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February 9, 2000

Bulletin #90

Dear Colleagues,

News of upcoming professional development events, conferences, meetings, employment opportunities and online resources. To post information, please contact LR/RI or leave a message (863-2839).

Thanks.

Janet Isserlis

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NOTICES

LD TRAINING SESSION

RI's New England Partnership for Adults with Learning Disabilities team will present its second workshop in a series of three based on the Bridges to Practice guidebooks on Saturday, March 4, at the International Institute of Rhode Island, 645 Elmwood Avenue, Providence. The workshop will be on screening and instructional planning for adults with learning disabilities; it will not focus on formal diagnostic procedures, but will assist practitioners and programs in ways to screen for possible learning disabilities among their learners. Basic information about Bridges to Practice (the information on which much of the LD Partnership training is based), is available online at http://www.ld-read.org. If any adult education agency would like us to present a session on Understanding LD for your staff, free of charge, please register by calling Janet Isserlis at 863-2839 or email Janet_Isserlis@brown.edu; please register with Janet for the March 4 workshop by February 29.

standards : The next meeting to work on the development of standards for adult education for the state will be held on February 17 at 1:30 PM, at the International Institute of Rhode Island. The meeting is open to all; we're working to develop draft standards to publicize. A larger meeting to explore the standards work in depth will be held on February 2; information coming soon about that meeting.

RECOGNITION EVENT Please join us in a celebration of the passage of the Adult Learners' Bill of Rights. We will acknowledge those legislators who have supported our efforts and recognize all who have pledged continuing support of adult education in Rhode Island. This recognition event will take place on Wednesday, February 16, in the Governor's State Room, RI State House, at 3:00 PM. Sponsored by the RI Adult Education Commission (Senatory Mary Parella, Chair), RI Adult Literacy Council (Terri Coustan, IIRI, Chair). Please encourage learners, colleagues and legislators in your areas to attend.

The Adult Literacy Council will meet on Tuesday, March 14 at 1:00 PM at IIRI. The focus of the meeting is on building a better adult education week.

Undoing racism/community organizing workshop for literacy and community leaders: March 24-26, New Orleans, LA.

Trainers: the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond, a multi-cultural, anti-racist organization of veteran community organizers in New Orleans; sponsored by a literacy organizations, including Laubach Literacy Action, the Boggs National center for Community Literacy, Louisiana coalition for Literacy, the New Orleans Area Literacy coalition, and YMCA Educational Services. The workshop will explore the relationship between race, poverty and literacy. It is an excellent preparation for literacy leaders, as it helps participants understand why people are poor by exploring the history of racism, how it is maintained today through the institutions of our society, and the cultural manifestations of racism. The workshop begins on Friday evening, March 24, at 7:00 pm, and ends Sunday at about 3:00 p.m. Literacy practitioners, students and policymakers are welcome. The cost is $200/person. If you are associated with one of the above-named organizations, or if your organization would like to co-sponsor the training, the cost per person is $125.Breakfast and lunch are included. Housing and dinner are on your own. (We can help find inexpensive accomodations.)To apply, contact Margery Freeman, YMCA Educational Services, 833 Howard Ave., 3rd Floor, New Orleans, LA 70113; Telephone: (504) 566-7323. email : Freemannola@AOL.com. SPACE IS VERY LIMITED.

WORKSHOP: Project Spectrum - an innovation approach to early childhood education, Wednesday, February 23rd, from 1:30 to 4:30 - Providence Public Library

Julie Viens, Ed.M., presenter, has worked as a researcher with Project Zero for 11 years. From 1988- 93 she worked on Project Spectrum, a 10-year development project regarding Multiple Intelligences theory in easly education contexts. Julie is currently co-directing the Adult Mulitple Intelligences (AMI) Study at the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. She consults to several school implementing MI theory, prmiarily atr the elementary level and has written several articles and is the co-author of Building on Children's Strengths: The Projectr Spectrum Experience. Be prepared to be an active participant! Registration fee: $5.00. To RSVP, please contact Terri Coustan [terri@coustan.com] 784-4607; Sally Gabb [781-6110] or Louise Moulton: [louisemn@yahoo.com] 455-6110.

The LAB at Brown University, a program of the Education Alliance, announces the Second Institute on Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and the Fourth Annual Claiborne Pell Education Policy Seminar. The Institute will be held April 10 - 12, and the Pell Policy Seminar April 11 from 4-6:30 pm.

The Institute will be held at the Biltmore Hotel in Providence. Through presentations, case studies, and facilitated discussions, participants will engage in conversation about important issues related to educating English language learners. Presenters include Marcelo and Carola Suarez-Orozco of Harvard University; and Delia Pompa, Executive Director of the National Association of Bilingual Education. Registration is limited to 150; $200 per person, excluding lodging.

The Pell Seminar, held at Brown University, features keynote speaker Diana Lam, Superintendent of Providence Public Schools. Lam has a national reputation for her vigorous pursuit of school reform and her track record for improved student achievement. Following Lam's address, a panel of experts will offer perspectives from policy, research, and practice related to English language learners. Confirmed panelists include Eugene E. Garcia, Dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University of California at Berkeley; Donna Christian, President of the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC; and Norman M. Wechsler, Superintendent of the 23 high schools in the Bronx, New York. The Seminar is free and open to the public, however RSVP's are requested for planning purposes. Additional information and registration materials are available online: http://www.lab.brown.edu/is2000/ or by calling 1-800-521-9550.

