Dear Discussion List Participants,

Today, the National Institute for Literacy is moving the Learning Disability 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 at  http://dev.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:  learningdisabilities at dev.nifl.gov 

This list is moderated by Rochelle Kenyon. 

The Learning Disabilities Discussion List will facilitate targeted discussion in the area of literacy and learning disabilities, and will focus on learning disabilities and their impact on the provision of literacy services. We see this list as an information exchange network for the sharing of information, research, expertise, and resources regarding the relationship between adult literacy and learning disabilities.

We encourage discussion list participants to focus your contributions to the Learning Disabilities 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