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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear
Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Today
begins our discussion with Dr. Crandall and Dr. Chisman on their work examining
issues with ESL student achievement at the community college level.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Reminders</span></font></b>:<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dr.
Chisman and Dr. Crandall have elected to collect your emails and respond to
them at one time later in the day (as opposed to answering each email as it
gets posted).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Below are
a series of questions for your response:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>To what extent does your program
perceive the following 3 factors to be issues in ESL student achievement?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 1.25in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Intensity of instruction<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 1.25in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Structures and/or policies to
facilitate student transition<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 1.25in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Professional development for staff
working with this population<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Are these and the other findings
of their research typical at your community college ESL program?<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>If not, what is the experience like at
your program?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>How typical are their findings in
non-community college settings? (<span class=SpellE>CBOs</span>, <span
class=SpellE>LEAs</span>, Faith-Based, Workplace, etc)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>How does your program offer
instruction? (in terms of rigor and intensity)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>How does your program facilitate
transitioning students to workforce/career preparation or higher education and
other programs?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>What type of professional
development is offered at your program to help you better work with this
population of ESL students?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>About what portion of your
students initially enroll at lower (beginning) levels of ESL and how many
levels do most of them progress? (Surprisingly, there is no national data on
this). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>How do you deal with the issues
described above in the research, if you experience them?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please
post your answers to any of these questions, as well as any questions you have
for our guests now.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For full
information on this discussion, go to:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'><a
href="http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/assessment/08passingthetorch.html">http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/assessment/08passingthetorch.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thanks and looking forward to this week’s discussion!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Marie Cora<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Assessment Discussion List Moderator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Marie Cora</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'><a href="mailto:marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com"><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>NIFL Assessment Discussion List Moderator</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'><a
href="http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/assessment">http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/assessment</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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