Pax Steve!
 
I agree 100% with you Steve about the content issue. That is why I try
to get my students to find their own study material. However, the
students themselves are not used to student-centered education, as
opposed to teacher-centered. Very few educational systems around the
globe stress the student's role in their own education, apart from
memorization.
 
But another problem currently is that most funding for education goes
toward specific content, and not necessarily learning skills. Alas.
 
Ciao!
 
Martin E. Senger
Adult ESL / Civics Teacher,
G.E.C.A.C. / The R. Banjamin Wiley Learning Center
ESL Co-Director,
PAACE
Erie, Pa
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[mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Steve
Kaufmann
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 11:50 PM
To: bw_hall at yahoo.com; The Adult Literacy Professional Development
Discussion List
Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2542] Re: The "Decoding" of
words,sentences, and paragraphs
 
I agree that this, and other information provided by Mr. Sticht, is very
interesting.

I find that in reading Russian, which I am studying, the more familiar I
am with the subject the better I do at negotiating meaning from
sentences and paragraphs. If I am interested in the subject, and have
heard an audio file of the content, I get momentum which helps me create
meaning out of the words.

I wonder if we should not put more effort into allowing learners to
choose content to read that they are interested in and familiar with,
and allowing them listen to a recording of it before reading. In time
the recording may cease to be necessary.

Steve


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