Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h3PDYdU20779; Fri, 25 Apr 2003 09:34:39 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 09:34:39 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <005801c30b2e$fe8c8910$35881a0a@famlit.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Jon Lee" <jlee@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1534] Clips and Cross Posts X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 4249 Lines: 93 Good Morning! From: ASCD SmartBrief [ascd@smartbrief.com]Arpil, 23, 2003 This is a great article.... When Children Aren't Ready for Kindergarten How can schools promote the achievement of children who are old enough to enroll in kindergarten but who are not developmentally ready to succeed? Two approaches that parents and schools commonly use are delaying the child's entry into kindergarten and retaining the child in kindergarten for an extra year. http://www.ascd.org/cms/objectlib/ascdframeset/index.cfm?publication=http:// www.ascd.org/publications/ed_lead/200304/holloway.html Also be sure to look up one of the articles referenced in this piece... Copies of An Uneven Start: Indicators of Inequality in School Readiness can be down-loaded for free from www.ets.org/research/. Hard copies are available for $15.00 (prepaid) from the Policy Information Center, Mail Stop 04-R, Educational Testing Service, Rosedale Road, Princeton, NJ 08541 (609-734-5694 or e-mail pic@ets.org). From: Harriet Vardiman Smith, Librarian, Adult Literacy Clearinghouse, Texas Center for Adult Literacy & Learning This PBS series is not on literacy per se, but the subject of race should be of interest to many in the field of adult literacy because of the interactions among race, poverty, and literacy. The series will premiere nationally on PBS on April 24, May 1, and May 8. Air times are 9PM here in College Station, but check your local PBS station listings. Race: The Power of an Illusion, is a three-hour series of videos produced by California Newsreel, in association with ITVS, with major funding from Ford Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Diversity Fund. This is the first television series to scrutinize the very idea of race through the distinct lenses of science, history and social institutions, the three one-hour programs challenge some of people's most deeply held beliefs. Episode One: The Difference Between Us How different are we really? Episode Two: The Story We Tell Where did the idea of race come from? Episode Three: The House We Live In Just because race isn't biological doesn't mean it isn't real. The National Center for Study of Adult Learning and Literacy has just published its first issue of Focus on Policy, which will be a semi-annual (twice yearly) online publication. The first issue's theme is "The GED and Beyond". Featured articles by Alice Johnson Cain include: "Is the GED Valuable to Those Who Pass It?"; "Is it Time for the Adult Education System to Change Its Goal from High School Equivalency to College Readiness?"; and "A Model for Adult Education-to-Postsecondary Transition Programs". Steve Steurer of the Correctional Education Association contributed "The GED Reduces Recidivism, Saves Money, and Reduces Crime". Unlike NCSALL's quarterly Focus on Basics, there is not a plan to distribute this new 8-page magazine by mail. It can be read or printed from NCSALL's website (in pdf format) at: http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~ncsall/publication.html From:PEN Weekly NewsBlast for April 25, 2003, Public Education Network [PEN@PublicEducation.org] After you check out this great little report, make sure you explore the whole web site - many, many resources! TWELVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PUBLIC OPINION & SCHOOLS Drawing on a decade of opinion research and polls conducted by other respected organizations, Public Agenda pinpoints the 12 key elements of public thinking about public schools and shows how it has changed over the last few years. The standards movement is in full sway in American schools, and support for higher standards and accountability remains solid. But beneath the surface, teachers are discouraged, administrators are besieged by politics and many teachers and students worry about an unruly, disrespectful and sometimes violent atmosphere in American high schools. http://www.publicagenda.org/aboutpa/aboutpa_press_release_detail.cfm?list=52 Take care! Jon Lee Senior Training Specialist Project Manager for Design and Development NIFL-Family Listserve moderator National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main St, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40202-4237 Phone: 502.584.1133 x175 Fax: 502.584.0172 jlee@famlit.org http://www.famlit.org
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