The National
Academy of Sciences
National Research Council
May 30, 2012
Washington, DC
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Improving Adult
Literacy Instruction
Options for Practice and Research
Public Discussion
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9:00 a.m.
Welcome &
Introductions
Robert Hauser,
Executive Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and
Education, National Research Council
9:10
a.m.
Opening Remarks
Brenda Dann-Messier,
Assistant Secretary for
Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education (Study
Sponsor)
Roberto Rodriguez,
Special Assistant to the
President for Education, White House Domestic Policy Council
9:30
a.m.
Panel 1:
Overview of the Report and Discussion with the NRC Committee
Participating Committee Members
Alan
Lesgold,
Committee Chair and Dean, School of Education, University of
Pittsburgh
<Lesgold Presentation>
Aydin
Durgunoglu, Professor, Department of
Psychology, University of Minnesota, Duluth <Durgunoglu
Presenation>
Art Graesser,
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Memphis
<Graesser Presentation>
Daryl Mellard,
Director, Division of Adult Studies, Center for Research on
Learning, University of Kansas
Kenneth Pugh,
President and Director of Research, Haskins Laboratories <Pugh
Presentation>
11:00 a.m.
Panel
2: Perspectives on the Implications of the Report
Panelists who represent high profile
stakeholder groups respond to the report from their various vantage
points. The
discussion will focus on key issues in adult
literacy education as part of the bigger solution to strengthening
the
economy and improving outcomes and
opportunities for all. Guiding questions for the discussion
include:
Panelists
Josephine Reed-Taylor,
Deputy
Commissioner, Technical College System of Georgia <Reed-Taylor
Presentation>
Gavin Kerr,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Inglis
Foundation
Andrés Henríquez,
Program Officer, Literacy and Standards,
Carnegie Corporation of New York
12:00 noon
Closing Comments
Johan Uvin
Alan Lesgold
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