Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h23FxGP13896; Mon, 3 Mar 2003 10:59:16 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 10:59:16 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <F26oZRecpzCdVtupU1q0001cec0@hotmail.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Susan Ryan" <susanefl@hotmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8712] Re: Writing in books X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 5472 Lines: 169 Cindi, Could you tell me what areas in South Carolina have active ESOL teaching programs? Is it fairly prevalent there? In public school systems, do you know? Susan Susanefl@hotmail.com >From: "Cindi Riley" <criley@lowcountryliteracy.org> >Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8706] Re: Writing in books >Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 09:59:43 -0500 (EST) > >I think that a CD for worksheets would be wonderful. ELLIS has Learner >Guides that are printed in just that way. It's great to be able to print >just what you need. > >******************** >Cindi Riley >Assistant Director >Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry >1403 Prince St. >Beaufort, SC 29902 >phone 843-525-6658 >fax 843-521-1945 >criley@lowcountryliteracy.org >www.lowcountryliteracy.org > >-----Original Message----- >From: nifl-esl@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-esl@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of Cathy Shank >Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:11 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8662] Re: Writing in books > > >Do you have a budget for photocopies? Or is that a problem also? >Just curious to know if a text series that offered an accompanying CD >ROM that came with the Teacher edition and that had worksheets that you >could print off, would be attractive? >Cathy Shank > > >-----Original Message----- >From: nifl-esl@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-esl@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Lorraine >Gardner >Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:03 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8661] Re: Writing in books > >This is definitely the ideal situation, I agree. However, in the >non-credit >community college ESL/ABE programs in which I have taught, the only way >students could have their own book was to buy it themselves. Some did, >but >the vast majority could not afford it. So if I wanted to give students >an >assignment to work on at home, I had to make photocopies. With the >budget >cuts going on nowadays, I imagine the situation will not change any time > >soon. It's not the ideal, but it's the situation that many of us have to >face. > >Lorraine Gardner >Academic/Workplace Skills Instructor >Omaha, NE >lad-oh@etop.org > > >At 09:42 AM 2/27/03 -0500, you wrote: > >Christina, > > > >I have to agree that students need the actual book. Having their own > >personal book gives a status of "learner" and nothing else accomplishes > >this in quite the same way. > > > >Donita Kaare > >Learning Skills Center Director > >Olney Central College > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Barbara Dorsett [mailto:barbsesl@worldpath.net] > >Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 8:38 AM > >To: Multiple recipients of list > >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8659] Re: Writing in books > > > >Christina: Our adult ed. center was recently given an explanation of > >the > >copyright law, and the way I understand it is that as long as you >aren't > >copying a whole book, and what you do copy is only used in your > >classroom, > >you can make copies. Of course, that may mean some things in a book > >won't > >be used. Some of us just have the students number a sheet of paper and > >do > >exercises that way without writing in the book. Anyway, I know how you > >feel--we also have limited resources and have to keep a close eye on > >copy > >machine use. Any, yes, I do look for photocopiable materials, and I am > >finding more and more of them. I think publishers/authors are getting > >the > >idea of our plight in adult ed. My favorite text to get people started > >in > >English is called Collaborations: English in Our Lives (Lit. Level) by > >Donna > >Moss, Cathy Shank, and Lynda Terrill (Go, Lynda!) published by Heinle & > >Heinle. It has life stories written by actual learners (so your >learners > >can > >relate), great photographs, many different writing, listening, and > >speaking > >activities, and great ideas for little projects to do in class. The > >upper > >levels of this series have even more great ideas for extension > >activities. > >Barbara Dorsett, > >ESOL teacher and coordinator > >Dover Adult Learning Center > >Dover, NH > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <Cleomathew@aol.com> > >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> > >Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 12:50 AM > >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8654] Writing in books > > > > > > > Hello list, > > > > > > I was wondering how other people dealt with this problem. I teach at > >the > > > pre-literacy level with adult refugees. We can buy classroom sets of > >books, > > > but the books have to stay in the room and can't be written in. > >Students > >can > > > buy books, but many don't have the resources to do so. What have >other > > > programs done? Do you use books in your classroom? Do you look for > >copyable > > > materials? Are there any favorite books at the pre-literacy level? > > > > > > I like Longman ESL Literacy, but since we can't write in the books >and > >it > > > isn't a copyable book, I can't use it. I've ended up making a lot of > >my > >own > > > worksheets, and I use pictures from magazines and the Internet to >make > >board > > > games and card sets for basic foods, body parts, clothing, etc. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Christina L. Mathew > > > DeKalb Tech. ESL Teacher, > > > Clarkston, Georgia > > > > _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
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