Hi all,
 
 
We have had a very enlightening discussion this week.  My  thanks go to our 
guest speakers, Brant Hayenga and Dr. Mary Loescher, for all  their efforts 
in planning for this interesting topic, sharing their expertise,  
responding to questions, and encouraging participation that expanded  horizons and 
allowed for differing points of view.  I sincerely  appreciate your efforts.
 
Thank you, too, to those subscribers that responded with  questions and 
comments during the discussion.  
 
The speakers have challenged us to consider future directions  for 
discussion among subscribers as follows:
 
 
    1.  How can we translate recent  developments in cognitive neuroscience 
into more effective teaching and  curriculum development? 
    1.  With so much accumulating evidence  on how to effectively teach 
reading and prevent reading failure, how is it  that so many students continue 
to enter adulthood without adequate  literacy? 
    1.  How can we get the government at  the state and federal levels to 
commit adequate funding to adult literacy  programs? 
    1.  Would more funding actually make a  difference in literacy 
outcomes? 

 
I encourage you to begin exploring ideas that you find  interesting~
 
Thanks very much,
 
 
Rochelle
 
 
 
 
Rochelle Kenyon,  Ed.D.
National Institute for Literacy/LINCS Online Facilitator
Learning  Disabilities Discussion List & Communities of Practice
Center for  Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee
Program Management  Collection
_RKenyon721 at aol.com_ (http://RKenyon721@aol.com/)   

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