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[Assessment 462] NIFL Hosts Live Webcast on NAAL Findings for Below Basic & Basic AdultsNguyen, My Linh Mylinh.Nguyen at ed.govTue Aug 8 17:00:57 EDT 2006
Join the National Institute for Literacy for a LIVE webcast on: Adults with Basic and Below Basic Literacy Levels: Findings from NAAL and Implications for Practice. Featuring Dr. Sheida White, Dr. John Strucker, & Brian Bosworth, and moderated by Lori Aratani WHEN: August 15, 2006 1:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. EST The webcast can be viewed from your computer. We encourage you to register in advance. To register for this webcast go to: <http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=26758&s=1&k=EC4046F499FFDA3117E9FDB1758666EB> For more information about this webcast, go to: <http://www.nifl.gov/> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The National Institute for Literacy is hosting a live webcast on Tuesday, August 15 at 1:30 p.m. to discuss the results of the National Assessement of Adult Literacy (NAAL) 2003, specifically relating to Americans who tested in the Below Basic and Basic literacy levels. The webcast will feature Dr. Sheida White, of the National Center for Education Statistics, who served as project officer for the NAAL, who will present the findings of the NAAL for Below Basic and Basic levels. In addition, there will be a panel of subject-matter experts who will discuss what implications the NAAL findings for Below Basic and Basic adults will have on programs. The panelists include John Strucker, of the National Center for Adult Literacy and Learning, will discuss basic skills; and Brian Bosworth, of the consulting firm FutureWorks, will discuss implications for workforce programs. The live webcast will feature: * Dr. Sheida White directs the National Assessment of Adult Literacy at the National Center for Education Statistics (or NCES). After working as a full-time reading researcher for 6 years, she joined NCES in 1991. During the first 8 years at NCES, she monitored the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP). Since 1999, she has been directing the NAAL project. Her articles have appeared in journals such as Language in Society and Reading Research Quarterly. * John Strucker, Ed.D., is a Lecturer in Education and Research Associate at the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He teaches a laboratory practicum course at Harvard, "Developing Reading in Adults and Older Adolescents," and he has been the principal investigator on two large-scale assessment projects, NCSALL's Adult Reading Components Study (ARCS) and the joint NCSALL/ETS Level 1 Study. * Brian Bosworth is the founder and President of FutureWorks, a private consulting and public policy research firm in Belmont, Massachusetts, that builds regional institutions and strategies for economic growth, workforce education, and civic improvement. The webcast will be moderated by Lori Aratani, Education Staff Writer at the Washington Post. My Linh Nguyen Associate Director of Communications National Institute for Literacy (202) 233-2041 fax (202) 233-2050 mnguyen at nifl.gov
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