This is completely off the subject, but a while back a web site was given
that helped people become computer literate.  I have lost that address.  It
was something to do with"Global" .  Can anyone help me with this?  Jeanne

On 1/14/08, Jessica Fitzpatrick <jbfitz at optonline.net> wrote:

>

> I imagine there are many ways to structure a strategy like this.

> Basically it's a concept - finding ways to connect parents/students on a

> more personal level at a vulnerable time.  It can help set a tone of

> community and cooperative learning right from the start and help new people

> feel more welcome, less shy or intimidated as they enter a new situation,

> and more accountable on a personal level. A teacher in an AE program for

> incarcerated adults once told me her students reported that feeling that

> someone was "finally paying attention to me" was enough to keep them

> participating and working toward goals.  It also has the potential to affect

> the veteran students by increasing their investment in the class/program

> when they accept a degree of responsibility for another student. HOWEVER, I

> think it should be voluntary.  I think this could be a good discussion to

> have with the students themselves, asking questions like:  How did you feel

> when you first came into the class/program?  What would have made you more

> comfortable?  How can we do this for new students?  What about a buddy

> system?  How could we structure it?  Etc.  More often than not, it's the

> students that have the answers to many of our challenges.  This, I think,

> follows along with another list serve member's discussion of overcoming

> obstacles through a process that includes those who are faced with the

> obstacles.  Hope this helps.  Jessica

>

>

> At 10:52 PM 1/13/2008, you wrote:

>

> Hi Jessica,

>

> How do you determine who becomes whose buddy?  I'm intrigued and would

> like to know more?

>

> Lorri Sauve

> Project READ Literacy Network

> Family Literacy Coordinator

> Kitchener, Canada

> familyliteracy at projectread.ca

> 519 893-7597

>

> *"I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection.  Excellence I

> can reach for; perfection is God's business."

> Michael J. Fox

> ------------------------------

> *

>

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

> *On Behalf Of *Jessica Fitzpatrick

> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 08, 2008 5:06 PM

> *To:* The Family Literacy Discussion List

> *Subject:* [FamilyLiteracy 915] Re: Other Ways to keep learners in

> programs

>

> Some programs I have worked with institute a "buddy system" as soon as a

> parent enrolls.  Buddy's can do many things  - from a weekly phone call, to

> a call when a buddy is absent, to working together on projects or helping

> with instruction, acknowledging a birthday, or helping with a ride or child

> care, etc. etc. Again and again, it seems to be the personal connections

> that keep students attending.  Jessica Fitzpatrick, Family and Early

> Literacy Consultant

> At 09:14 AM 1/8/2008, you wrote:

>

>

> Hello everyone,

>

> These are some great ideas.  This is what we do in our family literacy

> program:

>

> The facilitators personally phone the learners who miss a class and ask

> what they can do to help or find out if there is anything they can do to

> help the parents (it may be as simple as giving them a reminder phone call

> before every class – we meet twice weekly with the families).  The

> facilitators encourage the parents in their own learning and in their

> reading and playing with their children.  The facilitators ensure that these

> parents feel comfortable when they are in our program (I know everyone does

> this) and we make sure that the parents know we are adding on to what they

> are already doing with their children (strength-based programming).  We have

> found that the personal phone call from the facilitator makes the

> difference.  Attendance has been much more consistent since we began

> implementing phone calls.  The phone calling does take extra time but we

> have found that it is worth it.

>

> Lorri Sauve

> Project READ Literacy Network

> Family Literacy Coordinator

> Kitchener, Canada

> familyliteracy at projectread.ca

> 519 893-7597

>

> *"I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection.  Excellence I

> can reach for; perfection is God's business."

> Michael J. Fox

> ------------------------------

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

> mailto:familyliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov <familyliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov>]

> *On Behalf Of *Cheryl Brown

> *Sent:* Monday, January 07, 2008 10:33 PM

> *To:* The Family Literacy Discussion List

> *Subject:* [FamilyLiteracy 903] Re: Peppermints Help Test-Takers

>

> Hi all,

>

> Barriers is an extremely interesting topic for me and I have spent some

> time thinking and writing about it over the last decade.   Essentially, we

> focus on Relationship, Content and Environment. We use William Glasser's

> Choice Theory to guide our behaviour in relationship building and setting

> environment, and a learner/community centered model for content (basically,

> we adapt what we do to individual learner's or community's wants and stated

> needs - some may remember as Student Centered Individualized Learning from

> Frontier College Student Handbook).

