The register button wouldn't work for me either.  I had my colleagues try
and some can get in and others cannot.  Some can get in one minute and not
the next.  Some get in by double clicking on the buttons, and others require
just one click.  It is very weird.
 
There must be some glitch in this site.
 
Cathy Shank
 
Phone:  1-800-257-3723 ext. 112 or 304-766-7655 ext. 112
Fax: 304-766-7915
Email: cshank at access.k12.wv.us
 
 
From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Nicole Graves
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 8:25 PM
To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 3120] Re: Free Website to Help Immigrants
LearnEnglish http://www.usalearns.org/
 
You need to register, I think.  I did and I had no problem.
 
Nicole B. Graves
The Center for New Americans
Amherst, Northampton, Greenfield, MA
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From: cathy <mailto:cshank at access.k12.wv.us>  Shank 
To: 'The <mailto:englishlanguage at nifl.gov>  Adult English Language Learners
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Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 1:56 PM
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 3117] Re: Free Website to Help Immigrants
LearnEnglish http://www.usalearns.org/
 
I cannot get into this website.  The main page comes up, but none of the
buttons work.
 
Cathy Shank
 
Phone:  1-800-257-3723 ext. 112 or 304-766-7655 ext. 112
Fax: 304-766-7915
Email: cshank at access.k12.wv.us
 
 
From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Talia Kowitt
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 6:01 PM
To: 
 
 <http://www.usalearns.org/> http://www.usalearns.org/
 
 
 
 <http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/news_events/11-07-08.html>
http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/news_events/11-07-08.html
 

FOR RELEASE:
November 7, 2008
Contact: Samara Yudof or
Jim Bradshaw 
                (202) 401-1576         
Department of Education

 

USALearns.org Could Help As Many As 11 Million Limited-English Adults
The U.S. Department of Education today launched U.S.A. Learns, a free Web
site to help immigrants learn English. The Web site, which is located at
www.USALearns.org <http://www.usalearns.org/> , provides approximately 11
million adults who have low levels of English proficiency with easily
accessible and free English language training.
"America's limited-English adults will now have readily available materials
to improve their literacy and help them become more productive workers,
better parents, engaged community members and active citizens," said Troy
Justesen, assistant secretary for the Office of Vocational and Adult
Education.
Launch of the site completes one of the goals in President Bush's Aug. 10,
2007, announcement of 26 immigration reforms that his Administration would
pursue within existing law -- including the assimilation of new citizens and
helping immigrants learn English to expand their opportunities in America.
Recognizing that "[k]nowledge of English is the most important component of
assimilation" and "an investment in tools to help new Americans learn
English will be repaid many times over," the Administration pledged to
launch a free, Web-based portal to help immigrants learn English.
U.S.A. Learns offers the following features:
*         An easily accessible Internet learning tool;
*         Simple directions;
*         Free instructional materials developed to teach basic English
skills and help adults improve their English proficiency; and
*         Learning modules that can be used outside a traditional classroom
Upon entering the site, users can choose directions in either English or
Spanish and then pick which English level they need -- beginner or
intermediate. Once in the modules, the instruction is almost exclusively in
English. In the beginner course, 20 units are offered in such areas as
numbers, the calendar, places to go, families, schools, clothes, money and
shopping. For intermediate students, more challenging exercises can help
them further their existing English reading and writing skills. 
The 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy documented that as many as 11
million adults in the U.S. are not literate in English. Currently, local and
state providers have the ability to serve only approximately one million of
those learners annually, prompting the need for a Web site of this kind to
offer to adults seeking easily accessible English literacy training. 
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education,
through its Division of Adult Education and Literacy, oversaw the design of
U.S.A. Learns. Core funding was provided by the U.S. Department of
Education. The University of Michigan and Sacramento County Office of
Education assisted the U.S. Education Department in the development of the
U.S.A. Learns Web site. The site uses materials previously developed with
public funds. 
In addition, the U.S. Department of Education plans to invite proposals from
outside entities to take over the adult literacy portal in the future.
*	To view a fact sheet on U.S.A. Learns, visit
http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/publications/pdf/USALearnsFactSheet08.pdf 
*	U.S. <http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/11/11072008.html>
Department of Education Press Release 

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