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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Currently we “team” administer
the BEST Plus. It seems that I (the ESL Coordinator) consistently score
higher on the Communication section and lower on the Language Complexity than
does our ABE Coordinator. We started using the team approach so that we
would be consistent. I still do the BEST Oral (not plus) for low level
ESL learners.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The team approach is very labor intensive
and we are going to have to go it alone soon.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Diane<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=1 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'>Diane K. Snell<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=1 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'>ESL Education Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=1
color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'>Racine</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'> Literacy Council<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Lake Avenue</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font size=1 color=navy><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'>, <st1:State w:st="on">WI</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">53403</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=1 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'>262-632-9495<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=1 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'>www.racineliteracy.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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