Hello, 
 
I would like to add the following topic for discussion: how do we grab the attention of the general tax-paying population and major funding organizations to the critical need of literacy programs.  I have  seen the extensive research and results but not seen strategies to engage the general and specific populations. 
Thank you. Cheryl Diamond


To: specialtopics at nifl.govFrom: djrosen at comcast.netDate: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:38:16 -0400Subject: [SpecialTopics 507] Subscribers' Ideas for Special Topics
Colleagues,

The Special Topics discussion list has had several discussions since May, 2006,  and they are listed below. We have plans for two more discussions through September, not including this one that begins today.

This week, we would like to hear your ideas for the Special Topics List. To start off, here are seven questions, not in any particular order. You can answer one, several or all of them. 

1. What topics would you like to suggest we discuss here? 
2. What guests -- or kinds of guests -- would you like to see invited? 
3. Based on what you have seen so far, what would you like to see emphasized in the future?
4. What discussions have we had that you think deserve follow-up, and what areas do we need to probe in more depth?
5. Consider the Special Topics discussion list as part of your professional development. How could the content of the discussions better meet your needs as a teacher, tutor, state or program level administrator, counselor, curriculum or professional developer, researcher or graduate student? 
6. What topics aren't covered by other discussion lists that might be addressed on the Special Topics list?
7. What would you like to be different on the Special Topics list? 

Discussions Held to Date

    * The Adult Reading Components Study
    * Persistence
    * Formative Assessment
    * Corrections Family Literacy and Transition to the Community
    * What Works for Adult ESL Students
    * Community Literacy
    * GED Earnings Outcomes

Discussions Planned for August and September

    * Subscribers' Ideas for Special Topics : August 20 -24 (this discussion)
    * What International Literacy Programs offer Programs in the U.S.: September 7 -14
    * Components of Numeracy: September 17 -21


David J. Rosen
Special Topics Discussion Moderator
djrosen at comcast.net



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