> A little clarification: "whole language" is philosophy and "whole word"

is sight reading.

> England has abandoned "whole language" or "whole word" reading

> insrtruction for "synthetic phonics" .  How's it going?

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> Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL7+

> see truespel.com phonetic spelling

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>> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:09:49 +0000

>> From: N.Hann at leedsmet.ac.uk

>> To: englishlanguage at nifl.gov; englishlanguage at nifl.gov

>> Subject: [EnglishLanguage 5077] Re: a real curriculum vs. textbook

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>> Hi Everyone,

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>> In England, an ESOL curriculum was put together around 2001 and learner

>> materials to support it followed a couple of years later. Here is a link

>> to the Adult ESOL Core Curriculum we refer to when planning courses etc.

>> It has been particularly useful for new teachers and had supporting

>> documents such as exemplars of learner language which helped tutors and

>> assessors/ exam bodies get a 'feel' for the levels.

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>> Here is a link to it http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/sflcurriculum

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>> with best wishes,

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>> Naeema

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>> Naeema B.Hann

>> PhD Candidate

>> Leslie Silver International Faculty

>> Macaulay Hall

>> Headingley Campus

>> Leeds Metropolitan University

>> Leeds LS6 3QS

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>> ph. 0113-8129311

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>> From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Amber Gallup

>> Sent: Fri 30/10/2009 15:45

>> To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List

>> Subject: [EnglishLanguage 5076] a real curriculum vs. textbook

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>> Hello colleagues –

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>> I’m wondering if anybody out there has recently gone through the process

>> of designing or formalizing a leveled curriculum for their program

>> (instead of just using a textbook as a curriculum)? Would love to hear

>> about your experiences – how you did it, what your process was, or just

>> what you learned or found challenging? A program around here is thinking

>> about doing just that, so I thought it would be good to hear what the

>> field has to say about it – thanks in advance!

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>> Amber Rodriguez

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>> Riverdale, Maryland

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