Dr. Amy,

	This is perfect! I was looking for a way to develop a standards
reading portfolio for High School low readers. Low in my setting means that
a 6 or more year spread between the student's reading ability level and his
or her academic grade exists. I wanted to use adult-level curriculum
standards because I strongly believe that my pedagogy ought to look a lot
more like Andragogy...and standards like found in something like the EFF
will give me a better starting point for designing instruction.

Bryan Wilson, M. Ed.
ED Teacher
Greenville County School District, SC

-----Original Message-----
From: focusonbasics-bounces at dev.nifl.gov
[mailto:focusonbasics-bounces at dev.nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Amy R. Trawick
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 11:58 AM
To: The Focus on Basics Discussion List
Subject: Re: RE: [FocusOnBasics] One-Stop/EFF Conference

Bryan (and others), you might want to check out the Performance Continuum
for the Equipped for the Future (EFF) Content Standard Read With
Understanding.  Go to http://eff.cls.utk.edu/assessment/arc_library.htm and
click on "Read With Understanding Performance Continuum".  The continuum
provides empirically-based descriptions of exit-performance for 6 levels,
which are connected to the NRS levels.  EFF has also partnered with the
Oklahoma State Department of Education to develop a Curriculum Framework for

the standard.  This offers much more explicit guidance for teachers/tutors
about the content of reading instruction at different levels, including the
very beginning levels, which you asked about.  I know we'll be introducing
the Curriculum Framework at the December conference in New Jersey, but if
you want more information, feel free to contact Diane Gardner
(dgardner at utk.edu)  at the Center for Literacy Studies at the University of
Tennessee.

Amy

Amy R. Trawick, M.S. Ed.
Equipped for the Future National Facilitator/Consultant
atrawick at charter.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Garner" <b.garner4 at verizon.net>
To: "Halcomb, Becky (Southeast)" <rebecca.halcomb at kctcs.edu>; "The Focus on
Basics Discussion List" <focusonbasics at dev.nifl.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 6:08 PM
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> Thanks, Becky.

> Does anyone else have suggestions for Bryan? There are not national

> standards as far as I know; do any states have standards for beginning

> reading?

> What do the EFF standards say?

> Barb Garner

>

> From: "Halcomb, Becky (Southeast)" <rebecca.halcomb at kctcs.edu>

> Date: Tue Nov 22 16:27:42 CST 2005

> To: The Focus on Basics Discussion List <focusonbasics at dev.nifl.gov>

> Subject: RE: [FocusOnBasics] One-Stop/EFF Conference

>

> Bryan,

>

> I hope this will help you in your search. I found this website to be

> very informative and hope you will too.

>

> http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/adult_reading/adult_reading.ht

> ml

>

> Rebecca

>

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

> From: focusonbasics-bounces at dev.nifl.gov

> [mailto:focusonbasics-bounces at dev.nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Bryan A. Wilson

> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 6:09 PM

> To: b.garner4 at verizon.net; 'The Focus on Basics Discussion List'

> Subject: RE: [FocusOnBasics] One-Stop/EFF Conference

>

> Barbara (and anyone else),

>

> Do you have any national standards for beginning reading? You know,

> things

> that speak of phonetic awareness, decoding strategies, fluency levels,

> etc?

>

> Bryan

>

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

> From: focusonbasics-bounces at dev.nifl.gov

> [mailto:focusonbasics-bounces at dev.nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Barbara Garner

> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 3:42 PM

> To: focusonbasics at dev.nifl.gov

> Subject: [FocusOnBasics] One-Stop/EFF Conference

>

>

> The New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission is proud to

> announce their Seventh Annual One-Stop Conference

> Traveling the Consolidation Highway

> Tuesday and Wednesday, December 13 & 14, 2005

> Trump Plaza

> Atlantic City, NJ

>

> And

>

> Equipped for the Future (EFF) and the New Jersey State Employment and

> Training Commission, with support from The UPS Foundation,

> Host the National Conference

>

> New Destinations to Literacy, Learning & Life:

> A National Conference on Adult Education

> Wednesday & and Thursday, December 14 & 15, 2005

> Trump Plaza

> Atlantic City, NJ

>

> Please take advantage of this opportunity by supporting the ongoing

> partnership between workforce development and adult education.

