Return-Path: <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g4NI9xO28753; Thu, 23 May 2002 14:09:59 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 14:09:59 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <5.0.2.1.2.20020523115103.00a9dc20@coe.tamu.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: hsmith@coe.tamu.edu To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:552] Re: UPCOMING RESEARCH ON ADULT LITERACY X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0.2 Status: O Content-Length: 2184 Lines: 62 Jaleh: I'm confused. The web link at the bottom of your email goes not to the AEL Survey, but to the ALL (Adult Literacy & Lifeskills) Survey, which looks to be something else altogether. Good to see you in Charleston, however briefly! Harriet At 10:32 AM 5/23/02 -0400, you wrote: >In 2003, the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) of the U.S. >Department of Education will be sponsoring the Adult Education and Literacy >Study (AEL), which will provide the first-ever nationally representative >information on the literacy and numeracy proficiency of participants in >federally-funded adult education programs. This information will be >gathered from adult learners across the country using assessments and many >adult education programs will be asked to participate. The AEL Study will >also collect national-level information on adult education program >characteristics. > >In addition to this work and in cooperation with the U.S. Department of >Labor, an international comparative study of the literacy and numeracy >proficiency of the general population of adults will also be undertaken in >2002-2003. This is in addition to the National Assessment of Adult >Literacy, which will also take place in 2003. > >Finally, data collection is now completed on an in-depth study of the skills >of lower literacy learners (Level 1 Study). This study aims to better >describe the specific reading component skills (such as vocabulary, decoding >skills) which may impact a learner's literacy progress. Results are >expected in 2003. > >for more information, go to www.nces.ed.gov/surveys/all or contact Mariann >Lemke (mariann.lemke@ed.gov; 202-502-7314) or Michael Jones >(michael.jones@ed.gov; 202-205-9260). > > > >Jaleh Behroozi Soroui >National LINCS Director >National Institute for Literacy >1775 I street, Suite 730 >Washington DC, 20006 >Phone: 202/233-2039 >FAX: 202/233-2050 > >www.nifl.gov/lincs ___________________________________ Harriet Vardiman Smith Materials/Research Coordinator Adult Literacy Clearinghouse Texas Center for Adult Literacy & Learning Texas A&M University 800-441-READ website: www-tcall.tamu.edu email: tcall@coe.tamu.edu
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