Hello Sallie,

Please tell us more about the Community Literacy Leaders in Southwest  
Virginia.  What are the qualifications for this role? What do  
Community Literacy Leaders do? How does what they do result in  
increased enrollments of low-literate adults. What do they (and you)  
think are the key ingredients of their success?   Do you -- or does  
anyone on the list -- know more about the Vermont model that this was  
based on?

Thanks,

David

David J. Rosen
djrosen at newsomeassociates.com

On Jan 26, 2007, at 12:45 PM, Sallie Garrett wrote:


> The Hard-to-reach, low-literate student is the population that the  

> Highlands

> Educational Literacy Program works with.  We are located in Southwest

> Virginia which is very rural and has small communities with high  

> level of

> illiteracy.  I am using a method of recruitment that read that the  

> programs

> in Vermont were using.  I receive a grant for Community Literacy  

> Leaders to

> promote the program in these communities that are hardest to  

> reach.  We have

> been successful in acquiring the leaders and have experienced an  

> increase in

> student participation from 50 annually to 75.  Also, we are  

> diversified and

> do family literacy programs in the county schools and distribute  

> free books

> to all kindergarten students.  We have had students come to use who  

> say that

> their children tell them about our program and that it is time for  

> them to

> learn to read.

> I will be glad to answer any questions that a list member has by  

> email.

> Thanks,

> Sallie Garrett, Executive Director

> Highlands Educational Literacy Program, Inc.

> P. O. Box 2044

> Abingdon, VA 24212

> 276-676-4355

> garrettsj1 at earthlink.net

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "David Rosen" <djrosen at comcast.net>

> To: "The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List"

> <professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov>

> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 9:50 PM

> Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 766] Hard-to-reach, low-literate  

> adults

>

>

>> Professional Development 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 teachers you work with 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 low-literate adults 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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