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From: "Bryan A. Wilson" <bryan_a_wilson@bellsouth.net>
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Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:1504] RE: News from the EFF Center
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Hello Everyone,
I am an M. Ed. in adult ed who is currently working in a High School Special
Ed setting. I am teaching a local diploma, the "Occupational Diploma," which
has many components of the EFF, but I think the richness of EFF's content
can be better suited to move a senior with a 3rd grade reading ability out
of Special Education and into the workforce and educationally competent
parenthood.
Are there any programs or policies that speak on using/adapting EFF for the
public high school setting?
Bryan
(the other Beach Boy)
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Barbara Garner
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Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:1503] News from the EFF Center
What's New at the Equipped for the Future Center?
The EFF Center continues to work with programs and states nationally on a
variety of projects. You can see what's happening by checking out the
calendar of events at:
http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/lincs/calendar/calendar.cgi?filter_sc=5
It has now been a year since we launched the new EFF website:
http://eff.cls.utk.edu/
There have been many updates made in the past year so I would encourage you
to take a look if you haven't visited recently.
Here are just a few of those updates:
1) Two publications have been added:
http://eff.cls.utk.edu/products_services/online_publications.htm
a. The Winter 2005 issue of HOT Topics with a focus on the standard
Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate.
b. Research to Practice Note #4: An Approach to Assessment Based on
Cognitive Science
2) The EFF Teaching/Learning Toolkit has several new Examples and
supporting Tools/Supports: http://eff.cls.utk.edu/toolkit/
The Toolkit will continue to be a growing resource with more examples in
different settings (ABE, ESOL, Family Literacy, GED, Corrections) and with
different standards.
3) Each of the EFF Standards now has a downloadable pictorial
representation available courtesy of Tacoma Community House in Washington.
The pictures were originally developed for use with ESOL learners but
certainly have other
applications. http://eff.cls.utk.edu/fundamentals/16_standards.htm
4) Updated Spanish translations for the Standards:
http://eff.cls.utk.edu/fundamentals/spanish/eff_spanish_wheel.htm
Aaron Kohring
Coordinator, LINCS Literacy & Learning Disabilities Special Collection
Research Associate, Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee
EFF Center for Training and Technical Assistance
Phone:(865) 974-8426 main
Fax: (865) 974-3857
e-mail: eff@utk.edu
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