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[Assessment 895] REGISTER for the August 29 Health Literacy WebcastMaralit, Mary Jo MMaralit at NIFL.govMon Aug 20 17:36:53 EDT 2007
REGISTER for the August 29 Webcast: Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy WHEN: August 29, 2007 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern Time 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Mountain Time 10:30 AM - 12:00 AM Pacific Time *To Register, go to: http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/webcasts/NAALhealth/webcast0829.html * Be sure to mark your calendar for Wednesday, August 29. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email that gives you more information on how to tune in for the webcast on August 29. (Please note, you will need either Windows Media Player or Real Player to view the webcast. More instructions will be provided, once you have registered.) For more information about this webcast or The National Institute for Literacy, go to: http://www.nifl.gov. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The August 29 webcast will focus on the Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results of the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) 2003. The live webcast will feature: * Dr. Sheida White directs the National Assessment of Adult Literacy at the National Center for Education Statistics (or NCES). Her doctoral degree is in linguistics from Georgetown University. 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. Dr. White has taught non-native English speaking adults. She created a guided reading program to address the reading comprehension needs of slow readers. Her articles have appeared in journals such as "Language in Society" and "Reading Research Quarterly". * Other panelists: TBA. * The webcast will be moderated by Dr. Sandra L. Baxter, Director of the National Institute for Literacy. -------------------------- The National Institute for Literacy has hosted a number of web casts presenting information, findings and results from the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL), for more information on these webcast, please go to: http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/NAAL2003.html.
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