This summer I will be leading a workshop for 
experienced adult educators.  They have four 
hours of activities assigned before the workshop. 
As part of the reading assignment, they can 
select one of four articles:
To find the articles, go to 
http://www.ncsall.net/index.php?id=167 and select 
either

What Silent Reading Tests alone Can't Tell you
or
There's ReadingŠ..And Then There's Reading

These articles are about reading in general.  If 
you want to read more specifically on first level 
readers, go to 
http://www.ncsall.net/index.php?id=147 and select 
either

Techniques for Teaching Beginning-Level Reading to Adults
			or
Reading for Pleasure

BTW, there is no reason you can't read all four 
or even the entire issue if you get involved.

As you read the article, code the test in the following manner:

=   I agree
X  I thought differently
+   New information
!    WOW
?   I don't get it
*   I know this is important

[INSERT system "Interactive Notational System for 
Effective Reading and Thinking" from Vaughn & 
Estes, 1986]


After completing the reading, please complete a 
short reflection piece.  In one or two 
paragraphs, describe the main ideas of the 
article your read and your reaction to  them.
In one or two paragraphs, describe your experience using the INSERT system.

-- 
Sarah Beaman-Jones
Literacy Program Developer
LIFT-Missouri
815 Olive Street, Suite 22
St. Louis, MO 63101
1-800-729-4443 
1-314-678-4443 ext. 206
1-314-678-2938 [fax]
http://lift-missouri.org
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