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Basic Skills and Libraries:It’s “Mint” to Be!
Presented by RTC’s Debbie CrumbRevised 08/12/09
Peninsula College LibraryAugust 13, 2009
http://www.quia.com/pages/dcrumb/eslandlibraries
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What I’ll Cover Overview of RTC
RTC’s UDL initiative
Reading Apprenticeship and RATs
Basic Studies and Library Partnership
ESL orientation and workshop excerpts
Fabulous, fabulous prizes!
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Renton Technical College (RTC)
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RTC in 2007-08 15,229 students (head count)
3,826 state-supported FTEs
10,870 students in training programs
4,164 (26.5%) enrolled in ESL/Basic Studies
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RTC in 2007-08 50.8% are persons of color or interracial
(Latino 19.5%; Asian/Pacific Islander 17.3%; African American 12.3%; Native American 1.5%, White 49.2%)
Immigrant, Refugee, & Temp. Legal Resident: 2,235 (17.8%)
471 students moved from ESL into career programs
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I-Best Classes at RTC
Allied Health Central Service Technician Certified Nursing Assistant Licensed Practical Nurse Pharmacy Technician Phlebotomy Surgery Technician
Early Childhood Careers
Accounting
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http://www.cast.org/publications/UDLguidelines/UDL_Guidelines_v1.0-Organizer.pdf
Universal Design for Learning Guidelines
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RTC’s UDL Initiative
2002-09 funded by Dept. of Education
Faculty trained to better understand: Learning disabilities, Brain-based learning, Universal Design for Learning, Assistive technology and learning strategies Multi-modal technologies for classrooms.
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More Info re:RTC’s UDL Initiative
RTC’s UDL website http://www.rtc.edu/AboutUs/DSDPGrant/
RTC Application of UDL with resources:
http://webs.rtc.edu/ii/dsdp.html
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Reading Apprenticeship (RA)
WestEd’s research-based framework for improving reading comprehension in content areas
Routines can be used with ALL students including ABE, GED and ESL
It’s all about the metacognitive conversation & making invisible, visible
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http://www.wested.org/cs/sli/print/docs/sli/ra_framework.htm
RA
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RA and RATs at RTC
Formed RATs support group
Created RATs website and blog http://rtc-rats.org
Publish monthly RAT Review newsletter
Conduct monthly workshops
Faculty In-Service trainings
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RA Makes a Difference!Data from 2 ABE Classes
1.5 hrs. of reading class each day - totally infused with RA
Fall 08 Winter 09 Spring 09
Number of students 89 110 72
Range of CASAS scores -3 to +26 +1 to 24 +3 to 13
Average point gain in morning class
6.3 5.6 5.6
Average point gain in afternoon class
6.9 4.5 4.3
Made WA & Federal ABE gains* 41.5% 49.1% 55.6%
(* Defined as having a 3 – 5 point gain across the quarter.)
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Library & Basic Studies Partnership
Collection development
Instructors encouraged to make purchase suggestions for collection
Basic Studies materials on “reserve”
Library liaison to Basic Studies
Orientations and workshops
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Collection Developmentand Circulation Stats
New Items in 400’s
Circulation of 400’s
1999 38 124
2000 64 272
2001 147 567
2002 133 680
2003 90 789
2004 193 4,209
2005 156 5,639
2006 370 5,961
2007 187 4,704
2008 169 4,453
Currently there are 1,942 items in the 400’s section.About 25% of the total circulation is from the 400’s.
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Books
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Media Materials
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Problem: Missing Dept. Materials
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Solution: Library Reserve
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Library Liaison
Attends Basic Studies Department meetings and potlucks
On Basic Studies email list
Informs Basic Studies staff about library materials and websites
Facilitates problem-solving
Teaches most of the workshops.
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Library Orientation & Workshops Library orientation and tour
Library Terminology Games
Practicing Library Situations
Using an English Language Dictionary
Library Online Catalog
Online Encyclopedias
Using Google
Online Job Searching
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Library Presentation Statistics
In FY2007-2008, the RTC Library gave 268 presentations (120 orientations and 148 workshops) to 4,632 attendees
40-50% were given to ESL classes
All ESL students attend library orientation
Over 80% of the ESL teachers schedule additional library workshops for classes
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Strategies List for Teaching Library Sessions to ESL Students
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What to Say, How to Say It
Enumerate when possible Keep it simple Speak clearly, slowly and pause often Be specific and explicit Choose words carefully-no slang/idioms Say it another way Give oral, visual, physical clues Relax and maintain sense of humor
Mitchell, Elisabeth. Check It Out Handbook: A Guide for Library Staff. Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Community House Training Project, 1998, pp. 2-3.
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RTC Library Orientation for ESL
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Short Stretch Break & Prizes!
Everyone stand up and stretch a bit while we conduct drawings for some fabulous, fabulous prizes.
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Library Workshop Excerpts
Library Terminology Games
Practicing Library Situations
Using the Library Online Catalog
Using an English Language Dictionary
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For More Info
Crumb, Debbie and Eric Palo. “It’s Showtime! Engaging Students in Library Instruction.” pages 30 – 39.
Cook, Douglas, and Ryan Sittler. Practical Pedagogy for Library Instructors: 17 Innovative Strategies to Improve Student Learning. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2008.
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More Resources
National Institute for Literacy http://www.nifl.gov/
Literacy NOW http://literacynow.info/ ESL Annotated Bibliography
Making it Real: Teaching Pre-literate Adult Refugee Students.
Check It Out Handbook: A Guide for Library Staff ($10) & Check It Out Visuals: A Package of Graphics for Libraries ($35).
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Picture Dictionaries
Milet Picture Dictionaires & Milet Vilingual Visual Dictionaries: http://www.milet.com/
Oxford Picture Dictionaries: http://www.oup.com/us/
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More Collection Development Resources National Institute for Literacy
http://www.nifl.gov/ California Language Laboratories
http://www.esltapes.com/ World Language
http://www.worldlanguage.com/ Pimsleur
http://www.pimsleurapproach.com/learn-english.asp
Pro Lingua Associates http://www.prolinguaassociates.com/
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Other Stuff
Study Guides and Strategies http://www.studygs.net
Using English.com http://www.usingenglish.com/
BBC Learning English http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
Palo, Eric. “ESL Students and Technology in the College Library,” in Our New Public, A Changing Clientele: Bewildering Issues or New Challenges for Managing Libraries. Libraries Unlimited, 2007, pp. 114-120.
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Toys & Stuff
Trainers Warehouse http://www.trainerswarehouse.com/
Trainers' Market http://www.trainersmarket.com/
Discount School Supply http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/
SmileMakers http://smilemakers.com
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Questions?
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Workshop Evaluation Please complete the workshop
evaluation form. Thanks!
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More Fabulous, Fabulous Prizes
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Thanks for inviting me!