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<DIV><SPAN class=922031104-22112008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Lee,
No denying the truth of your observations. It may not take a village, but
it takes teachers, parents and assorted others to contribute to one child's
education. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=922031104-22112008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=922031104-22112008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>As
educators and parents, can we mobilize to fix at least one part of the
equation: teacher preparation. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=922031104-22112008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> Maybe this is the right time, when technology unites us as never
before, to apply political pressure.to change: teacher preparation, so teachers
will have the tools to meet the demands of the NCLB LAW.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=922031104-22112008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Science and education should - and must - make friends with each
other. We know what to do, so let's do it. Give teachers the
tools they want and need to do the job and to be in compliance with the
law. Lucille</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=922031104-22112008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov
[mailto:learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Lee
Jewett<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 21, 2008 11:35 AM<BR><B>To:</B> The
Learning Disabilities Discussion List;
sharonhillestad@yahoo.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [LearningDisabilities 2575] Re:
Thinking about the NIFL<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">Lucille,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">I agree with you
that teacher education has been lacking in preparing students for the real
work and challenges of learners <B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">and</SPAN></U></B> I would add - their parents. The
caveat is that your k-2 solution is only a part of the illiteracy solution.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">As a parent who
loves reading with two boys (now young men) who struggle with reading due to
learning disabilities and how the public school system struggled with teaching
them, I want reform. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">As an educator and
a former family literacy program coordinator who noticed how parents’ reading
struggles are passed down to children and how difficult it can be for parents
to learn new ways to interact with print in order to help their children (or
at the least advocate for them), I want a paradigm shift.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">My sense is that we
can continue to compartmentalize education into separate segmented pieces with
well meaning distinctions without approaching all parts that touch an
individual’s educational experience and we will continue to get similar if not
the same results; we will leave individuals out.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">We need to change
the way we approach education altogether; it is a societal issue with huge
implications on our nation’s future. A universal design for access to
education is a must if we are going to continue to innovate by valuing all the
minds of the 21<SUP>st</SUP> century.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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w:st="on"><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">Lee
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/ 253.383.3951</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT face=Century color=blue><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face=Century color=blue size=3><SPAN
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title=blocked::http://www.literacynow.info/
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple">www.LiteracyNOW.info</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
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face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov
[mailto:learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Lucille Cuttler<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, November 21, 2008 4:01
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
sharonhillestad@yahoo.com; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">The Learning Disabilities
Discussion List</st1:PersonName><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [LearningDisabilities 2574] Re:
Thinking about the NIFL</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Yes, Sharon -
We can all agree that we want everyone to enjoy literature. Can we agree
that the solution to illiteracy is appropriate education grades K-2, delivered
by teachers with appropriate tools garnered from their education at the
university? We have the solution within grasp - we need the will
to do this. Lucille </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> -----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov
[mailto:learningdisabilities-bounces@nifl.gov]<B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Sharon Hillestad<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:29
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">The Learning Disabilities Discussion
List</st1:PersonName><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [LearningDisabilities 2573] Re:
Thinking about the NIFL<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">As the director of a <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Learning</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> I see what
Shannie described happening to children she knows. Students are on an
educational conveyor belt which keeps on moving no matter what. Most
children could be brilliant, but not when their attention is so often
put on what they cannot yet do. I have seen so much mutilation of
intelligence and educational abuse. It is a miracle that any child
enjoys books past age eight. When I ask junior high teachers about
their students and books, the simply say "the kids hate reading". I am
a phonics advocate, but I am also an advocate of the "Hook On Books"
philosophy. This is a fantastic book about getting young people to
want to read. Check it out.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Sharon
Hillestad<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">State Director of the National Right To Read
Foundation www.nrrf.org<BR><BR>--- On <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Tue, 11/18/08, Shoshanah Dean Hilmer
<I><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><wcjshannie@hotmail.com></SPAN></I></SPAN></B>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">From:
Shoshanah Dean Hilmer <wcjshannie@hotmail.com><BR>Subject:
[LearningDisabilities 2562] Re: Thinking about the NIFL<BR>To:
learningdisabilities@nifl.gov<BR>Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008,
9:41 AM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Through
research it appears that things start slipping for many children at
the 3rd or 4th grade level. If a child doesn't have
a solid foundation, schoolwork becomes overwhelming.
Children also have to deal with a lot of external stresses such
teasing from classmates and turmoil within the family. Unless
we address the social and emotional issues, I am not sure we will
see much improvement. I run a women's literacy department
and we have a babysitting program. I often see the
transformation right before my eyes. A child comes in,
struggling with her schoolwork, but is proud to demonstrate the
skills she has learned. Then, at about 8 or 9 years old, she
starts to become discouraged as children tease her and she discovers
that, no matter how hard she tries, she is not getting good
grades. She wonders why she should even try when all she
does is fail. She has after school tutoring, but it's
not enough. As "icing on the cake" she now needs to process
her older brother getting shot for the second time, mom getting beat
up by her latest boyfriend, and moving from one apartment to
another. The details are different, but the story is the
same. Some children are not getting the help they need at this
stage. <BR> <BR>There are good early intervention
programs like Head Start. I'd like to see NIFL pick up where
good early intervention programs leave off. What's the
solution? I'm not exactly sure. I don't like the whole
remedial classroom idea. However, I know that individualize
attention and quality programs like <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City> are vital. I know that
no child should ever be given a high school diploma and "passed
through" when they can't read. <BR> <BR>I would also like
to see that NIFL doesn't lose their focus on adult
literacy. There aren't many organizations to advocate for
adults. At the moment, there seems to be no quick
solution. Therefore, we must still address the needs of the
adults who don't receive what they need early on and now have to try
to make a
living.<BR> <BR>Shannie<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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