Hello Anita,

Is One WITH One still in Boston?  And is it also then in Toronto? Is  
Peg Van Duyne still with One WITH One in Boston?  A quick search of  
the Web lists One With One as a "closed proprietary school" as of  
1995.  I had no idea. Peg and I had had some conversations, I think  
in 1994,  about publishing One WITH One curriculum, and then I never  
heard from her.  Can you enlighten me?

Thanks.

All the best,

David

David J. Rosen
Senior Associate
Newsome Associates
7 Newsome Park
Boston, MA 02130
newsomeassociates.com
djrosen at comcast.net



On Dec 28, 2006, at 12:08 PM, Anita Webb wrote:


> Hello elisters,

>

> My name is Anita Webb and I’m the Co-Director of One WITH One.   

> This is my first posting to the list.  I’ve enjoyed reading your  

> contributions and suggestions.  Thank you all.

>

> At One WITH One, we offered an integrated ESOL / office skills  

> training program for 15 years in Boston.  Our young adult and adult  

> participants had achieved beginner to beginner-intermediate English  

> skills by the start of the program.

>

> We taught touch typing, beginning with electronic typewriters, with  

> an instructor present in each 50-minute session for the first 6  

> weeks.  Participants typed letter combinations on paper to learn  

> the different keys, using our own typing textbook – based on the  

> experience of our teaching staff and a bilingual professional  

> typing instructor – which we used for fourteen years.  In a class  

> of 25-30 participants in total, there were only 8-10 typists in  

> each session. Training sessions took place in the morning, and in  

> the afternoon typists practiced in labs monitored by an assistant  

> who also proofread their assignments for immediate feedback on  

> using the correct fingers for each key.

>

> After the first 6 weeks, the learners moved to typing on computers,  

> using Mavis Beacon, and later a program that tested speed and  

> accuracy.  At the end of the nine-month program, most participants  

> typed at least 40 wpm, with some typing at 50 wpm or higher.

>

> We found this method very effective for two reasons.  One, the  

> learners had to produce one perfect set of letters for each  

> lesson.  Each set was about 5 lines of letters.  They could not  

> erase mistakes.  This usually required each person to type each set  

> several times, thereby repeating the finger movements again and  

> again, “programming” the movements into her fingers.

>

> Two, an instructor in the session was essential for learner success  

> each day.  Many participants had to develop hand-eye coordination,  

> transpose letters and sounds b and v and e and i and sustain  

> patience.  The instructor provided much needed encouragement and  

> individual coaching after she led each session with a brief lesson  

> or instruction for building accuracy or speed.  The instructor was  

> active throughout each session in observing that each person was  

> using the correct fingers for each key, and that each person was  

> saying the letters – not the words - in her head in English as she  

> typed.

>

> Employers had set 40 wpm as a basic requirement for employment in  

> an entry level office job and out of 20 cycles, 100% of the  

> participants in 14 cycles were hired. Currently we are preparing  

> our curriculum with resources for novice teachers as well as  

> learners who have achieved beginner-intermediate English.  These  

> materials combine English language learning with office skills and  

> cultural skills development.  Would anyone like to beta-test some  

> of our manuals and share your feedback with us?

>

> Anita H. Webb

> Co-Director, One WITH One

> anita_h_webb at yahoo.ca

> 416-588-3533 (Toronto, Ontario)

>

>

>

> Craig Alinder <info at gaming-pc.net> wrote:

> Barbara,

>

> I have taught elementary school for 8 years, and we have what you  

> might call a "keyboarding program" at the elementary level. I have  

> to agree that learning keyboarding at an early age can make a huge  

> difference, which is why we encourage our students to learn  

> keyboarding skills. Our main way of teaching at this level is the  

> computer program Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing from Broderbund. Our  

> students follow the lessons and learn at their own pace. As a  

> reward for completeing several lessons the software offers a typing  

> game. This is an added incentive to complete more lessons. The one  

> rule I have had to enforce with this software is that they do not  

> go straight to the games. They have to earn access to the games.  

