Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.0.Beta5/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id LAA20369; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 11:56:07 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 11:56:07 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <19990408160343.23936.rocketmail@send205.yahoomail.com> Errors-To: lmann@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: lynn bickley <texmom45@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:66] Re: literacy screening X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: OR Janet--thanks for these thoughts, which I will keep in mind if I can get a project going. Lynn --- Janet Isserlis <Janet_Isserlis@Brown.edu> wrote: > Lynn and all, > > My first response to your question about how > individuals "accept the need > to improve literacy skills" would be to ask how > individuals might accept > the need to improve driving skills, speaking skills > or other skills when > such need is suggested by another, especially by a > relative stranger. > > I think you're thinking about ways of inviting > people who come to a health > care provider to know that they can have access to > educational > opportunities. Making that information available to > all - through notices, > posters, and/or including it in general information > that is distributed to > patients might be one way to get the word out > without having people feel > 'targeted' because someone perceives them to be in > need of assistance with > literacy skills. > > Of course the obvious question around how people > with reading problems > might be able to get information from print is > always there -- but people > who are receiving print information might go to > friends/family for help in > reading it. OR are there ways to embed suggestions > about education into a > more general information sharing with new patients > -- for example, when > going over forms, asking people if they're aware of > or interested in a > range of available community services -- health, > child care, adult > education, food banks, whatever -- so that > individuals don't feel singled > out if they'd rather be more circumspect in seeking > assistance with > literacy/education. > > Janet Isserlis > > >Betsy--these are excellent suggestions for > identifying patients with > >literacy needs. In your experience, how do > individuals accept the need > >to improve literacy skills when they are > approached. In put from your > >field is appreciated! Lynn > > > >--- The Cornwell's <cornwell@megalink.net> wrote: > >> Lynn, > >> > >> Of course, people with highly developed literacy > >> skills have been known to > >> leave their reading glasses at home or to hate > >> filling out forms so none of those indicators can > be taken as a > >>sure-fire clue to > >> limited literacy. I think you could add that > information to personal > >> knowledge of the patient (assuming this is a > long-term relationship) and > >>come > >> up with a rough idea. > > >> Betsy Cornwell > >> Northern Oxford County Even Start > >> cornwell@megalink.net > > > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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