> Dear Discussion List Participants,

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> Today, the National Institute for Literacy is moving the discussion lists to a fully moderated format. Our goal is to enhance professional development for educators and practitioners through ongoing opportunities to learn, discuss, and reflect on critical literacy issues. 

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> There will be no significant changes in the way you receive your discussion list mail.  Each list will have a moderator who will facilitate dialogue about the latest literacy research and its applications to instructional practice; promising policies and practices -- in addition to promoting the exchange of ideas, resources, and experience.  The moderator will review messages posted to the list daily, prior to releasing it to subscribers.  Please review the Discussion List Guidelines  http://dev.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/list_guidelines.html  for more information.  

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> As subscribers, you can continue to post to the list, the list email address is: contentstandards at dev.nifl.gov

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> This list is moderated by Aaron Kohring . 

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Adult Education Content Standards is one of several discussion lists set up by the National Institute for Literacy and managed by various literacy organizations. Adult Education Content Standards features targeted discussion about Equipped For The Future (EFF), the NIFL's standards-based Adult Literacy System Reform Initiative. Programs and staff members participating in the EFF initiative can post questions, issues, concerns, and discoveries that they would like to share and get feedback about from other projects involved in the standards development process. Hopefully, this list will become a vehicle for regular communication, knowledge development and problem-solving among all of us. 


> We encourage discussion list participants to focus your contributions to the Adult Education Content Standards list. Your comments, suggestions, references, and ideas posted to the discussion lists continue to serve as resources for enhancing the field's capacity and knowledge base.  We encourage open discourse and an exchange of information, ideas, and practices among all list subscribers.  As in the past, differences in perspectives and ideas are welcome, especially when they are voiced in the spirit of inquiry, curiosity, and mutual respect.  

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> Thank you for your dedication to this online community.  We look forward to sharing and learning with you.   

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> Sincerely,

> Tanya Shuy and Mary Jo Maralit

> National Institute for Literacy

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