[AAACE-NLA] immigrants with a high school diploma [faked-from ]

[Catherine B. King]

Hello All:

FYI here are three recent NYTimes articles about 
books and reading in America and one about 
young adults and incarceration:

Catherine King

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/08/politics/08mental.html?th

Fewer Noses Stuck in Books in America, Survey Finds
By BRUCE WEBER
A survey by the National Endowment for the Arts finds a
precipitous downward trend in book consumption by 
Americans.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/08/books/08READ.html?th


OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
The Closing of the American Book
By ANDREW SOLOMON
When reading for pleasure declines, so do health, politics
and education.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/10/opinion/10SOLO.html?th


Many Youths Reported Held Awaiting Mental Help
By ROBERT PEAR
Investigators said that 15,000 children with psychiatric
disorders were improperly incarcerated last year because no
mental health services were available.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: George Demetrion 
  To: National Literacy Advocacy List sponsored by AAACE 
  Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 3:29 PM
  Subject: RE: [AAACE-NLA] immigrants with a high school diploma [faked-from ]


  Andrea,

   

  This is an important consideration.  A lot of the impact among those students at a pre-GED level is subtle, often elusive, and sometimes related to these areas as you mention.

   

  I'm compiling a report on about what about 20 students in our program learned last year, including the utilizations of literacy in the external environment.  I hope to place the document on a web site, which if I'm successful, I will provide the link.  For starters here's the questionnaire that some of the students filled out on their own while others did so with the assistance of their tutors.

   

  George Demetrion

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  Student Interview Questions

  Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford

  June 2004

   

  Your Name: ________________________________________________________

   

  Date:________________________________________________

   

  Teacher's Name & Program______________________________________

   

   

   

    1.. What did you like most learning about this year?  Why?   What didn't you find interesting or satisfactory?  Why? 
   

   

   

   

   

    2.. What can you do now with your reading and writing that you couldn't do a year ago? 
   

   

   

   

   

   

    3.. What is still difficult for you in learning to read and write? 
   

   

   

   

   

   

    4.. What are some ways you can work on those problem areas? 
   

   

   

   

   

    5.. In what ways are you using reading and writing outside the program whether at home, shopping, or a community setting? 
   

   

   

   

    6.. What can you do now in those areas that you couldn't do before? 
   

   

   

    7.. What is it that you still can't do in those settings related to reading and writing that you would like to accomplish? 
   

   

   

    8.. What would you like to accomplish next year through your participation in the program?  Name at least three things. 
   

   

   

   

    9.. What topics are you interested in learning more about in your groups? 
   

   

   

   

    10.. Why do you participate in the program?  What do you get out of it?  What does it mean to you?  What does literacy mean to you? 
   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


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  From: aaace-nla-bounces at lists.literacytent.org [mailto:aaace-nla-bounces at lists.literacytent.org] On Behalf Of AWilder106 at aol.com
  Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 3:50 PM
  To: aaace-nla at lists.literacytent.org
  Subject: Re: [AAACE-NLA] immigrants with a high school diploma [faked-from ]

   

  If the parents are poor, their children may not have necessary access to medical care, nutrition, vision, hearing,and dental care.  All these correlate with school success.  Literacy is a gateway to a higher economic level.  Where possible, adult literacy programs should incorporate links to these resources for the parents so they can help their children.  

  Andrea



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