I would imagine one of the reasons for fewer posts re. family literacy may have to do w/how many people connected w/family literacy participate in the various lists.  I for one think it is crucial!  How do we stop the cycle of illiteracy if parents aren't interested in improving their academic skills/earning a GED?  Going to an adult education/family literacy class shows children that their parents do think an education is important.

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From: tsticht at znet.com <tsticht at znet.com>
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 4564] Significance of NIFL lists?
To: englishlanguage at nifl.gov
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 3:45 PM


Colleagues: Following are the numbers of messages posted as of June 29 of
2009, about half way through the year. I’m wondering if the numbers of
messages and the rankings of the lists represent anything about the
relative importance of the list topics to the field. There appears to be a
lot of interest at the government level on adult literacy for workforce
development, but the Workplace Literacy list has the lowest number of
messages posted. Does this represent a difference between the interests of
the field and the interests of the government? Does the relatively low
numbers of messages on the Family Literacy list indicate a lower interest
in Family Literacy in the field, and might this be reflected in the federal
administration’s decision to cut all the funding for Even Start, the federal
family literacy program? Do the numbers of messages posted on the different
lists have any particular significance about the adult literacy field or
government policy or anything else?

1.English Language 1245
2.Learning Disabilities 1218
3.Professional Development 907
4.Health Literacy 643
5.Assessment 456
6.Diversity 433
7.Technology 363
8.Family Literacy 214
9.Workplace Literacy 189

Tom Sticht

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