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 eB9DRU926650; Sat, 9 Dec 2000 08:27:30 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 08:27:30 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3A32318C.BD46EDA4@megalink.net> 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: "The Cornwell's" <cornwell@megalink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:317] Trauma and the Adult English Language Learner X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.73 [en] (Win95; U) Status: O Content-Length: 1099 Lines: 20 Please forgive me for being so slow, but I just read Janet Iserlis's digest, "Trauma and the Adult English Language Learner" recommended by Barbara Garner last August. Janet's observations are very much on the mark, useful and within the reach of most adult educators. The only thing I can add is that what she says about violence applies beyond the immigrant community and is not just an issue for women and children. I have a daughter who suffered severe harassment in elementary school. How I wish she had a teacher who had understood Janet's section on "implications for practice". Teachers who work with learners of any age and from any kind of background will eventually encounter the effects of violence. This is most especially true for adult educators. All of us need to know how to assist our students in contacting appropriate resources. Those of us who are willing and able to confront the issue in the sensitive, courageous ways Janet recommends will have a much richer experience of teaching and learning. Betsy Cornwell West Paris Family Learning Project West Paris, Maine
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