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 j9DH6gG02014; Thu, 13 Oct 2005 13:06:42 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 13:06:42 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20051013170416.94458.qmail@web50909.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:1517] (NIFL-FOBASICS:1516] 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: 3960 Lines: 140 > (This post is a two prater) :) > Howard and Everyone else, > > 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 > __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/
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