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An estimated 30 to 50 percent of youth in juvenile corrections are
identified as youth with
disabilities. While the factors associated with overrepresentation of youth
with disabilities in
juvenile corrections are complex, evidence suggests that school failure,
poorly developed social skills, and inadequate school and community supports
are related to this phenomenon. Research suggests that effective
community-based and school-based interventions can prevent antisocial
behavior, reduce risk factors, and enhance protective factors for youth. Yet
prevention efforts are often deterred by a general lack of collaboration on
the part of the various agencies, schools, and community organizations
involved with this population.

Glenn Young
US Dept. of Education
OVAE/DAEL
Disabilities and Adult Literacy Specialist
400 Maryland Ave Southwest, MES 4428
Washington DC 20202
202-205-3372
glenn.young at ed.gov

-----Original Message-----
From: Archie Willard [mailto:millard at goldfieldaccess.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 9:54 PM
To: _NLA LISTSERV
Subject: [NLA] Followup to Illinois New Readers for New Life State
Conference

Last week-end I was in Peoria, Illinois, to attend the Illinois New
Readers for New Life State Conference. This was a special time in adult
literacy for me to see all the adult learners and how excited they were
being a part of making the health literacy video for the AMA.

In order to bring awareness to other doctors about some patients' poor
literacy skills, Dr. Terry Davis brought a team to make a video about
the problems that adult learners face when they go into a medical clinic
and also to do research on this subject. There were camera people,
production people and people from the AMA to assist. Michael Wolf, PhD
of Northwestern University was there interviewing adult learners on a
health literacy project that he is working on. The New Readers of
Illinois teamed up with this research team to help make health literacy
better. At this conference, we were all students and all teachers at the
same time.  We talked about health literacy from both sides and learned
from each other. To my knowledge, never before has anyone partnered with
adult learners in this way. There were many ideas and some were very
good ones that can be used to make health literacy better.

Friday night Common Cause had an open house. They showed us their
facilities that they are so proud of, and well they should be.  The
building they use is an old church that was sold to them for one dollar.
They are very excited about what they are doing there. They have a
reading center, a computer room, a day-care center and church services
are still held in this building. They do fund-raising and many things
are donated to them. Many people volunteer their time to make the center
run better.  They are a grass-roots organization. We were all touched by
the people who ran the center and the love that was in the room that
night. What happens at this center is what America is all about.

Saturday morning people were coming together at Bradley University. They
were getting reacquainted with old friends and making new friends before
the conference got underway. About 80 adult learners plus some
professionals were at this conference. There was a general session on
health literacy. Dr. Terry Davis gave a good overview of health literacy
in our country and led a discussion. Mark Williams, MD and Ruth Parker,
MD each spoke and answered questions. They all stressed that they were
here to learn from the adult learners

Some of my thoughts about the day: If we are going to move forward with
adult literacy it will take the education field, the medical people and
the adult learners all working together. One of the things I learned was
that health literacy is a bigger problem in our country than we realize
and that only 5 million dollars has been spent to learn more about it.
Yet it has cost our country billions of dollars. When talking about
people having social problems because of poor literacy, Congress and
society in general do not seem very interested, but if you say that we
have health problems because of poor literacy skills they tend to
listen.

We all came away with a better understanding of each other and a lot was
learned.  This day should be just a beginning in health literacy. I hope
other professions will partner with adult learners and I hope they will
let the adult learners be the teachers. For me it was a great day and it
was good to be a part of what happened there.

Archie Willard
Adult Learner

--
Archie Willard
millard at goldfieldaccess.net
URL - http://www.readiowa.org/archiew.html

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FYI&nbsp; 
 * <A HREF=3D"http://www.juvjustice.org/" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.juvjustice.org/</A>&nbsp; home page CJJ is =
a national nonprofit organization that comprises 56 juvenile justice =
advisory groups in the states, territories and District of Columbia. =
(see last two annual reports taking about LD and JJ issues.

o <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.juvjustice.org/publications/2000ar.html" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.juvjustice.org/publications/2000ar.html</A>=
&nbsp;&nbsp; Handle with Care shows that 50 to 75 percent of =
incarcerated young offenders nationwide are estimated to have a =
diagnosable mental health disorder. Moreover, the CJJ report finds that =
while there are highly successful treatment methods, which can rebuild =
families and provide intensive mental health services to young =
offenders with mental health problems, their availability is rare. It =
also exposes how poverty, race, gender, language barriers and sexual =
orientation can unjustly block young offenders' access to quality =
services.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Also =

 o <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.juvjustice.org/publications/2001ar.html" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.juvjustice.org/publications/2001ar.html</A>=
 Abandoned in the Back Row reveals that youth who receive an inadequate =
education or do not succeed in school often enter the juvenile court =
system. Consequently, children with learning or emotional disabilities =
are highly susceptible to delinquency. More than 35 percent of students =
with learning disabilities drop out of school, twice the rate of =
students without learning disabilities. Youth that drop out of school =
are three and a half times more likely to be arrested than high school =
graduates.&nbsp;

