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'" 
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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

>

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