[NLA] Info: NIFL e*literacy

[David Rosen]

NLA Colleagues,

I have been asked to post the announcement below of a special edition of
the NIFL publication, e*literacy..

David J. Rosen
NLA List Moderator


A special edition of e*literacy that reviews the National Institute for
Literacy's major activities in 2001 and previews 2002 activities is now
online at:  http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/eliteracy/02_01_01.html

The table of contents and first two articles are posted below.

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VOLUME 1, ISSUE 5
JANUARY 1, 2002

SPECIAL EDITION:  THE YEAR IN REVIEW

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INSTITUTE'S 2001 ACTIVITIES
·       Bridges to Practice/Learning Disabilities

·       Communicating About Literacy to Policymakers in the Public

·       Equipped for the Future

·       LINCS

·       Partnership for Reading

WHERE THE INSTITUTE IS GOING: PREVIEW FOR 2002

·       NEW INITIATIVE:  Connecting Practice, Policy, and Research

·       Bridges to Practice/Learning Disabilities

·       Communicating About Literacy to Policymakers and the Public

·       Equipped for the Future
·       LINCS

·       Partnership for Reading


SELECTED 2001 PUBLICATIONS

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INSTITUTE'S 2001 ACTIVITIES
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BRIDGES TO PRACTICE/LEARNING DISABILITIES

Bridges to Practice is a set of research-based materials designed for
education, social services, employment, and vocational rehabilitation
providers who work with older youth and adults with learning
disabilities
(LD). It is the centerpiece of the Institute's work in LD, which focuses
on
developing a national cadre of trainers to assist literacy programs in
improving services for adults with learning disabilities.

·       CERTIFYING TRAINERS.  Through Bridges to Practice training
workshops, the Institute has trained over 10,000 state leaders from the
adult literacy, welfare-to-work, vocational rehabilitation, and job
training
systems in how to effectively assist adults with LD using research-based

curriculum.  In 2001, the Institute began the process of certifying 90
"master trainers" at a major LD symposium in March.  To date, about 60
trainers have been certified, with about 10 already achieving "master
trainer" status.

·       COLLABORATING WITH NEW PARTNERS.  Through Bridges to Practice,
the
Institute launched new partnerships with the Learning Disabilities
Association of America (LDA) and the American Foundation for the Blind
(AFB).  The Institute and the LDA are collaborating on joint
professional
development activities for Bridges to Practice trainers.  The Institute
is
working with the AFB on a national training program to address the
literacy
needs of adults with low vision.

·       CONTINUING TWO MAJOR LD GRANTS.  In partnership with the U.S.
Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, the Institute
continued funding two major LD grants:  LVA-Laubach and the Seattle-King

County Workforce Development Council.

·       For more information on learning disabilities and literacy,
visit:
http://slincs.coe.utk.edu/special_collections/learning_disabilities/whats_ne

w.html.

COMMUNICATING ABOUT LITERACY TO POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC

·       CO-SPONSORING A LITERACY FAIR ON CAPITOL HILL.  With the
National
Coalition for Literacy, the Institute helped organize a Literacy Fair on

Capitol Hill in February.  This included working with the offices of
Representatives John Boehner (R-OH) and George Miller (D-CA) and
Senators
Jim Jeffords (I-VT) and Edward Kennedy (D-MA) to publicize the event to
all
Congressional offices.

·       HOSTING A CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING FOR THE HOUSE READING CAUCUS.
The
Institute worked with Representatives Anne Northup's (R-KY) and Carrie
Meeks's (D-FL) offices to host a Congressional briefing on the latest
research on reading and how to disseminate these findings effectively.
The
briefing panel included Andy Hartman and Sandra Baxter of the Institute,

Reid Lyon of the National Institute for Child Health and Human
Development,
and Joe Conaty of the U.S. Department of Education.

·       PROVIDING LITERACY PACKETS TO ALL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.  In
March,
the Institute distributed informational packets about literacy,
including
The State of Literacy in America and fact sheets on adult and family
literacy to every Member of Congress.

·       COLLABORATING WITH THE INTERNATIONAL LITERACY NETWORK.  The
Institute collaborated with a network of literacy organizations in
planning
International Literacy Day events, and developing and disseminating new
radio and television public service announcements.  The Institute also
provided information on adult literacy at the National Book Festival at
the
U.S. Capitol on International Literacy Day.

·       PUBLISHING A LETTER-TO-THE-EDITOR IN THE NEW YORK TIMES.  A
letter
by then Institute Director Andy Hartman about evidence-based reading
research was published in the New York Times on April 12, 2001.

TO CONTINUE READING E*LITERACY -- INCLUDING HIGHLIGHTS OF EQUIPPED FOR
THE
FUTURE, LINCS, AND THE PARTNERSHIP FOR READING -- PLEASE GO TO:
www.nifl.gov/nifl/eliteracy/02_01_01.html



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