacy education that > the > Institute has been known for." > > Before she came to the Institute, Dr. Baxter was a senior evaluator at the > U.S. General Accountability Office where her work focused on federal > education policy and programs. She began her career working in > community-based programs for disadvantaged youth and adults where she > advised students on college admissions and financial aid requirements. > > Dr. Baxter earned a doctoral degree in education from the Harvard > University > Graduate School of Education and holds a master's degree from Loyola > College. She completed her undergraduate education at Howard University. > > "I'm inspired by the Institute's Advisory Board, members of the National > Coalition for Literacy, and the many other dedicated members of the > literacy > community," said Dr. Baxter. "I know that by working together, we can > help > the Institute become a fully mature organization that addresses critical > issues thoughtfully, promotes the use of evidence in improving literacy > services, and strengthens results for children, youth, and adults." > > The Institute was established in 1992 by the National Literacy Act and now > is authorized by the Workforce Investment Act to "...provide(s) national > leadership regarding literacy, coordinate(s) literacy services and policy, > and serve(s) as a national resource for adult education and literacy > programs..." The Institute also is authorized by the No Child Left Behind > Act to disseminate information on the findings of scientifically based > reading research, and identify and disseminate information on effective > early literacy and K-3 reading programs. > > Under Dr. Baxter's leadership, the Institute is planning new lines of work > in adult English language acquisition; workforce literacy and basic > skills; > adult literacy; and youth literacy and employment. The Institute is > managing an interagency effort to gather, summarize, and disseminate > information on adolescent literacy as well as supporting the National > Early > Literacy Panel, which is synthesizing the literature on young children's > acquisition of literacy skills. > > "We've set an ambitious agenda and we're moving aggressively to increase > staff capacity to handle these new responsibilities. The Institute is > fortunate to have a core group of experienced staff that has been doing a > commendable job. We're now looking for other talented and experienced > individuals who will help the Institute fulfill its mission," said Dr. > Baxter. > > Dr. Baxter also appointed Lynn Reddy, who has been the Institute's > Communications Director since 1999, as the Institute's Deputy Director. > Ms. > Reddy holds masters degrees in Education and Public Administration from > the > Harvard University Graduate School of Education and the John F. Kennedy > School of Government. > > # # # > > > >
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