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 h63BVEC08936; Thu, 3 Jul 2003 07:31:15 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 07:31:15 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <p05100301bb29c19c2c0c@[67.31.5.38]> 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:9110] Re: Prison aid X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Status: O Content-Length: 2897 Lines: 81 Elsa and others, I don't plan to advocate anything in particular, but will leave that to the professional sources he decides to contact. I've had excellent responses from a large number of people and will compile the information and pass it along to the fellow. I've learned a lot from this round of communications and thank all of you who took the time to help. Happy Holiday weekend! Gail S >I would be careful about any program that advocates reading one word >at a time; this robs students of the ability to use multiple >contextual cues, to do pre-reading, previewing and many other >strategies that aid the meaning making processes. Elsa Auerbach > >> ---------- >> From: John Nissen >> Reply To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov >> Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2003 5:56 PM >> To: Multiple recipients of list >> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9100] Re: Prison aid >> >> Hello Gail, >> >> You could try WordAloud - download it from the web onto a CD - >> from http://www.cloudworld.co.uk. >> WordAloud can be used for 30 minutes before it times out. >> It includes phonics material which could help in >> adult education/literacy classes, including ESL. >> WordAloud displays a word at a time across the screen, >> so, with a large monitor, can be used to teach a number of >> adults in a classroom setting. >> >> BTW, WordAloud has recently been used for TEFL with great success >> in Sri Lanka. >> >> Regards, >> >> John >> -- >> >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 >> >> -- >> Access the word, access the world! -- Try our WordAloud software!! >> >> John Nissen, Cloudworld Ltd., Chiswick, London >> Tel: +44 (0) 845 458 3944 (local rate in the UK) >> Fax: +44 (0) 20 8742 8715 >> Web: http://www.cloudworld.co.uk >> >> -- Gail Spangenberg President Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy 1221 Avenue of the Americas - 50th Fl New York, NY 10020 212-512-2362, fax 212-512-2610
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