Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j97JOcG18520; Fri, 7 Oct 2005 15:24:38 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 15:24:38 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20051007192217.14120.qmail@web50910.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Angela Childers <angela_r25@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:1516] RE:Small groups for students that have low reading skills X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Status: O Content-Length: 3557 Lines: 110 Howard and Everyone else, (This post is a two prater) :) We are trying to put together a small group for native English speakers. I am not really involved with the ESL students as much. However, we are in transition of forming transitional class for our ESL students. We have to groups of ESL transitional students those who are going to ABE class and then go on to get their GED. We also have those who don't need a GED but do need to transition in to college. Currently the high level ESL students go to volunteer classes for conversation and writing skills. There is such a long waiting list that we don't have the room or staff to accommodate all the classes that need to exist. (I am sure you all know how that goes.) TO EVERYONE We have so many native speakers that are not ready for the ABE class room that we have a long waiting list. Once the student gets in class they are in a class that is one day a week for 2 hours. If we create the small group class it maybe that they never meet one-on-one with a tutor. I am not to happy with that idea. I am really thinking that each students needs one-one- one time and a small group class in order to progress successfully. Does anyone know of any way to suggest this same idea from a research based prospective. Or am I thinking wrong that they would still need one on - one after the reach a 2.5 to a 4 on TABE? I guess I am wanting to know how to build a class that is going to have quality results rather than quantity. Thanks so much for those of you that have already responded to me original post. It has been helpful. I hope to hear from more of you. Thanks a bunch, Angela Childers --- Howard Dooley <hdooley@riral.org> wrote: > Angela -- Are these native speakers of English? My > program is putting > together a pilot program for learners who are in > this situation because they > are not, and many of the issues are second-language > issues. We are calling > it an ESL transitional class. Several of these > learners are learners who > have successfully exited our Advanced ESOL classes > and want to continue into > ABE, with a long term goal of obtaining a credential > (maybe a GED or EDP) in > English. Is anyone else providing instruction with > this focus, and could > share what you have found effective? > > Thank you... > > Howard L. Dooley, Jr. > Director of Accountability, Project RIRAL > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: nifl-fobasics@nifl.gov > [mailto:nifl-fobasics@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of > Angela Childers > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 6:17 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: *** Spam *** [NIFL-FOBASICS:1511] Small > groups for students that > have low reading skills > > > Hi everyone! > Please Help!! > I am looking for advice and resource for small > group > adult reading sessions. We have a number of students > that range from the 2.5-to 4.o level on TABE. We > want > to help these students raise their reading scores in > order to handle the reading in an ABE class. I > understand that it is challenging to structure a > reading group of low skill level readers because > there > is such a wide range of needs. We currently have > one-on one tutors but we want a transition in to ABE > class. If any one has tips or success stories about > small group adult reading groups please reply. > > Thank you, > > Angela Childers > Literacy Council of Tyler > (903) 533-0330 > angela_r25@yahoo.com > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
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