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Participants were 285 students from 15 states
attending “national conferences during 2002.”  They
were 52% in basic reading courses, and 48% in ESOL
courses.  They were all ages.

The question was “Would you like to learn about
software programs that help you read printed material
when you type words in a sentence.”  209 said yes
(73.4%) and 76 said no.  

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--- "Harry I. Seda" <hiseda at warwick.net> wrote:
> Hi everyone:
> 
> I want to take the opportunity to thank you all for
> your support on the 
> student survey that was a yearlong survey. 
> 
> About two years ago a bunch of students at national
> conferences 
> discussed these issues in the survey. We
> brainstormed ideas to find the 
> most important tools that students would need.  Out
> of that discussion 
> came the student survey that started in 2002.  Our
> idea was to discover 
> what interested the students in learning. We
> gathered all the 
> information so we could recommend the tools that
> would be most helpful 
> to students in their lives, so that they could be
> more community-minded 
> citizens. 
> 
> Our survey reflects the diversity of students
> nationwide and the needs 
> of programs to have proper funding allocations to
> give students the 
> proper tools to encourage and build their
> self-esteem in reading and 
> writing.  We are hoping that policy-makers will see
> what a handful of 
> students (285) did on their own so that programs
> would know their needs 
> and their points of view.
> 
> The survey showed that 115 students out of 285
> students had e-mail 
> addresses. 
> There were many other findings posted on a graph
> with all the questions 
> (posted by students for students) and percentages.
> You can find the 
> graph here (top right corner) 2002 Survey Statistics
> at: 
> http://harry_i_seda_lva.tripod.com/studentsurvey/
> 
> If you have any questions please feel free to
> contact me at: 
> u1025668 at warwick.net
> 
> 
> Sincerely yours,
> 
> -- 
>  
>  Harry I. Seda
> u1025668 at warwick.net <mailto:u1025668 at warwick.net>
> 
>   To All My Friends and Family, Please Send An
> E-Mail
>    First If My Telephone Line Is Busy! Thanks
> 
>
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> 
> 
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> and student
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> "becomes teacher" and 
>     also student coordinator of workshops.
> 
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