[MCAEnews] Fwd: Forthcoming Discussions on Reading Comprehension and Innovations in ESL
The MCAE Advocate
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Mon Jan 28 10:51:20 EST 2008
The National Institute for Literacy is sponsoring two online
discussions that you might be interested in. One discussion topic is
Comprehension Monitoring Strategies for Adult Readers. The other is
Strategies for Innovation in Community College ESL.
Details from Kaye Beall and Tim Ponder are below.
Kenny Tamarkin
Executive Director
MCAE
KTamarkin at mcae.net
978-979-1906
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From: "Kaye Beall" kaye_beall at worlded.org
Sent: Sun 01/27/08 4:42 PM
Subject: Fwd: Forthcoming Discussions on Reading
Comprehension and Innovations in ESL
Here are announcements for two discussions that we thought you might
be
interested in participating in and/or forwarding to your programs.
To
subscribe to the discussions lists, go to:
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/subscribe_all.html
Kaye Beall & Tim Ponder
National Institute for Literacy’s Regional Resource Center 1
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Discussion Announcements
The Family Literacy Discussion List will host the following
discussion
from February 4-8, 2008: Comprehension Monitoring Strategies for
Adult
Readers.
Guest Moderators
Susan McShane is a Reading Initiative Specialist at the National
Center
for Family Literacy. She has more than 20 years of experience in
adult
education and family literacy. She has taught adult reading students
in
an adult basic education reading program, a private community-based
organization, and a community college developmental reading program.
In
her current position, she authored a book for adult education
instructors, Applying Research in Reading Instruction for Adults:
First
Steps for Teachers, developed with funding from the National
Institute
for Literacy. As project manager for the Kentucky Adult Education
Reading Pilot Project, she provided training and assistance to
facilitate adult education teachers' implementation of
scientifically
based reading instruction.
Joining Susan in the discussion will be Donna Elder, a Reading
Specialist at the National Center for Family Literacy. Donna served
as a
reading coach for the Kentucky Adult Education Reading Pilot
Project,
assisting adult education instructors in the implementation of
reading
strategies, materials and activities to improve reading instruction
and
learner outcomes for participants in the project.
Discussion Questions
1. What comprehension monitoring strategies do you use with your
adult
learners? Have you ever tried any of those mentioned on pages 80 -82
of
Applying Research in Reading Instruction for Adults: First Steps for
Teachers (which is available free at
http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/publications.html ). What worked, what
didn't?
2. How do you as instructors introduce/make the case for
comprehension
strategy instruction with adult learners who may consider themselves
to
be competent readers?
3. What strategies do you, as a reader, use? How can you become more
aware of the strategies you are using automatically, so you can
teach
them to others?
Suggested Reading
• Pages 80-82 (Comprehension Monitoring), Chapter 7,
"Comprehension
Strategy Instruction," Applying Research in Reading Instruction for
Adults: First Steps for Teachers. The publication is available free
from
http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/publications.html
• Research-Based Principles for Adult Basic Education Reading
Instruction by John Kruidenier. The publication is available free
from
http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/publications.html
• National Institute for Literacy Webcast: From Assessment to
Practice:
Research-Based Approaches to Teaching Reading to Adults, Part 1:
Instructional Strategies for Alphabetics and Reading Comprehension.
Both
the webcast and the PowerPoint slides are available at
http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/webcasts/assesspractice/webcast0928.html.
• National Institute for Literacy Webcast: From Assessment to
Practice:
Research-Based Approaches to Teaching Reading to Adults Part 2:
Specific
Instructional Strategies for Fluency and Vocabulary. January 11,
2008.
Webcast and PowerPoint slides are available at
http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/webcasts/assesspractice2/webcast0111.html.
• Assessment Strategies and Reading Profiles (ASRP):
Research-based
assessment practices for the adult education classroom Web site at
http://www.nifl.gov/readingprofiles/
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The Assessment Discussion List will host the following discussion
during
the week of February 4, 2008: Strategies for Innovation in Community
College ESL.
Guest Participants
JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall
Professor and Director
Language, Literacy and CultureDirector, Peace Corps Master's Intl
Program in ESOL/Bilingual Education
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Forrest P. Chisman
Executive Vice President
CAAL (Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy)
New York
Forrest P. Chisman is Vice President of the Council for the
Advancement
of Adult Literacy and has been an independent consultant in the
fields
of human resource development, health care, and philanthropy. From
1988-1997, he was President of the Southport Institute for Policy
Analysis, and prior to that he was Director of the Project on the
Federal Social Role. From 1977-81, he was Deputy Administrator for
Policy of the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration. Previously he was Director of The Aspen Institute's
Program on Communications and Society, and Senior Program Officer of
the
John and Mary Markle Foundation. He received his BA from Harvard and
his
doctorate from Oxford. He is the author of numerous books, articles,
and
reports on a wide range of public policy issues.
Recommended preparations for this discussion
Passing the Torch: Strategies for Innovation in Community College
ESL
(Executive Summary)
by Forrest P. Chisman and JoAnn Crandall
CAAL February 20, 2007
16 pages
The publication is available free from
http://www.caalusa.org/eslexecsummary.pdf
Passing the Torch: Strategies for Innovation in Community College
ESL
(Full Report)
by Forrest P. Chisman and JoAnn Crandall
February 26, 2007
163 pages
The publication is available free from
http://www.caalusa.org/eslpassingtorch226.pdf
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Kaye Beall
World Education
6760 West Street
Linn Grove, IN 46711
Tel: 765-717-3942
Fax: 617-482-0617
kaye_beall at worlded.org [1]
http://www.worlded.org
Links:
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