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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">** Just a friendly reminder that registration is OPEN for the Reading Assessment Webcast, Part 2 **</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">From Assessment to Practice: Research-Based Approaches to Teaching Reading to Adults</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> Part 2: Specific Instructional Strategies for Fluency and Vocabulary</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">WHEN: Friday, January 11, 2008 </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">TIME: 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Eastern Time </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM Central Time </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Mountain Time </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New"> 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific Time </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Please join us for Part 2 of "From Assessment to Practice: Research-Based Approaches to Teaching Reading to Adults" webcast. This follow-up webcast will focus on specific instructional strategies for two other components of reading, fluency and vocabulary. The presenters will show how all four components provide a natural framework for assessing adult students' reading ability, and how assessment results can lead seamlessly to a program of instruction to improve students' reading.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">REGISTRATION NOW OPEN</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">To register and for more information, please go to: </FONT><A HREF="http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/webcasts/assesspractice2/webcast0111.html"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/webcasts/assesspractice2/webcast0111.html</FONT></U></A>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email and a reminder email before the event.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">This seventy-minute webcast is a part two for the webcast presented on September 28, 2007: From Assessment to Practice-Research-Based Approaches to Teaching Reading to Adults <</FONT><A HREF="http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/webcasts/assesspractice/webcast0928.html"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/webcasts/assesspractice/webcast0928.html</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">>. The main purpose of the first webcast was to present a compelling rationale for the use of research-based principles for adult reading instruction. The presenters used two components of reading, word analysis and comprehension, as examples to illustrate research-based practices, focusing on specific instructional strategies derived from the research. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">For more information, please contact info@nifl.gov or call 202-233-2025 or visit us online at: </FONT><A HREF="http://www.nifl.gov/"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">http://www.nifl.gov/</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Thanks,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Jo Maralit</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">mmaralit@nifl.gov</FONT>
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