Hello all,
 
The following information is being provided by June Justice  Crawford from 
the National Institute for Literacy.  As more information  becomes available, it 
will also be posted to the LD Discussion  List.
 
 
Rochelle Kenyon
Moderator, Learning Disabilities Discussion List
_RKenyon721 at AOL.com_ (mailto:RKenyon721 at AOL.com) 
 
 
 
 
 
Bridges to Practice 2006 Training  Schedule 

The following dates will be sent with complete  information to all 50 State 
Education Adult Education Department directors, and  to the directors of 
programs in the U.S. territories, on Wednesday, 1/9/06.  States  and territories 
will be invited to send a team of trainers to the Bridges  training and all 
expenses will be paid by the National Institute for  Literacy.  Team members are 
required  to attend both weeks of training, and to then provide a minimum of 16 
hours of  training in learning disabilities to no fewer than 30 adult 
educators or service  providers within the next calendar year. Follow-up training is 
done at the  expense of the State and supervisors are required to sign an 
agreement prior to  the start of the training.  Documentation of the training must 
be submitted to the Institute.  Failure to provide the training will  result 
in the State being billed for the expenses incurred by the  Institute. 
Mary Lou Belisle, Master Trainer for Bridges to  Practice, of Wisconsin, will 
be the lead trainer and coordinator for the  sessions.  She will be assisted 
by  other Master Trainers and Intermediate Trainers.  A complete list of the 
training teams  will be available by the end of February.  Those trainers who 
have reached Intermediate level and wish to seek  possible certification at the 
Master level are encouraged to contact June  Crawford (_jcrawford at nifl.gov_ 
(mailto:jcrawford at nifl.gov) ) to be considered for  the 2006 training sessions. 
Session  1           Charlotte, North  Carolina 
March  6-10        and June 12-16 
Session  2           Missoula,  Montana 
May  22-26 and July 31-August 4 
Session  3           San Francisco,  California 
June  26-30 and August 14-18 
In addition, a Bridges to Practice Summer Institute will  be held in 
Columbus, Ohio, on July 18, 19, and 20th.  Preliminary plans include sessions on  (1) 
learning disabilities and reading instruction, (2) learning disabilities and  
transition from K-12 to the adult world, and (3) new technology for adults 
with  learning disabilities.  Registration  will be offered to anyone currently 
certified as a Bridges trainer and to those  enrolled in a team for the 2006 
training.  A number of scholarships will be offered to trainers.  More 
information on the Institute will  be made available to all persons on the NIFL Bridges 
to Practice mailing lists  by March 3. 


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