[NLA] Re: Are You Being Served?

[Debbie Yoho]

Just to chime in, I have also found NCSALL's reports directly useful.  I'll
skip annotating how unless someone wants to ask me.

Deborah W. Yoho
Co-moderator, NIFL-Health Listserv
President, SC Adult Literacy Educators
Executive Director, Greater Columbia Literacy Council
2728 Devine Street,  Columbia, SC  29205
803-765-2555   Fax  803-779-8417   dwyoho at earthlink.net


> [Original Message]
> From: David Godsted <dgodsted at nmcl.org>
> To: <nla at lists.literacytent.org>
> Cc: Judy Hofer <jhofer at taosnet.com>
> Date: 12/11/2002 9:15:38 PM
> Subject: [NLA] Re: Are You Being Served?
>
> Tom and the group,
>
> Adult Basic Education teachers and literacy tutors in NM had intensive
> professional development on two NCSALL topics this year and last: Learner
> Persistence and Adult Multiple Intelligences, both of which were based on
> models studied in NCSALL's professional development research.  Teachers
and
> tutors in NM can point to ways that theses professional development
> opportunities improved their practice.
>
> Teachers' testimony at a statewide conference included such statements as:
> a student could see for the first time that there were ways he was smart,
> retention in another class improved, teachers felt creative and
re-energized
> about their practice...we have numerous other written and recorded
comments
> on these opportunities, all of which were highly positive.
>
> We are pointing this out not so much to defend NCSALL, but you could say
> that it's through professional development specifically that the research
> makes a difference and New Mexico has been making efforts to connect
> research and practice.  And, obviously, these efforts are the key to
> justifying any resources devoted to either research or practice
> individually.
>
> I agree with you that if NCSALL isn't publicizing successes such as these,
> especially to policy makers, they certainly ought to be.
> -- 
> David Godsted, Executive Director
> New Mexico Coalition for Literacy
> 3209 B Mercantile Court, Santa Fe, NM 87505
> 1-800-233-7587
> dgodsted at nmcl.org - http://www.nmcl.org
>
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