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 e6RF1WP08185; Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:01:32 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:01:32 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <009e01bff7db$643bc380$e13eaccf@oemcomputer> 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: "Tina McGlynn" <tttt@erols.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:272] What are we doing? X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; Status: O Content-Length: 5602 Lines: 134 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_009B_01BFF7B9.DC83D160 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable What are we doing? Are we doing it well? I am looking for a forum for discussing issues related to identifying = and documenting results/outcomes produced by volunteer tutors in adult = literacy agencies across the country. I am especially interested in = WHAT is being accomplished....then I will go back and observe HOW it is = being accomplished. In this age of accountablility, agencies like ours are increasingly = responsible, as they should be, for clearly demonstrating results from = their efforts. It is critical that we stop being warm and fuzzy when we = report this sort of thing. But we also need help in developing systems = for evaluating what we are doing. Can lay volunteers teach reading and = writing? Are lay volunteers teaching reading and writing? If they are = not teaching reading and writing are they teaching something else (like = applied literacy skills)? What are the successful ones doing? How do we = know that they are successful? What kind of professional staff support = is needed in volunteer literacy agencies to direct the efforts of these = volunteers? What data collection devices are being used to track what = is being accomplished? I anxiously await the assessment framework that is currently being = developed for EFF. (Due for publication in Oct, 2001). Hopefully these = assessment tools will be designed to meet the specific needs of adults = instead of using a variety of pre-existing tools that are designed to = measure grade levels for children. I understand that the vast list of questions generated here is = overwhelming. But at the same time, I hope that it will stimulate = discussion at the grass roots level. I know that we are all wallowing = in this every day and it would be such a treat to wallow with = others...to share our ideas and perhaps come up with some real research = proposals that might begin to answer some of our questions. Please respond! =20 Tina McGlynn, Training Director The READ Center 1605 Monument Avenue Richmond, VA 23220 804/353-1587 tttt@erols.com (Preferred) readcnt@aol.com (not always accessible) ------=_NextPart_000_009B_01BFF7B9.DC83D160 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What are we doing? Are we doing = it=20 well?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am looking for a forum for discussing = issues=20 related to identifying and documenting results/outcomes produced by = volunteer=20 tutors in adult literacy agencies across the country. I am = especially=20 interested in WHAT is being accomplished....then I will go back and = observe HOW=20 it is being accomplished.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In this age of accountablility, = agencies like ours=20 are increasingly responsible, as they should be, for clearly = demonstrating=20 results from their efforts. It is critical that we stop being warm = and=20 fuzzy when we report this sort of thing. But we also need help in=20 developing systems for evaluating what we are doing. Can lay = volunteers=20 teach reading and writing? Are lay volunteers teaching reading and = writing? If they are not teaching reading and writing are they = teaching=20 something else (like applied literacy skills)? What are the successful = ones=20 doing? How do we know that they are successful? What kind of = professional staff support is needed in volunteer literacy agencies to = direct=20 the efforts of these volunteers? What data collection devices are = being=20 used to track what is being accomplished?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I anxiously await the assessment = framework that is=20 currently being developed for EFF. (Due for publication in Oct, = 2001). =20 Hopefully these assessment tools will be designed to meet the specific = needs of=20 adults instead of using a variety of pre-existing tools that are = designed to=20 measure grade levels for children.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I understand that the vast list of = questions=20 generated here is overwhelming. But at the same time, I hope = that it=20 will stimulate discussion at the grass roots level. I know that we = are all=20 wallowing in this every day and it would be such a treat to wallow with=20 others...to share our ideas and perhaps come up with some real research=20 proposals that might begin to answer some of our = questions.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please respond!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tina McGlynn, Training Director<BR>The = READ=20 Center<BR>1605 Monument Avenue<BR>Richmond, VA = 23220<BR>804/353-1587<BR><A=20 href=3D"mailto:tttt@erols.com">tttt@erols.com</A> (Preferred)<BR><A=20 href=3D"mailto:readcnt@aol.com">readcnt@aol.com</A> (not always=20 accessible)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_009B_01BFF7B9.DC83D160--
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