Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h940ELV02864; Fri, 3 Oct 2003 20:14:22 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 20:14:22 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <sf7dbb60.035@ontario-mail.tvcc.cc> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Mona Curtis" <MCurtis@tvcc.cc> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9533] RE: Spanish Language Literacy X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.0.3 Status: O Content-Length: 3120 Lines: 96 We have thought about INEA and at least at the moment we don't want to get that involved with another curriculum with special trainings, etc. We're not a big school and we end up individualizing almost all our classes, which is really a good thing. We're not really looking for a curriculum so much as an approach to tutoring. Most of our students just like to sit and copy the book. What should a tutor be doing with them? >>> sylvan@cccchs.org 10/02/03 01:00PM >>> Hi, Mona, Have we talked about the INEA program? -- it seems this would be ideal for your program. The key thing INEA does not pay for is personnel, and you have funds for that. They provide training for teachers and curriculum materials free for students. It's a very good program. The only hitch you may face is contacting the Mexican consulate in your area, as the program is run by them. I can put in contact with our INEA instructor/administrator if you wish. You are certainly right that many of our students are pre-GED levels in their native language, which then impedes their learning of English. So we find that teaching both ESL and Native Language Literacy (NLL) is vital to success for many of the students. It adds another layer of complexity in the multi-level-ness of classrooms, which is a challenge, but the benefits are really worth it. ------- Sylvan Rainwater mailto:sylvan@cccchs.org Program Managaer Family Literacy Clackamas Co. Children's Commission / Head Start Oregon City, OR USA -----Original Message----- From: nifl-esl@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-esl@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Mona Curtis Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 8:36 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9523] Re: dynamics of this list Dear Friends, We at Treasure Valley Community College are embarking on a new venture and I would like some help if anyone else on the Listserv has experience in this area. Ontario Oregon is a rural community and many of our ESL students are agricultural workers whose native language is Spanish. In our efforts to teach ESL we have repeated found that lack of literacy skills in the native language creates a barrier in learning English as an adult. Spanish literacy is also a part of our goal of produing students who are fully bilingual, meaning they read, write and speak both English and Spanish well. We have a strong Spanish GED program but many students are not GED level; they are pre-GED level. So it is this lower end Spanish literacy skills that we wish to address. We have funds to hire a Spanish Literacy tutor coordinator and we also have a pool of potential tutors, mainly recent Spanish GED graduates. There are also many bilingual people in the community who I think would be willing to help if a system was in place to connect them to the individuals who need the help. I would really like to find some other colleges or organizations who have done similar work in native language literacy so that we can share ideas. Mona Curtis ESL Coordinator Treasure Valley Community College 650 College Blvd. Ontario, OR 97914 www.tvcc.cc 541-881-8822 x 316 fax 541-881-2747
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