>

> I've personally shifted my thinking about barriers from what I've been

> calling a 'checklist approach' (generic list of barriers, like

> transportation, childcare, healthy snack, etc) to thinking about it as a

> process, as individual as the learner's themselves, that provides specific

> assistance for overcoming obstacles to participation.  Funny this topic

> should happen to come up today - we've just talked about writing a paper

> about this, so if you're interested in hearing more, let me know off list.

>

> Cheryl Brown, Community Literacy Coordinator

> Quality Learning New Brunswick

> Saint John, NB

> Canada

> sjfamlit at nbnet.nb.ca

>

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

> From: Gail Price <gprice at famlit.org>

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

> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 4:10 PM

> Subject: [FamilyLiteracy 901] Re: Peppermints Help Test-Takers

>

> Hey Jeri,

>

> Don't we all wish that keeping learners in our programs were as easy as

> providing peppermints and bottled water?

>

> Persistence is a complex issue and is pretty highly individualized, yet is

> something all adult education programs have to deal with. Studies over the

> years about persistence have suggested ways to keep students in

> programs­i.e., having a goal and making progress toward it; enjoying the

> classroom relationship with other learners; having an intake process that

> effectively counters barriers to attendance; and helping with logistical

> barriers such as transportation and child care, etc.

>

> How about it list subscribers­share your practical experience with us.

> What do you do to ensure that you keep learners in your program? What have

> you tried that has worked well? What has not worked quite so well?

>

> 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

>

>

> Join us for the 17th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy!

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> ------------------------------

> From: familyliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov [

> mailto:familyliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov <familyliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov>]

> On Behalf Of jalsails at aol.com

> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 11:15 PM

> To: familyliteracy at nifl.gov

> Subject: [FamilyLiteracy 893] Re: Peppermints Help Test-Takers

>

> Gail,

>

> Back when Brain Research was hot (about 10 years ago) we read research on

> the negative effects of dehydration on concentration and fatigue. We (LIFT,

> Missouri's Literacy Center) began providing bottled water at all of our

> workshops which in turn motivated family and adult literacy staff to provide

> it for their adult learners. Drinking water was encouraged to maximize

> extended attention spans for study and test taking. Perhaps it was the halo

> effect, but we had enthusiastic feedback. Now, if we'd used ordinary tap

> water to preserve the environment, added a peppermint candy to cut the

> frustration, and given ginger snaps for pregnant moms to reduce nausea, we

> may have made the news!

>

> What other practical strategies appear to spark and maintain learner

> persistence?

>

> Jeri Levesque, Ed.D.

> Evaluator, Missouri and Kentucky Even Start

> LIFT

>

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

> From: Gail Price <gprice at famlit.org>

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

> Sent: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 12:23 pm

> Subject: [FamilyLiteracy 891] Peppermints Help Test-Takers

> Just for fun!

> An article titled "Peppermint prepares test-takers, a study says" recently

> appeared in the Middletown Journal, Middletown, OH.

> The articles states, "Candy canes greeted test-takers at Middletown's

> Adult Education center Friday before the General Educational Development

> exam. The purpose of the treats was two-fold: spread a little holiday cheer

> and awaken the test-takers, said Principal Rose Marie Stiehl. A NASA-funded

> study revealed that the smell of peppermint decreases fatigue and

> frustration by 15 percent and 25 percent respectively and increases

> alertness by 30 percent, said Stiehl. Ever since the study, the center has

> offered peppermints to test-takers."

>

> And Middletown's Adult Education programs seems to be doing very well. You

> can read the article at

> http://www.middletownjournal.com/hp/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/12/29/mj122907gedcanes.html

> I think I'll buy a stash of peppermints for my students. How about you?

>

>

> 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

>

>

> Join us for the 17th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy!

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