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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=794251519-08022008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Noa and others,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=794251519-08022008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>I like the idea of the snack bar very much, but I'm curious about
how the concept of buying and wearing second hand clothing from strangers,
if you will, is received by the students. My experience is that the idea
purchasing and wearing someone else's second-hand clothes and items is
actually one that doesn't always translate across all cultures. True, the
idea is highly positive among middle class here in the U.S. where it is
seen as a way of saving money, being "green," and not wasting resources
-- and this is demonstsrated by the prolitferation of trendy 2nd
hand boutiques in cities and ads on Craig's list to sell gently used baby
clothes (even diapers! ) and toys. However, some cultural groups may find the
idea of buying and wearing someone else's clothing as "charity" (as Jodi
says below) or something somewhat distasteful. Perhaps the fact that all
items are 50 cents takes that edge off? </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=794251519-08022008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Has anyone else had this
experience with the concept of 2nd hand items and other
cultures?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=794251519-08022008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Great discussion here! </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=794251519-08022008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Miriam</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff>**********</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Center for Adult English Language
Acquisition</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
assessment-bounces@nifl.gov [mailto:assessment-bounces@nifl.gov] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Jodi Crandall<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 08, 2008 1:18
PM<BR><B>To:</B> The Assessment Discussion List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Assessment
1192] Re: {Dangerous Content?} RE: No Questions
orComments?!<BR><B>Importance:</B> Low<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>Noa,
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>These are fabulous ideas. I especially like the emphasis on how
literacy level students can help those who are more educated and also
cooperate and compete with them in the snack bar and
boutique. </DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>You have provided clear guidance on how to maximize both groups'
strengths and also encourage them to learn from each other.</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>By the way, "boutique" is so much more positive a name than the usual
"closet" or another name that sounds like it's charity.</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>Do others have suggestions of ways of accommodating literacy level and
more educated students in the same class.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jodi</DIV>
<DIV><BR>
<DIV>
<DIV>On Feb 8, 2008, at 11:59 AM, Sadan, Noa wrote:</DIV><BR
class=Apple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV><SPAN class=213251616-08022008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Jodi,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=213251616-08022008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=213251616-08022008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>The classroom mix of the highly educated literate students who
didn't know English with the literacy level beginning English students was
often a challenge. The first (unstated) task was to help the
educated students realize that they might learn a great deal from those who
picked up oral language faster than they did. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=213251616-08022008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=213251616-08022008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Techniques for dealing with the mixed
levels:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=213251616-08022008> <FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>The Key: fostering a sense of
community within the class</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=213251616-08022008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> Main technique: Group work - teacher as enabler,
moving around the groups</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<UL>
<LI><SPAN class=213251616-08022008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> extra reading help in
reading given while class was working on either written assignments or
group projects</FONT></SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
class=213251616-08022008> <FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>groups were mixed</FONT></SPAN>
<UL>
<LI><SPAN
class=213251616-08022008>
<FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>always by language</FONT></SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
class=213251616-08022008> </SPAN><SPAN
class=213251616-08022008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>occasionally by gender</FONT></SPAN>
<LI><SPAN class=213251616-08022008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000
size=3> </FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>rarely by ability (only when reading
lessons specifically for the literacy group were
held)</FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL></LI></UL>
<DIV><SPAN class=213251616-08022008> <FONT
color=#0000ff> Sc</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=213251616-08022008><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>hool Job: The Refugee Center has a working
Snack Bar, and Boutique (donated clothing - everything sells for fifty
cents/item).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<UL>
<LI><SPAN
class=213251616-08022008> <FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>students polish their abilty to work
together</FONT></SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
class=213251616-08022008> <FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>students learn chain of command (literacy
level students are supervisors just as often as the highly educated,
since they often have a verbal advantage)</FONT></SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
class=213251616-08022008> <FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> literacy-level students could make
coffee, serve as a cashier, and give excellent customer
service</FONT></SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
class=213251616-08022008> <FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>a highly educated accountant who cannot
get out an English sentence orally, could create a cost-accounting
spreadsheet see if it was less expensive to buy bulk sugar or
packets for coffee.</FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<DIV><SPAN class=213251616-08022008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Other projects are used as well - making recipe books, making student
profile books. Today, with the use of the computer, the possibilities are
endless for activities for mixed classes.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=213251616-08022008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=213251616-08022008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Noa</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=213251616-08022008> </SPAN><BR></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> assessment-bounces@nifl.gov [<A
href="mailto:assessment-bounces@nifl.gov">mailto:assessment-bounces@nifl.gov</A>]
<B>On Behalf Of </B>Jodi Crandall<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 07,
2008 12:59 PM<BR><B>To:</B> The Assessment Discussion
List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Assessment 1152] Re: {Dangerous Content?} RE: No
Questions orComments?!<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Noa,
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>Thanks for sharing this. How wonderful to have had 20 hours per
week for these students. Besides mutual respect (which is very
important), were there ways in which students could use their complementary
skills to help each other. If you could describe some of the
activities that you or others used that were helpful, that would be
great.</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>If others of you could share your experiences with mixed classes, and
how you coped with them, I think a lot of us would be interested.</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>The change to separate Listening, Reading and "Homeroom" classes is
also a very interesting way of meeting the needs of this diverse
population. I know that many community colleges separate their
instruction in adult ESL to oral language skills (Listening/Speaking) and