>

> The One-Stop Conference will officially begin on Tuesday morning on

> December 13th and will continue until 1:00 pm on Wednesday, December

> 14th

>

> The National Conference will officially begin on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on

> December 14th and continue until Thursday afternoon on December 15th

>

> PLEASE NOTE:

> Those who register for Wednesday, December 14th are invited to attend

> the

> entire day's activities.

>

> Registration must be done online at: www.njsetc.net

> "Click: Current News & Events"

>

> Conference registration prices:

>

> December 13th  = ($135.00)            December 15th = ($100.00)

> December 14th  = ($120.00)            December 14 & 15 = ($195.00)

> December 13 & 14 = ($195.00)          December 13, 14 & 15 = ($250.00)

>

> Conference Sessions

>

> New Destinations to Literacy, Learning & Life: A National Conference on

> Adult Education

> Workshop Sessions

> Wednesday, December 14, 2005

>

> 9:00    Plenary with Dr. John Comings and Dr. Andrew Sum

>

> 10:15

> v       Youth

> v       Healthcare Collaboratives

> v       Gender Parity- Tools and Resources for Non-Traditional Careers

> v       The Aging Workforce

> v       Literacy Consortium Planning

> v       Follow up with Plenary Speakers

> v       NJ Transfer

> v       Vocational Standards and Certifications

>

> 11:45

> v       NJ's Workplace Literacy Program

> v       Online Computer Skills Assessment

> v       Pathways to Diplomas

> v       Organizational Assessment in a Performance Based Environment

> v       Career Planning

> v       NJ Next Stop Website for Career Information

> v       Developing Partnerships in Education

>

> 1:00    Lunch with Beto Gonzalez, US DOE invited guest

>

> 2:30

> v       Oklahoma- EFF from the State to the Classroom

> v       Successful EFF Classroom Projects

> v       An Introductory Look at the EFF Use Math to Solve Problems and

> Communicate Curriculum Framework

> v       EFF in the ESL Classroom: A Demystification of the EFF Framework

> v       Health Literacy

> v       EFF for Job Seekers and Incumbent Workers

>

> 4:00

> v       Building Accountability Using EFF

> v       A New Model for Streamlined Teacher Training

> v       Change Your Teaching Methods for Better Results

> v       Professional Development

> v       Financial Literacy

> v       The Work Readiness Credential

> v       A Look at the EFF Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate

> Curriculum Framework- continues

>

> Evening Reception

>

> New Destinations to Literacy, Learning & Life: A National Conference on

> Adult Education

> Workshop Sessions

> Thursday, December 15, 2005

>

> 9:00    Plenary with EFF Panel

> 10:45

> v       Texas' Approach to Developing Benchmarks for 5 of the EFF

> Standards

> v       EFF Quality Practices and Program Improvement

> v       How to Begin Implementation of EFF in Your Classroom

> v       Using the EFF Reader's Tool Chest in an ESL Classroom

> v       Putting EFF Theory into Practice in the ESL Classroom

> v       Adult Education Reading Instruction: Research-Based Practices

> v       From Competencies to Standards: EFF in an External Diploma

> Program

> Classroom

> v       Creating an ESL/Civics Curriculum Using EFF Standards

>

> 12 noon Lunch

>

> 1:00

> v       "Reach the Reachable Rightly" - a Focus on Adult Education in

> Public

> Welfare in India

> v       EFF Assessment Tool

> v       Using the EFF Teaching/Learning Cycle for Lesson Planning

> v       EFF and Goal Setting in the ESL Classroom

> v       Preparing for Work Using EFF Standards

> v       An Introduction to the Read With Understanding Curriculum

> Framework

> v       Supporting Workplace Training with EFF

> v       Accessing American English and Culture through American Film

> 2:30

> v       Pennsylvania's Approach to Using EFF Standards for Workforce

> Education

> v       Leading Through Online Communities: VA Department of Education

> v       Making the Connection: EFF, TABE, and the GED in a Multi-Level

> Classroom

> v       Systemic Integration of EFF through Goal Setting

> v       Seeing is Remembering: How Multi-Media Promotes Adult Literacy

> v       An Introduction to the Read With Understanding Curriculum

> Framework

> - continues

> v       EFF and Program Improvement

>

> 4:00

> v       EFF Closing Session

> v       Family Literacy

> v       A Smart Start to Strategy to the Adult Education Classroom

>

>

> Diane P. Gardner

> EFF Center

> The University of Tennessee

> Center for Literacy Studies

> 600 Henley Street, Suite 312

> Knoxville, TN 37996-4135

> 865-974-9949

> dgardner at utk.edu

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