Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g14LuUu29738; Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:56:30 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:56:30 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sc5eb3d5.095@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <ALCDGG@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:1973] sample letter 1 X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_C598AA35.CFAEC16F" X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 5.5.6.1 Status: O Content-Length: 4966 Lines: 111 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here is one sample letter that Tom Sticht shared with the NLA listserv. If you decide to do it, please don't copy it verbatim-use it as a way to help you frame your own letter. Senator Edward Kennedy Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee 315 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Hon. Edward Kennedy: I was distressed to learn that President Bush has nominated a slate of potential Board of Directors for the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) without including professionals in adult literacy education nor adult learners. The NIFL was legislated in 1991 with the express purpose of contributing to adult literacy education as a means of (1) improving parents' literacy abilities so that they in turn could increase their children's pre-school and in-school literacy development, (2) strengthening the literacy skills and educational credentials of America's workforce, and (3) increasing the abilities of adults to contribute more effectively to their communities through civic and other activities. To meet this legislative requirement, it is imperative that the NIFL Board include experienced adult educators and at least one member who has acquired literacy as an adult. At a time when large amounts of federal resources and attention are being given to the literacy development of children in pre-schools and the K-12 system, it is easy to forget or neglect adult literacy needs. For this reason it is important for the NIFL Board to include adult educators and learners to insure proper attention to the literacy and learning needs of adults, their family members, their employers, and their community members. Please use the influence of the HELP to persuade President Bush to reconsider the slate of NIFL Board nominees and to include adult educators and learners as members of the Board. Thank you, Thomas G. Sticht
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