My profound apologies for no signature.  I thought it was coming up
automatically at the end of my messages.

Joanna A. Barnes
Retired Director
Non-profit Adult Literacy Program
P.O. Box 1123
Ha'iku, HI  96708

(808)281-3331
On 2/8/07, Gail Price <gprice at famlit.org> wrote:

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>  Michael,

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>

> Thank you for your observation. I certainly overlooked the fact that

> Joanna had not included her signature. And as you stated, it is part of our

> List Guidelines that "Subscribers should include their name, email address

> and program or affiliation at the end of each message."

>

>

>

> And as a reminder to all of us,we can read the List Guidelines and

> Netiquette Rules at

> http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/list_guidelines.html

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>

>

> Thanks again Michael.

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> Gail J. Price

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> Multimedia Specialist

>

> National Center for Family Literacy

>

> 325 W. Main Street, Suite 300

>

> Louisville, KY 40202

>

> gprice at famlit.org

>

> 502 584-1133, ext. 112

>

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> *From:* familyliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:

> familyliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] *On Behalf Of *Michael A. Gyori

> *Sent:* Thursday, February 08, 2007 1:07 AM

> *To:* The Family Literacy Discussion List

> *Subject:* [FamilyLiteracy 547] Re: Evaluating Outcomes

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>

> it might be a good idea to add a signature when you address a list, in

> fact I think it's required protocol...

>

>  ----- Original Message -----

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> *From:* Joanna Barnes <joanna.a.barnes at gmail.com>

>

> *To:* The Family Literacy Discussion List <familyliteracy at nifl.gov>

>

> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 07, 2007 8:52 AM

>

> *Subject:* [FamilyLiteracy 545] Re: Evaluating Outcomes

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>

>

> Ever since becoming familiar with EFF, I have used anonymous written *

> Reflections* at the end of each class to see if the group is 'getting'

> what I'm dispensing. Further, the act of writing/acting on the reflection

> uses a different part of the brain and requires participants to organize

> their thoughts about the information they've received. With low literate

> participants, I sometimes get a drawing or a list of words.

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> The reflections also give the the learners an opportunity to ask a

> question or make an observation about a teaching style that they may not

> feel comfortable bringing up before the class as a whole.

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> I stress vocabulary a lot in my classes and the reflections give the

> learners an immediate opportunity to use any new vocabulary in the context

> of the day's experience.

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> The reflections are written on strips of binder paper, no more than six

> lines, during the last 5 minutes before leaving.  I ask the learners to

> reflect on and to write a few lines about the day's subject: what was new?

> Did it change their thinking or reinforce previous information, etc.

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> My work is with currently or previously incarcerated men and women so I am

> not running a standard family literacy program, just ABE and literacy-based

> family strengthening classes.

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> On 2/5/07, *Gail Price* gprice at famlit.org wrote:

>

> The following two requests were submitted by Sara Mansbach in my

> pre-Christmas solicitation of ideas and suggestions for discussions on the

> Family Literacy Discussion List. Since they both had to do with evaluation,

> I am posting them together. However, in your response please indicate which

> item you are responding to as your suggestions may not be the same for both.

>

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> Evaluation of outcomes is an important part of any literacy program and

> certainly one that we need to continue building and strengthening in adult

> education. I am sure not only Sara, but the entire List would be glad to

> here your thoughts on these two requests.

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> Again, on behalf of Sara Mansbach, I submit the following for your

> consideration.

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> I would be interested in learning more about:

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>    1. Evaluating the outcomes of less intense family literacy programs

>    where parents may be seen from one month to the next for only ½  an hour at

>    a time, again with newborns to 4 year old children who are not very verbal

>    and where formal evaluation measures can not be employed.

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>    1. Evaluating the impact of short term intense workshops on teen

>    mothers over a 6 weeks period of time

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> Sara C. Mansbach, D.Ed.

>

> Program Director

>

> Lapsits for Early Literacy

>

> 864-414-0875

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> info at lapsits.org

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> Gail J. Price

>

> Multimedia Specialist

>

> National Center for Family Literacy

>

> 325 W. Main Street, Suite 300

>

> Louisville, KY 40202

>

> gprice at famlit.org

>

> 502 584-1133, ext. 112

>

>

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>

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Joanna A. Barnes
P.O. Box 1123
Ha'iku, HI  96708

(808) 281-3331
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