written language (Reading/Writing) skills. Are there others out there
who could share your experiences in this regard?</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>The presence of World English speakers and Generation 1.5 speakers in
adult ESL has further complicated the situation. I'd be interested in
knowing how others have dealt with such diverse students in
adult ESL/ESOL.</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>Jodi</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>n Feb 7, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Sadan, Noa wrote:
<DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Years ago, the Montgomery County Refugee Training
Program (Montgomery</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">College, Silver Spring, MD)had highly educated
people with no English,</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">in class with literacy level students. It was
certainly difficult</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">meeting the needs of all students, but in this
intensive 20-hours/week</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">program, a tremendous mutual respect was fostered
between the groups.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Typically, the highly educated students raced
ahead with reading and</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">writing, while the literacy students sped ahead
with oral language. The</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Somali mother of nine would say to the Russian
engineer, "I wish I could</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">read and write like you!", while the Russian
woman would reply, "I wish</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">I could speak like you."</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">All this ended with a slightly different
solution. The Refugee Center,</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">then under the direction of Donna Kinerney,
divided that school day into</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">separate Listening,Reading and "Homeroom"
classes. Homerooom took in all</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">skills, plus the introduction to the American
workplace. This model was</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">in place when we began to get World English
speakers who were not</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">literate. It provided a solution in which they
could study in a</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">literacy-level reading/writing class, and
interact in a higher level</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Listening and Homeroom class.<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">-----Original Message-----</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">From: <A
href="mailto:assessment-bounces@nifl.gov">assessment-bounces@nifl.gov</A>
[<A
href="mailto:assessment-bounces@nifl.gov">mailto:assessment-bounces@nifl.gov</A>]</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">On Behalf Of JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 3:10 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">To: The Assessment Discussion List</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Subject: [Assessment 1139] Re: {Dangerous
Content?} RE: No Questions or</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Comments?!</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Jackie and Forrest,</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">I think most large programs separate literacy
level students from others</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">who are at a beginning level.<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>I know that back in the 1980s
when there</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">were large refugee ESL programs, several
community colleges created</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">parallel ESL classes for the beginning levels and
even into intermediate</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">levels, with one set of classes for students with
limited literacy or</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">prior schooling and another for more educated
students.<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>The reason
was</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">that the students with less education made slower
progress.<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Some of</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">this is undoubtedly due to the way in which we
teach English (requiring</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">literacy), but it is also because students need
to become accustomed to</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">attending classes, learning to hold and use a pen
or pencil, and a wide</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">range of basic skills that come with being a
student in a class.</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Those of you who have separate classes for those
who need literacy:</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Can</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">you tell us what kind of classes or program you
provide?</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Those who teach both literacy and more educated
learners in the same</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">class:<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space>
</SPAN>Can you let us know how you manage?<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>What are some ways in
which</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">you accommodate both sets of needs?</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Jodi</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Forrest,</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space>
</SPAN>I like the idea of separate classes for those with a
literacy<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">background and those without. These two groups
have such different<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">needs. Having both in the class make it
difficult for a teacher to<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">meet the needs of either group well and I find
that often the stronger</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">students dominate the class, and their drive
push the teacher forward.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">If the instructor does not keep up with the
students who are learning<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">at a faster rate, they often become frustrated
and leave or mentally<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">check out. However, if the instructor keeps up
with those students,<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">the others are unable to keep up and they get
frustrated.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space>
</SPAN>I think that literacy could perhaps be separated out. And
regardless</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">of how you do it, well-trained instructors are
essential.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Jackie</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">On 2/5/08, Forrest Chisman <<A
href="mailto:forrest@crosslink.net">forrest@crosslink.net</A>>
wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>To all of you who commented
on level of prior education as a factor<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">in student performance:</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Everyone with whom Jodi Crandall and I talked
believes that more<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">highly educated students do better in terms
of<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>persistence,
learning</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">gains, and transitions. And learning theory
would lead us to expect<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">this.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Regrettably</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">we found very little hard data about how much
difference prior<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">education makes, because too few programs
track the level of prior<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">education of their students and correlate it
with outcomes. DO any of</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">you do this? That is, do you have any data on
HOW MUCH difference<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">level of prior education makes?</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Or</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">any strong impressions? And are there "cut
points" in prior education</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">that seem to make a difference -- e.g.
