Well Hello All - I know that some of our Adult Learners came to us
because they have a spouse or some one else who is their "payeee" and
they want to improve their skills so they won't be so dependent on the
"payee". Touching base with your local Social Security Office might be a
good idea - also, if there is a local agency, like a work force center,
sometimes they or the Dept. Social Services has the payee program. At
least it's a good place to introduce yourself and your services.
Kelley Nolan
Del Norte Reads/Del Norte County Library
Literacy Coordinator and also Interim Library Director
delnortekelley at yahoo.com


 

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[mailto:learningdisabilities-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of David J.
Rosen
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 4:59 AM
To: learningdisabilities at nifl.gov
Subject: [LearningDisabilities 877] Hard-to-reach learners

Learning Disabilities Colleagues,

A colleague has asked me to speak to a group of adult literacy education
teachers about how to serve "hard-to-reach" adult learners.  I solicit
your help in answering this question. I am interested in hearing about
your experience in "recruiting" or enrolling "hard-to-reach" adults with
low literacy skills. I am also interested in hearing from adult
learners, some of whom may be in your classes or may be people you
tutor, some of whom may be colleagues on this list.  Perhaps you could
share this question with your students and post their responses or they
could reply directly on this list or to me by e-mail.

Of course, "hard-to-reach" could mean many things.  What does it mean to
you? And "serving" hard-to-reach adult learners might be an important
part of the answer to this question.  For example, if one of the reasons
adults with low literacy (or numeracy) skills don't step forward for
help is because they are hiding their reading writing or numeracy
disabilities or difficulties, then they will be reluctant to come to
classes in their community where others would find out.

So, from your experience, who are  "hard-to-reach"  low-literate adults
,and what has been effective in recruiting and enrolling them?

Thanks for your help.

David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net


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