Another wonderful issue of FOB - and I share the sadness - NCSALL has
provided invaluable resources for the ABE field through research and
reporting - the contributions will be sorely missed.  Now that I am
working at the community college level, I found the report on research
concerning transition of GED students to post secondary especially
relevant.  We need to advocate for development of ABE research centers
with the same quality and effort to validate and enhance the vital work
in ABE.  Let's turn sadness into action/advocacy.   Sally Gabb, Reading
Skills Specialist, Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA

 

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From: professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Taylor,
Jackie
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 2:41 PM
To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List
Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 658] FW: New Focus on Basics
Available!(cross-post)

 

New Focus on Basics available! Please see Barb Garner's message below,
cross-posted from the Focus on Basics Discussion List. Best, Jackie
Taylor

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It's with pleasure and sadness that I announce that there's a new issue
of "Focus on Basics" now available at
http://www.ncsall.net/index.php?id=1150
<http://www.ncsall.net/index.php?id=1150> 

The pleasure? It's a great issue. The sadness, it's the last issue.

It includes articles from a variety of NCSALL researchers on their
research:

--John Strucker on the need for curriculum structure --Steve Reder and
Clare Strawn on the tendency for adults without high school diplomas to
study on there own, and what that means for adult basic education.
(Molly Robertson and Lauri Schoneck write about programs that capitalize
on the motivation to "self-study") --John Tyler on whether GED attainers
are entering postsecondary education at a rate on par with regular high
school completers --Rima Rudd and Jennie Anderson on why it's so hard to
find your way around in healthcare facilities and what we can do about
it --Cristine Smith, Mary Beth Bingman, and Kaye Beall on lessons
learned from ten years of disseminating research Enjoy!

Barb Garner

Editor

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