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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>
<LI><SPAN class=213251616-08022008>
<FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>groups were mixed</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<UL>
<LI><SPAN
class=213251616-08022008>
<FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>always by language</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN
class=213251616-08022008> </SPAN><SPAN
class=213251616-08022008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>occasionally
by gender</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<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></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>
<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>
<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>
<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
[mailto:assessment-bounces@nifl.gov] <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: assessment-bounces@nifl.gov [<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>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<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">
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<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
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">"education gap" could help us a lot by posting
ideas about how to<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">close it on this discussion list.</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">Forrest Chisman</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Vice President</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">CAAL</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
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<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><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">[<A
href="mailto:assessment-bounces@nifl.gov">mailto:assessment-bounces@nifl.gov</A>]</DIV>
<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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<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>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">[Assessment 1108] Re: {Dangerous Content?} RE: No
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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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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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>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">is that students with solid educational
backgrounds advance,</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">particularly if</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">
<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>
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<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 class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<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>
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<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">
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<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>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Assessment Discussion List Moderator</DIV>
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