students who are completely<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">illiterate, students who at least reached
high school, high school<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">graduates, college graduates, etc. --<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>or is level of prior
education</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">pretty much of a continuum?</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">More importantly, what can programs DO to
narrow the gap between<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">highly educated students and those with less
prior education?<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Presumably students with very low levels of
education are more likely</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">end up in the lower level ESL courses
(Literacy or Low-Beginning<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">levels) why are (almost by</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">definition)<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>in the business of teaching
basic literacy and sometimes</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">math.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Why isn't this enough? In your experience,
does the "gap" exist at<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">these levels too, or mainly at higher levels?
At any levels, would it</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">be desirable to place less highly educated
students in separate<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">classes from those with more education and
adjust the<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">curriculum/support systems for them
accordingly? Some programs have<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">tried "native language literacy" or the
Spanish GED. What has been<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">the experience of any of you with these
approaches? Any other ideas?<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">IS there an adult ESL equivalent of
"bi-lingual education" that<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">should be tried?</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">It seems to me that we need to come up with
better ideas. Because the</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">people who study immigration tell us that the
level of education of<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">immigrants has been falling. And if
Immigration Reform mandates large</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">numbers of undocumented people to "learn
English" (whatever that<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">means), ESL programs may be swamped with
students who have very<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">little education in their native countries
and too little money to<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">serve them.<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>So anyone who has any ideas
about how to bridge this<SPAN
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">"education gap" could help us a lot by
posting ideas about how to<SPAN
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">close it on this discussion list.</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Forrest Chisman</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Vice President</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">*From:* <A
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class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">[<A
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">*On</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Behalf Of *<A
href="mailto:Tina_Luffman@yc.edu">Tina_Luffman@yc.edu</A></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">*Sent:* Tuesday, February 05, 2008 1:32
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">*To:* The Assessment Discussion List</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">*Subject:* [Assessment 1109] Re: {Dangerous
Content?} RE: No<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Questions or Comments?!</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Hi Jackie,</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Thank you for this information. I believe
this research must be what<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">my former Spanish teacher was basing her
argument on for bilingual<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">education in the K-12 school system.</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Tina</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Tina Luffman</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Coordinator, Developmental Education</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Verde Valley Campus</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">928-634-6544</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><A
href="mailto:tina_luffman@yc.edu">tina_luffman@yc.edu</A></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space>
</SPAN>*"Jackie Coelho" <<A
href="mailto:jackie.coelho@gmail.com">jackie.coelho@gmail.com</A>>*
Sent by:<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
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href="mailto:assessment-bounces@nifl.gov">assessment-bounces@nifl.gov</A></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">02/05/2008 11:13 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Please respond to</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">The Assessment Discussion List <<A
href="mailto:assessment@nifl.gov">assessment@nifl.gov</A>></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">To</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">"The Assessment Discussion List" <<A
href="mailto:assessment@nifl.gov">assessment@nifl.gov</A>></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">cc</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">[Assessment 1108] Re: {Dangerous Content?}
RE: No Questions or <SPAN
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Comments?!</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Hi Tina,</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">This has been researched already and is the
basis for the arguement<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">in favor of bilingual education, a good idea
that was not implemented</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">in the best way. For many years people have
known that a good<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">foundation in literacy in the first language
will facilitate learning</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">in a second or third language.</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Another interesting twist is the existence of
languages that are not<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">written.</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Jackie</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">On 2/5/08, <A
href="mailto:Tina_Luffman@yc.edu">Tina_Luffman@yc.edu</A> <<A
href="mailto:Tina_Luffman@yc.edu">Tina_Luffman@yc.edu</A>>
wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Hi list members,</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">My experience teaching ELAA students in the
GED class is similar to</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">that</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">of</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Gail. If the student has a solid
educational background in the<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">country</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">they</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">came from in their native language, they
tend to advance rather</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">quickly</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">and</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">get their GED. Those coming with 6th grade
educations from their</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">country</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">or</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">lower tend to stay in the GED class for
years and do not make much<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">advancement.</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">This experience relates well to research
done among Native American</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">tribes</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">teaching them English. Those Native
Americans who were first taught</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">literacy</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">skills in their own tongue learned English
