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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>Lucille,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>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 size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>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 size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>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 size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>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 size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>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:endInsDate="2008-11-21T09:31:00Z"><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>Lee Jewett</span></font></st1:PersonName></ns1:PersonName><font
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Century;color:blue;font-weight:normal'>206.682.9112
/ 253.383.3951</span></font></b></strong><font color=blue face=Century><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=blue face=Century><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Century;color:blue'>Literacy Network Of <U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:STATE u2:st="on"></span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Century><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Century><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Century;color:blue'><a href="http://www.literacynow.info/"
title="blocked::http://www.literacynow.info/"><font size=2 color=purple><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:purple'>www.LiteracyNOW.info</span></font></a></span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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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>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>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>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;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>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>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>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sharon Hillestad<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>State Director of the National Right To Read
Foundation www.nrrf.org<br>
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--- 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>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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>
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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>
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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>
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