Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i5OKEXf00945; Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:14:33 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:14:33 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20040624201145.49164.qmail@web20103.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Paul Rogers <englishtoday2002@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1398] ESL pronunciation - free website - pumarosa.com X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 3911 Lines: 129 I have authored a free website for beginning Spanish speakers which focuses on pronunciaton: www.pumarosa.com. It also can be used by students whose native language is other than Spanish. Paul Rogers -- Janice Sapp <jansapp007@msn.com> wrote: > Laura, > Day Spring Education Institute is a 501c3; we teach > English and use LIFT > program materials which are similar to all of the > other ESL materials out > there. Our materials as well as our test materials > are bought from > Steck-Vaughn publishers; they are well done and easy > to teach so that > volunteers who are not professionally trained as > teachers can see what needs > to be taught, and the students will learn English > well enough to get around > in this society. The lack of clear pronunciation, > however, is still a > problem, so while people may learn English and will > be able to read and > write it, being clearly understood and ready for the > American workforce > and/or citizenship tests are still problems. > > At Day Spring our teachers are trained to help > students pronounce American > English words clearly. > > Day Spring Ed. Inst. is two months old; if your > company is installing new > computer systems and you do not know what to do with > your old ones, please > donate them to us. My cell phone is 469-878-2104. > jansapp007@msn.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Laura Chenven" > <lchenven@workingforamerica.org> > To: "Multiple recipients of list" > <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 11:11 AM > Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1396] The use of testing > for workforce development > > > > Hi all, > > I've been trying to get a picture of the use of > tests as gatekeepers to > > workforce education and training. I'm sending > this email around and was > > wondering if you had info or could distribute > these questions to people > > in the field. Let me know. > > Thanks > > > > It has become apparent to many of us in the > workforce development and > > worker education field that standardized tests are > used very widely in > > worker training and education programs. In some > cases, the tests are > > used appropriately to screen workers who would > have difficulty in > > training programs. But we believe in many other > cases, the tests keep > > qualified people out of training because of > language issues, learning > > disabilities, poor test taking skills, and a lack > of familiarity and > > preparation for the tests. We would like to > investigate this issue > > further and were wondering if you could provide > answers to the following > > questions. > > > > 1 What tests (if any) does your program or local > One Stop Center > > use as a qualifier or gatekeeper for workforce > development program entry > > or Individual Training Accounts? > > 2 Do any other public or private training programs > in your area > > also use these or similar tests as qualifiers? > What do they use? > > 3 Roughly, what percentage of people do not get > into programs > > because of "failing" these tests? > > 4 Do the programs offer test preparation to > workers who take the > > tests? > > 5 Do you suspect or know that people are being > kept out of > > programs who could be successful in them? > > 6 Are there other impacts from the testing that > you have noticed, > > especially in regard to workforce development or > job acquisition? > > 7 Is there a particular impact on workers with > limited English > > proficiency? > > > > > > Laura Chenven > > Healthcare Field Specialist > > AFL-CIO Working for America Institute > > 815 16th St. NW > > Washington, DC 20006 > > www.workingforamerica.org > > Phone: 202 974-8107 > > Fax: 202 974-8101 > > lchenven@workingforamerica.org > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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