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 h62CZSC19130; Wed, 2 Jul 2003 08:35:28 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 08:35:28 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <p05100305bb288139910f@[67.31.32.53]> 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: Gail Spangenberg <gspangenberg@caalusa.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9104] RE: X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Status: O Content-Length: 3189 Lines: 110 Thanks, Antje. We'll follow up. We're getting lots of great advice. Happy July 4th to you and everyone. Gail >Hello Gail and others: >At the Florida Literacy conference I met a man who >works at a prison in Wakulla County Florida to train >literacy tutors among the inmates. The different >prisons send suitable inmates to "his" prison and the >inmates go through a eight week training to later >return and tutor inmate students. As far as I remember >they use the Laubach materials. I don't know if that >includes ESOL tutoring. I don"t know which prison >system this man worked for. > >My boss has also taught tutor training workshops at >another prison in the area. > >The prison had the GED and Literacy materials >available for their inmates. > >Greetings, >Antje Meissner >Literacy Volunteers of Leon County >Tallahassee, FL > >--- Susan Ryan <susanefl@hotmail.com> wrote: >> Gail--What an interesting idea here--I wonder if any >> inmate has ever become >> a volunteer tutor for the >> Literacy Council which trains and provides materials >> free of charge to tutor >> your student? ( Does anyone know the answer >> offhand? >> Susan >> >> >> >From: "Shuy, Tanya" <Tanya.Shuy@ed.gov> >> >Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov >> >To: Multiple recipients of list >> <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> >> >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9096] RE: Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 >> 14:55:43 -0400 (EDT) >> > >> >Hi Gail, >> > >> >We could send him a copy of Research-Based >> Principles for Adult Basic >> >Education Reading Instruction. It is free. Let me >> know. >> > >> >Tanya Shuy >> >tshuy@nifl.gov >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: Gail Spangenberg >> [mailto:gspangenberg@caalusa.org] >> >Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 1:21 PM >> >To: Multiple recipients of list >> >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9095] >> > >> > >> >Friends, I have received a rather compelling letter >> from a male >> >inmate in Colorado asking for advice and materials >> on how best to >> >work as a tutor with men in adult >> education/literacy classes at the >> >prison (mainly GED and ESL). He needs to be able >> to obtain materials >> >at no cost. From what I can tell of his letter, he >> has no e-mail >> >access, but I would like to try and help him out by >> letter with some >> >sound leads. If anyone experienced in this area >> can offer >> >suggestions that I might compile and pass along to >> him, I'd be >> >grateful for a direct e-mail response from you. >> Thanks very much. >> >Gail S >> >-- >> >Gail Spangenberg >> >President >> >Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy >> >1221 Avenue of the Americas - 50th Floor >> >New York, NY 10020 >> >212-512-2362, fax 212-512-2610 >> >> >_________________________________________________________________ >> The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months >> FREE* >> http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail >> > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! >http://sbc.yahoo.com -- Gail Spangenberg President Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy 1221 Avenue of the Americas - 50th Floor New York, NY 10020 212-512-2362, fax 212-512-2610
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