Dear Discussion List Participants,

Today the National Institute for Literacy is moving the English Language
Learner discussion list 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. 

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://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/list_guidelines.html>  for more
information.  

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

This list is moderated by Lynda Terrill at the Center for Applied
Linguistics.  This list is funded by the U. S. Department of Education,
Office of Vocational and Adult Education.  The purpose of this list is to
provide an on-going professional development forum to discuss instructional
practices, program design, research, and policy for English Language
Learners. Discussions include such topics as instructional practices,
program design, and research.

We encourage discussion list participants to focus your contributions to the
English Language Learner Discussion 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.  

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

Sincerely,
Tanya Shuy and Mary Jo Maralit
National Institute for Literacy