Also&nbsp; <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.ideapractices.org/resources/files/youthinjjsystem.pdf=
" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.ideapractices.org/resources/files/youthinjj=
system.pdf</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; From NIDRR
 An estimated 30 to 50 percent of youth in juvenile =
corrections are identified as youth with
 disabilities. While the factors associated with =
overrepresentation of youth with disabilities in
 juvenile corrections are complex, evidence suggests =
that school failure, poorly developed social skills, and inadequate =
school and community supports are related to this phenomenon. Research =
suggests that effective community-based and school-based interventions =
can prevent antisocial behavior, reduce risk factors, and enhance =
protective factors for youth. Yet prevention efforts are often deterred =
by a general lack of collaboration on the part of the various agencies, =
schools, and community organizations involved with this =
population.

Glenn Young
 US Dept. of Education
 OVAE/DAEL
 Disabilities and Adult Literacy Specialist
 400 Maryland Ave Southwest, MES 4428
 Washington DC 20202
 202-205-3372
 glenn.young at ed.gov

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Archie Willard [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:millard at goldfieldaccess.net">mailto:millard at goldfieldacce=
ss.net</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 9:54 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: _NLA LISTSERV</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: [NLA] Followup to Illinois New Readers for =
New Life State Conference</FONT>
</P>

Last week-end I was in Peoria, Illinois, to attend =
the Illinois New
 Readers for New Life State Conference. This was a =
special time in adult
 literacy for me to see all the adult learners and =
how excited they were
 being a part of making the health literacy video for =
the AMA.

In order to bring awareness to other doctors about =
some patients' poor
 literacy skills, Dr. Terry Davis brought a team to =
make a video about
 the problems that adult learners face when they go =
into a medical clinic
 and also to do research on this subject. There were =
camera people,
 production people and people from the AMA to assist. =
Michael Wolf, PhD
 of Northwestern University was there interviewing =
adult learners on a
 health literacy project that he is working on. The =
New Readers of
 Illinois teamed up with this research team to help =
make health literacy
 better. At this conference, we were all students and =
all teachers at the
 same time.&nbsp; We talked about health literacy =
from both sides and learned
 from each other. To my knowledge, never before has =
anyone partnered with
 adult learners in this way. There were many ideas =
and some were very
 good ones that can be used to make health literacy =
better.

Friday night Common Cause had an open house. They =
showed us their
 facilities that they are so proud of, and well they =
should be.&nbsp; The
 building they use is an old church that was sold to =
them for one dollar.
 They are very excited about what they are doing =
there. They have a
 reading center, a computer room, a day-care center =
and church services
 are still held in this building. They do =
fund-raising and many things
 are donated to them. Many people volunteer their =
time to make the center
 run better.&nbsp; They are a grass-roots =
organization. We were all touched by
 the people who ran the center and the love that was =
in the room that
 night. What happens at this center is what America =
is all about.

Saturday morning people were coming together at =
Bradley University. They
 were getting reacquainted with old friends and =
making new friends before
 the conference got underway. About 80 adult learners =
plus some
 professionals were at this conference. There was a =
general session on
 health literacy. Dr. Terry Davis gave a good =
overview of health literacy
 in our country and led a discussion. Mark Williams, =
MD and Ruth Parker,
 MD each spoke and answered questions. They all =
stressed that they were
 here to learn from the adult learners

Some of my thoughts about the day: If we are going to =
move forward with
 adult literacy it will take the education field, the =
medical people and
 the adult learners all working together. One of the =
things I learned was
 that health literacy is a bigger problem in our =
country than we realize
 and that only 5 million dollars has been spent to =
learn more about it.
 Yet it has cost our country billions of dollars. =
When talking about
 people having social problems because of poor =
literacy, Congress and
 society in general do not seem very interested, but =
if you say that we
 have health problems because of poor literacy skills =
they tend to
 listen.

We all came away with a better understanding of each =
other and a lot was
 learned.&nbsp; This day should be just a beginning =
in health literacy. I hope
 other professions will partner with adult learners =
and I hope they will
 let the adult learners be the teachers. For me it =
was a great day and it
 was good to be a part of what happened there.

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Archie Willard</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Adult Learner</FONT>
</P>

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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Archie Willard</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>millard at goldfieldaccess.net</FONT>
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HREF=3D"http://www.readiowa.org/archiew.html" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.readiowa.org/archiew.html</A></FONT>
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