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From: Anne Murr <anne.murr@DRAKE.EDU>
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Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:323] Re: NIFL-FOBASICS digest 191
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We are just BEGINNING to use the WRS with non-native English speaking
students, so do not have long-term results to share. However, the
WRS explicitly teaches the sounds, i.e., phonemes, of the English
language. In the WRS screening assessment, students must say the
sound/s for each letter of the alphabet. we are finding that
non-native speakers know very few letter-sound correspondences (which
persons with reading problems also do not know), which research
states is the essential first step in learning to read. I liken
learning the sounds of a new language to learing the tones of new
music. You have to practice and hear it over and over. The WRS
lesson plan provides the structure for that repetition and practice
in an interactive setting. After becoming fluent with blending sounds
in words, the student then learns word structure, using the 6
syllable types.
Robin Schwarz, who works with college international students, wrote a
very helpful article, "Using Phonemic Awareness with ESL Students,"
which you might be able to request from June Crawford at the National
Institute for Literacy <jcrawford@nifl.gov>. The article is in the
Natonal Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center publication,
"Phonological Awareness: An Overview".
Anne Murr
Adult Literacy Center
Drake University Schol of Education
Des Moines, IA 50311
anne.murr@drake.edu
>I'm very interested in Anne Murray's program at Drake in which she uses the
>Wilson Reading System and volunteers. I am the coordinator of volunteers at
>Portland Adult Education in Portland, Maine and we are considering using a
>form of the Wilson system with our ESOL students who haven't learned to read
>and write despite our best efforts. Has anyone else used this system with
>ESOL adults, and /or has anything else worked with this population?
> --Mary Bloom, Partnership Developer, Portland Ådult Education, Portland
>Maine. (207) 874-8155.
>
>nifl-fobasics@nifl.gov wrote:
>
>> NIFL-FOBASICS Digest 191
>>
>> Topics covered in this issue include:
>>
>> 1) Re: Trauma and the Adult English Language Learner
>> by Anne Murr <anne.murr@DRAKE.EDU>
>>
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>> Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 13:52:37 -0600
>> From: Anne Murr <anne.murr@DRAKE.EDU>
>> To: nifl-fobasics@nifl.gov
>> Subject: Re: Trauma and the Adult English Language Learner
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>> I am new to this listserv so did not know about the book you refer
>> to. When I saw the title of your email, my thoughts of trauma and
>> the literacy learner went to the trauma each of our learners has
>> experienced because of their inability to read. They carry so many
>> "I'm dumb", "you'll never learn cause you can't read," etc., etc.,
>> messages which affect their self-perceptions as learners and impair
>> their ability to learn NOW. I'ts difficult for vounteer tutors to
>> know how to help their students move beyond that emotional baggage.
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> I also just came across the title of this book - "Too Scared to
>> Learn: Women, Violence and Education," by Jenny Horsman. The review
>> states that "without an acknowledgment of the impact of violence on
>> learning, women, rather than getting a chance to succeed and improve
>> their literacy skills, get only a chance to fail, confirming to
>> themselves that they really cannot learn." For more information,
>> visit www.erlbaum.com.
>>
>> My introduction:
>> I coordinate a volunteer literacy program in the Drake University
>> School of Education. We serve mainly adults with very low literacy
>> skills. Volunteers provide one-to-one tutoring using the Wilson
>> Reading System. We also serve ESL students, some of whom are tutored
>> using the WRS, some of whom are working on higher level written
> > language proficiency.
>>
>> Anne Murr
>> Adult Literacy Center
>> Drake University School of Education
>> 3206 University
>> Des Moines, IA 50311
>> anne.murr@drake.edu
>>
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>> <div>I am new to this listserv so did not know about the book you
>> refer to. When I saw the title of your email, my thoughts of
>> trauma and the literacy learner went to the trauma each of our
>> learners has experienced because of their inability to read.
>> They carry so many "I'm dumb", "you'll never learn
>> cause you can't read," etc., etc., messages which affect their
>> self-perceptions as learners and impair their ability to learn NOW.
>> I'ts difficult for vounteer tutors to know how to help their students
>> move beyond that emotional baggage. Any thoughts?</div>
>> <div><br></div>
>> <div>I also just came across the title of this book - "Too Scared
>> to Learn: Women, Violence and Education," by Jenny Horsman.
>> The review states that "without an acknowledgment of the impact
>> of violence on learning, women, rather than getting a chance to
>> succeed and improve their literacy skills, get only a chance to fail,
>> confirming to themselves that they really cannot learn."
>> For more information, visit<u> www.erlbaum.com</u>.</div>
>> <div><br></div>
>> <div>My introduction:</div>
>> <div>I coordinate a volunteer literacy program in the Drake University
>> School of Education. We serve mainly adults with very low
>> literacy skills. Volunteers provide one-to-one tutoring using
>> the Wilson Reading System. We also serve ESL students, some of
>> whom are tutored using the WRS, some of whom are working on higher
>> level written language proficiency.</div>
>> <div><br></div>
>> <div>Anne Murr</div>
>> <div>Adult Literacy Center</div>
>> <div>Drake University School of Education</div>
>> <div>3206 University</div>
>> <div>Des Moines, IA 50311</div>
>> <div>anne.murr@drake.edu</div>
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>> End of NIFL-FOBASICS Digest 191
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