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[ProfessionalDevelopment 2125] Re: Looking for help andsuggestions...Judith Sinclair j-p-sinclair at worldnet.att.netWed May 7 11:55:04 EDT 2008
Thank you, Barbara, for this helpful information. I will benefit from your ideas and sources, I know, and so will my students. All best, Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Sabaj" <bjteach at ameritech.net> To: "'The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List'" <professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 9:15 PM Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2122] Re: Looking for help andsuggestions... > You may want to try Paul Rogers pumarosa.com. My Hispanic students love > it. > Also for a little higher level, you could try English for All. Myefa.org > There are many sites and you could develop a track at Trackstar > trackstar.4teachers.org which will allow you to have students work on only > the websites that you feel would be helpful. In this manner, they do not > get lost on the net. > > > Barbara Sabaj > bjteach at ameritech.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov > [mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Judith > Sinclair > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 1:43 PM > To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List > Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2120] Looking for help and > suggestions... > > Hello, all, > > In considering a new project: working short-term ( once or twice a week > for > 1 hour for 6 weeks) with a group of 10-15 maintenance-level employees who > are largely Hispanic, and who have between no and very modest levels of > American English skills, are there any web sources that would be helpful > and > that you might recommend. > > The overarching goal of the project would be to provide primarily work and > also life "survival" language that will enable the participants to address > their work environment literacy requirements (conversation with tenants, > writing out work orders, reading basic information about their jobs, etc.) > > I am almost overwhelmed by all of the resources available, and wonder if > someone can point me to something that is comprehensive, but fairly simple > in its orientation, with clear, simple, resources. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > All best, > > Judith Peyton Sinclair, PhD > > ---------------------------------------------------- > National Institute for Literacy > Adult Literacy Professional Development mailing list > professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov > > To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to > http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/professionaldevelopment > > Provide feedback by May 30th on the AALPD Quality Professional Development > Standards: > http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/AALPD_PD_Quality_Standards_Feedback > > Professional Development section of the Adult Literacy Education Wiki > http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Adult_Literacy_Professional_Development >
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