[NIFL-ESL:9814] NIFL and research

From: Janet Isserlis (Janet_Isserlis@brown.edu)
Date: Wed Jan 28 2004 - 12:38:34 EST


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Dear all,

(with apologies for cross-posting, but with keen interest in 
responses from as broad a group of educators as possible)

There are many reasons for us to continue to support the critically 
important work of NIFL, including its focus on adult  learning.  In a 
recent conversation with a legislative aide, apractitioner reported 
that the aide said "that he didn't necessarily  see 
'researched-based' [practice/teaching] as a problem [for adult 
literacy practitioners], as he put it, 'that means you just 
havestudies showing that what you do works, and you don't just go 
doing whatever you want to do'."

What do you think about that? If NIFL were to change, to 
provid resources only on scientifically-based reading research 
practices, how  would that impact adult literacy and basic 
education?What does this mean to you?   Do you see that  as posing a 
problem?  What are the implications in terms of our work of all of 
the above?

Janet Isserlis



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