Greetings all,

Thank you to the States that have shared with us their work on developing 
or implementing Standards.  There has been a lot of interest from 
subscribers to hear more!

Here's an summary of postings/information from 5 States:

Arizona- Have standards in Reading, Writing, Math, Science, Social Studies,
Citizenship, ESOL (renamed ELAA- English Language Acquisition for Adults),
and Technology. Described the process that AZ went through for revising 
their standards.

Oklahoma- Shared with us information on their three-year training plan for 
introducing directors and teachers to EFF content standards and 
standards-based instruction. Their plan introduces standards gradually- 
first Reading, then Math, and next Writing.

Pennsylvania- Learned about a specific project with the PA Department of 
Education to develop statewide curriculum standards for ESL.

Texas- Is in the second year of a three-year project in the development of 
Content Standards, Benchmarks, Learning Activities, etc. Shared with us the 
major activities to date as well as plans for the remainder of the project. 
TX adopted 5 of the 16 EFF Standards: Reading, Writing, Speaking,
Listening, and Math.

Virginia- Is currently working to develop content standards for GED and 
ESOL adult education programs.  Provided a link to their newsletter talking 
about the development process.


If you wish to read through the full text of any of these postings, you can 
go the Content Standards Discussion List archives: 
http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/contentstandards/2006/date.html


Can any other States share with us what they are doing?:
What is the process you have gone through when developing or creating 
Standards, adopting or adapting existing Standards (such as Equipped for 
the Future or other Standards), or combining/linking 2 or more sets of 
standards? What have been the major challenges in this
process? What have been the benefits? What changes have you seen in your 
adult literacy programs as a result of the process?


Thanks,
Aaron


Aaron Kohring
Coordinator, LINCS Literacy & Learning Disabilities Special Collection 
(http://ldlink.coe.utk.edu/)
Moderator, National Institute for Literacy's Content Standards Discussion 
List (http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Contentstandards)
Coordinator, Equipped for the Future Websites (http://eff.cls.utk.edu/)

Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee
EFF Center for Training and Technical Assistance
Phone:(865) 974-4109 main
           (865) 974-4258 direct
Fax:   (865) 974-3857
e-mail: akohring at utk.edu