much quicker than those<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">who</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">tried</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">to learn literacy skills in English without
that background in<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">their</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">own</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">tongue. I also found similar problems when
I was learning Spanish.<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">The concepts I could mentally translate
from English to Spanish<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">were much</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">easier</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">to grasp and learn than those I didn't know
in English. Perhaps<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">this</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">is</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">something deserving more research.</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Tina</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Tina Luffman</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Coordinator, Developmental Education Verde
Valley Campus</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">928-634-6544</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><A
href="mailto:tina_luffman@yc.edu">tina_luffman@yc.edu</A></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><A
href="mailto:-----assessment-bounces@nifl.gov">-----assessment-bounces@nifl.gov</A>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">To: "The Assessment Discussion List" <<A
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">From: "Gail Burnett" <<A
href="mailto:gburnett@sanford.org">gburnett@sanford.org</A>> Sent
by:<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><A
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Date: 02/04/2008 06:34PM</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Subject: [Assessment 1104] {Dangerous
Content?} RE: No Questions or</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Comments?!</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">more</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">information.</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">In our small adult education program, my
experience (just about<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">three</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">years)</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">is that students with solid educational
backgrounds advance,</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">particularly if</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">they're not working too many hours. Those
who advance the slowest,<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">if</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">at</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">all, are immigrants who are barely literate
in their first<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">language. I</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">would</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">say that lack of education is a bigger
factor than lack of time; a</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">student</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">who works full-time and is exhausted often
will still succeed<SPAN
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">because</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">he/she</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">is familiar with academic work, and is
goal-oriented. What we do is</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">try</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">to</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">get our low-level students to come up with
goals, but that's a hard</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">concept</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">in a second language.</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">This does not mean that the factors
mentioned in the research don't</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">play</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">a</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">part, though. I'm one of those
barely-trained teachers<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">(transitioned</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">from</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">another career, got trained mainly through
workshops rather than</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">classes).</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">My skill level very well may contribute to
students' slow</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">advancement.</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">It's</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">hard for small adult education programs to
get highly skilled ESL</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">teachers.</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">The pay is low and there are no benefits.
But my program is</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">encouraging</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">me</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">to get extra training and has me on a plan
of improvement. I think</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">we're</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">making some progress.</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Does this address any of the issues? And am
I submitting it right?</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">________________________________</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">From: <A
href="mailto:assessment-bounces@nifl.gov">assessment-bounces@nifl.gov</A>
on behalf of Marie Cora</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Sent: Mon 2/4/2008 6:50 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">To: <A
href="mailto:Assessment@nifl.gov">Assessment@nifl.gov</A></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Subject: [Assessment 1103] No Questions or
Comments?!</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Hello everyone,</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">I'm so surprised!<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>No one has anything to
comment on regarding your</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">program's effectiveness at helping ESL
students advance??<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>I
was<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">very curious to know if subscribers
experience the same types of<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">issues</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">that</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Dr.</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Chisman and Dr. Crandall found in their
research:<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>a lack
of<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">intensity</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">of</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">instruction/few protocols for transitioning
students/few<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">opportunities</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">for</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">professional development.</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">What are the issues in your program that
you feel inhibit the ESL</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">student</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">from advancing?<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>What do you try to do
about that?</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Please post your questions and comments
now.</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Thanks!</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Marie Cora</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Assessment Discussion List Moderator</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Marie Cora</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><A
href="mailto:marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com">marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com</A></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><<A
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