Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.0.Beta5/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id LAA24033; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 11:12:53 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 11:12:53 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <00013D5A.@nifl.gov> Errors-To: lmann@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: intern1@nifl.gov (Intern1) To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:37] Re: Update X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Description: cc:Mail note part Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Status: OR Dear Barbara: In answer to your question, I have used FoB in a few ways in my own teaching: 1) The research has reassured me that I am on the right track--when we kept thinking of switching to more tutors or larger classes, Allen Quigley's (?) article on small class size let us know that we were doing the right thing. 2) The research has inspired me to expand out my teaching materials--after I read about the Edgar Allen Poe lesson, I decided to develop some real literature lessons. For both low- and high-level students, we used Frankenstein. For the high-level students we also read short excerpts from Waiting to Exhale, Brave New World, and 1984. I defined all of the vocabulary words and added many questions for students to think about as they read. At the end of the term we rented a video of Frankenstein and had a popcorn & movie night. 3) Tom Valentine's article about understanding statistics has helped me make sense of the large number of articles that I have read in the last 6 months. I am now teaching what I have learned about thinking and learning to new and in-service adult educators (both at Academy of Hope and elsewhere). Thank you for FoB. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Cromley ph: (202) 632-1500 x37 1998-99 Literacy Leader Fellow fax: (202) 632-1512 National Institute for Literacy e-mail: intern1@nifl.gov or 800 Connecticut Ave., Ste. 200 jcromley @aol.com Washington, DC 20202-7560 web site: www.nifl.gov/activities/fllwname.htm ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:35] Update Author: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov at Inet Date: 3/16/99 7:42 AM An update for newcomers to the FoBasics list. List subscribers are introducing themselves and providing a bit of information about what they hope to get out of being on the list. Jennifer Cromley, an NIFL intern, posted a set of questions in her introduction: I am curious about what y'all see as the role of research for our work teaching basic reading/writing/math/computers, etc. to adults. How can research help us? What are the limitations of research? Do you want to know more about the research that is going on? Do you think it is relevant? The purpose of Focus on Basics is to help bridge research and practice, so I'd like to add to her question, does Focus on Basics help you connect research to your day-to-day work in programs? If so, how? If not, how could it? Barbara Garner, Editor, Focus on Basics ****************************** Barbara Garner phone (617) 482-9485 World Education fax (617) 482-0617 44 Farnsworth Street e-mail bgarner@worlded.org Boston, MA 02210-1211
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