[AAACE-NLA] Re: AAACE-NLA Digest, Vol 23, Issue 23
Ellison, Art
AEllison at ed.state.nh.us
Fri Apr 22 08:06:04 EDT 2005
To the field,
We have a final tally of 58 members of the House and 31 Senators who
signed the Dear Colleague letters, so if a member's name does not appear on
that list they did not sign the letter.
The letters requested the Chair and Ranking member of House and Senate
Appropriation's Committees to "maintain funding for adult education at the
fiscal year 2005 level of $585.4 million".
Art Ellison, Co-Chair, Policy Committee, National Council of State Directors
of Adult Education
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From: andres [mailto:aayala.dal at avance.org]
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Subject: [AAACE-NLA] Re: AAACE-NLA Digest, Vol 23, Issue 23
Hi, How do we know which members of congress have NOT signed off on the Dear
Colleague Letters.
Please explain what is the purpose of this letter; is it to support Adult
Ed? EvenStart? etc.
Andres Ayala
Avance-Dallas
Tel. 214-637.5437
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> Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:44:20 -0400
> From: "Debbie Yoho" <dwyoho at earthlink.net>
> Subject: [AAACE-NLA] Children of the Code
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> Dear Friends: I've just had a most profitable and interesting
> professional
> experience that I want to pass along. Thanks to a brief email exchange
> with Bob Sweet, I discovered a website (and project) called Children of
> the
> Code (go to www.childrenofthecode.org) The site has transcripts of
> interviews with more than 80 major experts on reading instruction, from
> neuroscientific viewpoints to classroom perspectives. Mr. Sweet suggested
> that I read a transcript of an interview with him to learn more about
> scientific-based reading instruction and his perspective on how to teach
> reading. The interview was most helpful, even though the discussion was
> almost exclusively about children. After reading Mr. Sweet's interview I
> clicked immediately on an interview with Robert Wedgeworth, head of
> Proliteracy. The EPIPHANY MOMENT happened when I began to compare the two
> points of view. I was surprised to find what I believe to be considerable
> common ground. Both literacy leaders agree about issues of self-esteem
> and
> environmental factors such as parental support. More and more I believe
> that what appears to be opposing views about techniques to teach reading
> is
> really more about rhetoric.
>
> I have been trying to "listen hard" to the conservative point of view to
> find "common ground" as I have increasingly become alarmed that infighting
> and turfism are getting worse, not better. This effort has been
> exhilirating. While I continue to be unconvinced by much of the "proof"
> that "science" offers, and I wish Mr. Sweet would drop words like
> "malpractice" from his vocabulary, I have learned a lot. In short, I think
> Mr. Sweet and others, including myself, need to come out of our respective
> corners and meet in the middle. A truly open-minded discussion of
> research
> may be that middle ground. The website "Children of the Code" may not a
> non-partisan forum, (I haven't spent enough time there yet to judge that)
> but it is available and open.
>
> I challenge everyone on this list, of all viewpoints, to spend some time
> with Children of the Code.
>
>
> For the Cause! Debbie
>
> Deborah W. Yoho
> Co-moderator, NIFL-Health Listserv
> Executive Director, Greater Columbia Literacy Council
> Past President, SC Adult Literacy Educators
> 2728 Devine Street, Columbia, SC 29205
> 803-765-2555 Fax 803-799-8417 dwyoho at earthlink.net
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 05:39:59 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Anita Landoll <amlandoll at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [AAACE-NLA] Children of the Code
> To: dwyoho at earthlink.net, National Literacy Advocacy List sponsored by
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> I agree. Children of the Code has many informative
> interviews. Everyone may be especially interested in
> the interviews with persons who are exploring the
> English collision between the Romance (Latin-based)
> and Anglo-Saxon (German-based) languages. Articles
> explain why decoding our language is so tricky...
>
> Anita www.learntoreadnow.com
>
>
>
> --- Debbie Yoho <dwyoho at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Dear Friends: I've just had a most profitable and
>> interesting professional
>> experience that I want to pass along. Thanks to a
>> brief email exchange
>> with Bob Sweet, I discovered a website (and project)
>> called Children of the
>> Code (go to www.childrenofthecode.org) The site has
>> transcripts of
>> interviews with more than 80 major experts on
>> reading instruction, from
>> neuroscientific viewpoints to classroom
>> perspectives. Mr. Sweet suggested
>> that I read a transcript of an interview with him to
>> learn more about
>> scientific-based reading instruction and his
>> perspective on how to teach
>> reading. The interview was most helpful, even though
>> the discussion was
>> almost exclusively about children. After reading
>> Mr. Sweet's interview I
>> clicked immediately on an interview with Robert
>> Wedgeworth, head of
>> Proliteracy. The EPIPHANY MOMENT happened when I
>> began to compare the two
>> points of view. I was surprised to find what I
>> believe to be considerable
>> common ground. Both literacy leaders agree about
>> issues of self-esteem and
>> environmental factors such as parental support.