> Find out more: http://www.broderbund.com/jump.jsp? 

> itemID=4815&itemType=CATEGORY

>

> To be honest with you I used the same program to learn correct  

> keyboarding technique as an adult. I never learned in school and  

> had to learn as an adult. I hope this helps.

>

> Craig Alinder

> Albuquerque, NM

> http://www.refinancequiz.com

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

> From: barbarasg8 at aol.com

> To: technology at nifl.gov

> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 9:19 AM

> Subject: [Technology 760] Re: Technology List topic: Keyboarding

>

> Hello group,

>

> It would be helpful to hear how computer keyboarding is being  

> taught around the country, and who is teaching it? I come from a  

> background in occupational therapy and have taught touch typing to  

> hundreds of students from 1st - 6th grades. Based on what I've  

> learned, teaching young students at the second or third grade level  

> is very practical. At that age, children have not become habitual  

> "hunt and peck" typists. Because they are still learning to read  

> and spell and can benefit from using touch typing skills to  

> practice word lists and compose short writing assignments.

>

> I see older students enter computer classes having already  

> developed typing skills that are inefficient and hard to  

> remediable. Lack of good habits and slower input make a big  

> difference when students are required to produce longer papers in  

> high school, and afterword as they compete in the workplace.

>

> Another question about teaching/learning touch typing: how might it  

> contribute to ESL students at any age, or adults with LD and people  

> in adult literacy classes?

>

> I have been reading these emails for months but never contributed  

> to the discussion.

> Thank you for the opportunity.

>

> Barbara Oliver, COTA/L

> Tulsa OK

> barbarasg8 at aol.com

>

>

>

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

> From: cgrimaldi at lagcc.cuny.edu

> To: technology at nifl.gov

> Sent: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 2:09 PM

> Subject: [Technology 752] Re: Technology List topics for 2007

>

> Hi Mariann, I would also like to learn more about teaching our  

> students make better use of their cell phones. Most students have  

> them but many don't know how to use their voicemail, pictures,  

> downloading, etc., especially older students. The next topic I'd  

> like to see discussed more is the issue of slow computer learners-  

> either due to lack of experience, age, low literacy skills, lack of  

> interest/need, no computer in the home. Carolyn Grimaldi Center for  

> Immigrant Education and Training LaGuardia Community College 29-10  

> Thomson Ave. C250 Long Island City, NY 11101 (718) 482-5067  

> www.lagcc.cuny.edu/ciet/ cgrimaldi at lagcc.cuny.edu >>> "Mariann  

> Fedele" <MariannF at lacnyc.org> 12/13/06 2:48 PM >>> Thank You,  

> David! What would others on the list like to see in terms of  

> specific topics discussed next year? If one that David mentioned is  

> particularly interesting to you please feel free to second the  

> motion. Regards, Mariann Mariann Fedele Associate Director, NYC  

> Regional Adult Education Network Literacy Assistance Center  

> Moderator, NIFL Technology and Literacy Discussion List 32 Broadway  

> 10th Floor New York, New York 10004 212-803-3325  

> mariannf at lacnyc.org www.lacnyc.org -----Original Message----- From:  

> technology-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:technology-bounces at nifl.gov] On  

> Behalf Of David Rosen Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 11:30 AM  

> To: The Technology and Literacy Discussion List Subject:  

> [Technology 749] Technology List topics for 2007 Hi Mariann, I  

> would like to see the Technology list introduce our field to some  

> technologies in the context of their use/possible use in adult ed.  

> These might include, for example: 1) mobile phones 2) web- 

> accessible PDAs 3) tablet PCs 4) e-books and e-book readers 5)  

> wikis for writing projects 6) electronic white boards 7)  

> inexpensive (under $500) multimedia (e.g. LCD) projectors 8) video  

> Ipods with high quality video goggles (intended for video but maybe  

> useful for reading text?) David J. Rosen djrosen at comcast.net  

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