Dear David,

I found the Tout and Schmitt chapter particularly invigorating and
challenging and hope Dr. Schmitt might comment on two thoughts for starters.

I was surprised at the frequent reference to K-12 with almost no reference
to pre-K.  I first became familiar with the term numeracy in the context of
Head Start standards. Is there research on numeracy in the early childhood
field ­ or has the name alone been adopted?

I was struck, too, by the reference to numeracy as the bridge between
mathematics and the real world. I see it  equally as the bridge between
mathematics and literacy because  it captures (builds on?) the language and
concepts of math as contrasted with the pure computation of math.

You will note that at least my spell-check rejects ³numeracy² as a valid
word.  Perhaps we should start by lobbying there!

Thank you, Louise 
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  On 9/15/07 8:10 AM, "David J. Rosen" <djrosen at comcast.net> wrote:


> Special Topics Colleagues,

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> I want to thank our guests for the topic:  What International Literacy

> Programs Offer Programs in the U.S. : Brenda Bell, Pamela Civins, Dr. John

> Comings, Barbara Garner, Dr. Erik Jacobson, Juliet Merrifield, and Dr. Ujwala

> Samant. I know we have only scratched the surfaces of several issues here in

> this one short week, but the discussion has been tantalizing.  I also want to

> thank Oxfam for making the book Developing Adult Literacy: Approaches to

> planning, implementing and delivering literacy initiatives by Juliet

> Merrifield Juliet McCaffrey, and Juliet Millican available by download free

> for this discussion. It will be available in hard copy on September 30, 2007.

> 

> This marks the end of the international literacy discussion, for now at

> least. 

> 

> On Monday we will begin a new discussion on The Components of Numeracy with

> Mary Jane Schmitt, Myrna Manly and Dr. Lynda Ginsburg, an occasional

> paper published by the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning

> and Literacy.

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