[AAACE-NLA] AAACE-NLA Digest, Vol 32, Issue 31
Hector-Mason, Anestine
ahector-mason at air.org
Wed Jan 18 14:58:35 EST 2006
This is interesting, but I wonder if this is just a generalization about
people from the Asian and Jewish cultures. I wonder if making
generalizations like this could lead others to develop opposite opinions
about the other groups not mentioned.
One could argue that people from all different cultures have a high
regard for education, but not all of them have the wherewithal, perhaps,
to show how much they value education. Access to education is neither
studied across all cultural groups nor is it distributed equally among
all cultural groups for generalizations like these to be made.
I'm always uncomfortable about whole-group generalizations.
AHM
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In talking with my Asian friends, it is understood that education is to
be taken seriously and that showing respect for your teachers is of
utmost importance. I know that teachers in China are highly respected.
I think it is also true of the Jewish culture. They too, seem to have a
high regard for education. Linda
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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Need Help with Grade Equivalency Categories (Sheri Rogers)
2. Re: Mother's skill level (jtrafford)
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Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:17:19 -0600
From: "Sheri Rogers" <rogerss at apsd.k12.ar.us
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Subject: Re: [AAACE-NLA] Need Help with Grade Equivalency Categories
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http://www.lacnyc.org/resources/adult/EFL_descriptors.pdf
(Yes, it's long, copy & paste)
Has a clear copy of the NRS descriptors for each level- this is similar
to what we have used in our staff development, in a nice PDF format
Sheri D. Rogers
Director of Adult Education
Arkadelphia Public Schools
870.246.1104
>>> vharris at lc.edu <mailto:vharris%40lc.edu> 01/17/06 2:00 PM >>>
Hello all,
I am needing to communicate "grade level equivalency" categories with
adult
literacy volunteer tutors and would like to gather opinions on how to
best
do this. My first thought was to use the already established NRS
categories, which are:
Beginning Literacy (0-1.9 grade level)
Beginning ABE (2-3.9)
Low Intermediate ABE (4-5.9)
High Intermediate ABE (6-8.9)
Low Advanced ASE (9-10.9)
High Advanced ASE (11-12.9)
What do you think? Any better ideas out there??? Thanks in advance for
sharing your thoughts.
Val Harris
Director of Adult Education
Lewis & Clark Community College
5800 Godfrey Road
Godfrey, IL 62035
(618) 468-4100
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Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:55:41 -0500
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Subject: Re: [AAACE-NLA] Mother's skill level
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All of the students that I see in K-12 of asian linage have a strong
desire to
succeed due to family ddiscipline and code of work ethic. I am sadden
to see
others of upper middle class not interested in school and with less
respect than
asian breothers and sisters.
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Can anyone explain how the children of Asian families do so well in
school?
These families have come to this country sometimes semi -literate to
illiterate,
yet their children shine in school.
Tanya Tweeton
Sarah Beaman-Jones <sbeaman at webster.edu <mailto:sbeaman%40webster.edu>
> wrote:
While it is true, "the single most effective predictor of children's
literacy is mother's
education level" is frequently quoted, there has been some
interesting research in this area. Victoria Purcell-Gates researched
the effect of mothers' educational level on the children's emergent
literacy skills. What she discovered is that it was in the homes
where children saw their mother use her literacy skills for useful
purposes [read the TV guide, write a grocery list] that the children
developed literacy skills. They saw reading as "useful."
--
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815 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63101
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1-314-678-4443 ext. 206
1-314-678-2938 [fax]
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