>> More and more I believe
>> that what appears to be opposing views about
>> techniques to teach reading is
>> really more about rhetoric.
>>
>> I have been trying to "listen hard" to the
>> conservative point of view to
>> find "common ground" as I have increasingly become
>> alarmed that infighting
>> and turfism are getting worse, not better. This
>> effort has been
>> exhilirating. While I continue to be unconvinced by
>> much of the "proof"
>> that "science" offers, and I wish Mr. Sweet would
>> drop words like
>> "malpractice" from his vocabulary, I have learned a
>> lot. In short, I think
>> Mr. Sweet and others, including myself, need to come
>> out of our respective
>> corners and meet in the middle. A truly open-minded
>> discussion of research
>> may be that middle ground. The website "Children of
>> the Code" may not a
>> non-partisan forum, (I haven't spent enough time
>> there yet to judge that)
>> but it is available and open.
>>
>> I challenge everyone on this list, of all
>> viewpoints, to spend some time
>> with Children of the Code.
>>
>>
>> For the Cause! Debbie
>>
>> Deborah W. Yoho
>> Co-moderator, NIFL-Health Listserv
>> Executive Director, Greater Columbia Literacy
>> Council
>> Past President, SC Adult Literacy Educators
>> 2728 Devine Street, Columbia, SC 29205
>> 803-765-2555 Fax 803-799-8417
>> dwyoho at earthlink.net
>>
>>
>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:02:16 -0400
> From: "David J. Rosen" <DJRosen at theworld.com>
> Subject: [AAACE-NLA] May 2-6 Congressional Recess
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> AAACE-NLA Colleagues,
>
> The message below was sent to SPOC's. Please contact your Senators and
> Congresspeople when they are in the state or District May 2-6. Thank
> them if they signed the Dear Colleage letter. If they did not, give
> them good reasons why they should support the restoration of federal
> funding and ask if they will commit to this. Let them know btheir
> constituents care about adult basic education federal funding.
>
> David J. Rosen
> Adult Literacy Advocate
>
> Subject: May 2-6 Congressional Recess
> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 09:32:29 -0400
> From: Ellison, Art <AEllison at ed.state.nh.us>
>
>
>
>
>
> To: Single Point of Contact Network
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>
>
> From: Art Ellison, Co-Chair, Policy Committee, NCSDAE
>
>
>
> Date: April 21, 2005
>
>
>
> Re: Congressional Recess, May 2-6, 2005
>
>
>
>
>
> The next Congressional Recess is scheduled for May 2-6, 2005. At this
> time many members of the US House and Senate will be back in their
> states meeting with constituents. This would be a good opportunity to
> request meetings with members of Congress, particularly those who did
> not sign the Dear Colleague Letters, and those who are members of the
> respective Appropriations Committees.
>
> The schedules for meetings with constituents are usually set by the
> district or regional offices of each Senator and Representative. We have
> found that home state meetings with a Representative or Senator which
> include two or three local program directors and a few students work
> very well.
>
> Let me know if you have any interesting discussions particularly with
> members of Congress who have not previously indicated a position on
> adult education funding.
>
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> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:03:50 -0400
> From: "David J. Rosen" <DJRosen at theworld.com>
> Subject: [AAACE-NLA] CORRECTION: May 2-6 Congressional Recess
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> THE SENATE WILL BE IN RECESS ON MAY 2-6 BUT THE HOUSE WILL BE IN
> SESSION. SORRY FOR THE INCORRECT INFORMATION. Art Ellison
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> Subject: May 2-6 Congressional Recess
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> To: Single Point of Contact Network
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> From: Art Ellison, Co-Chair, Policy Committee, NCSDAE
>
>
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> Date: April 21, 2005
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>
>
> Re: Congressional Recess, May 2-6, 2005
>
>
>
>
>
> The next Congressional Recess is scheduled for May 2-6, 2005. At this
> time many members of the US House and Senate will be back in their
> states meeting with constituents. This would be a good opportunity to
> request meetings with members of Congress, particularly those who did
> not sign the Dear Colleague Letters, and those who are members of the
> respective Appropriations Committees.
>
> The schedules for meetings with constituents are usually set by the
> district or regional offices of each Senator and Representative. We have
> found that home state meetings with a Representative or Senator which
> include two or three local program directors and a few students work
> very well.
>
> Let me know if you have any interesting discussions particularly with
> members of Congress who have not previously indicated a position on
> adult education funding.
>
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