NEW ONLINE

Proposals for all the new inquiry projects as well as links to resources related to the new projects are now on line at http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Swearer_Center/Literacy_Resources/inq2000.html

Other pages of the site have been updated as well, especially the page dealing with dis/abilities http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Swearer_Center/Literacy_Resources/ld.html

Participation in Adult Education in the US: 1998-1999 provides the latest estimates of the level of adult participation in Adult Basic Education & ESOL programs, work related education activities, post secondary credential programs, apprenticeship programs, personal development classes, & other education activities. http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2000027

The National Institute for Literacy has posted Literacy Skills for 21st Century America: A Blueprint for creating a more literate nation at http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/policy/summit/blueprint.html This document will inform the national literacy summit, being held next month in Washington. Your input is important. If you have trouble reading the document on line, or need a hard copy, please contact LR/RI.

resources

From: Barbara Garner, [editor] The newest issue of Focus on Basics is available on NCSALL's web site, http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~ncsall. [Click on "Newest issue of Focus on Basics" to go right to the issue or contact LR/RI] The topic is writing instruction.

Elsa Auerbach writes about five approaches to teaching ESOL writing and the different messages each approach sends to learners. Marilyn Gillespie looks at research on writing instruction, from the evolution of the process writing model, through research on spelling, and finally to studies of the social role of writing. Bui Thi Nguyet Thanh, an ESOL teacher and former ESOL student, crafts her ESOL writing classes to meet her new immigrant students' psychosocial as well as academic needs. ABE teacher Rebecca Garland writes about discovering the social role journal writing can play in a classroom. Chhoeup Chhoeun describes her experiences writing in a journal. Mary Russell shares her research on the mismatch between learners' interest in the mechanics of writing and teachers' focus on writing for communication and self expression, and what that means for instruction. A new column, Focus on Teaching, includes specific activities to use in the ESOL classroom with very beginning writers. Focus on Research looks at Victoria Purcell-Gates' on-going research study on the changes that occur in literacy practices in the home as a result of participation in a literacy class.

Equipped for the Future Content Standards: What Adults Need to Know and Be Able to Do in the 21st Century.

This document describes the EFF development process, how the EFF Standards work, examples of how teachers from our field development process used EFF for teaching and learning with the EFF framework, and where EFF is headed in the next few years as we develop the EFF assessment system and continue our research and data collection process as we work towards standards-based system reform. To order single copies of the Standards, please call ED Pubs at 1-877-433-7827 and request publication number NIFL EX 0099P. (If 877 is not available in your area, call 1-800-872-5327). If you want to use the TTY/TDD line, please call 1-800-437-0833. You can also email ED Pubs to request the Standards at edpubs@inet.ed.gov. Please request the publication number no matter how you order. To order multiple copies, please send your request to the new Equipped for the Future National Center housed at the University of Maine. The new Center is responsible for training, staff development, technical assistance and materials and materials development for EFF implementation. Please e mail your requests with your mailing address, number of copies requested to Faye Olsen, the Center's assistant director, at mco@mint.net or call her at 207-581-2458. You can call Faye to inquire about staff development events or to discuss customizing staff development for your system. [single copy? LR/RI has ordered 20 copies].

Jenny Horsman's new book, Too Scared to Learn: Women, Violence, and Education (1999: McGilligan Books), is a critical resource for anyone working with adult learners. Based on Horsman's in-depth research into ways in which violence (political, personal, physical, emotional) influence women's ability to learn, the book provides not only Horman's thoughtful insights, but also pulls together the voices of literacy learners and practitioners who have been affected by violence in one way or another into a very comprehensive whole. For those of us struggling with making our classrooms safe places for learners, for anyone working in adult education, Too Scared to Learn must be required reading. To order: contact Toronto Women's Book Store (email: twb@web.net) or McGilligan Books in Canada at 416-538-0945, or print an order form at http://www.nald.ca/canorg/cclow/scared/tooscare.htm. The book will be published in the US in May/June; for US ordering information contact Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 10 Industrial Ave. Mahwah, NJ 07430-2262 [8009BOOKS9]. email: orders@erlbaum.com

From Lenore Balliro, editor of Bright Ideas, Massachusetts' adult basic education newsletter: The newest issue of Bright Ideasfocuses on gay and lesbian issues in adult basic education and includes articles by gay and straight educators and a gay student. Contents include book reviews, resources, a "Myths and Facts" sheet, a "Things We Can Do" piece, and several Web resources. Articles on integrating gay themes/literature into the curriculum, straight privilege, and the experiences of being gay in the field of adult basic education are also included. If you'd like a copy, contact Lenore at lenore_balliro@jsi.com; or wait a bit -- the complete issue will be posted on the SABES Web page at http://www.SABES.org.

reminder: program opportunity: HEALTH AND LITERACY EDUCATION IN THE CLASSROOM

The Health Education and Adult Literacy: Breast and Cervical Cancer (HEAL:BCC), a project of World Education, provides Adult Learning Centers with materials and support to combine health and literacy education in the classroom. The next step of the HEAL:BCC project is to work with Adult Learning Centers to implement and evaluate the HEAL:BCC curriculum. Components of this work include the Centers' participation in an orientation and a teacher training. Centers will receive copies of the HEAL:BCC curriculum, a resource box of materials, on-going support and training for teachers implementing the HEAL:BCC curriculum in their classrooms, linkages to local health care providers, and materials for learners. Teachers and learners will then participate a final project conference. Evaluation components of the project include for example a center-wide survey and curriculum feedback form for teachers.

HEAL:BCC is designed to support teachers in their primary goal of helping learners improve their reading, writing, and oral presentation skills. World Education is looking for three centers in Rhode Island to implement its HEAL:BCC curriculum in ABE, Pre-GED, or advanced ESOL classes. Each Center must commit 3 to 5 teachers to the project and be able to reach at least 75 students through classroom instruction. Selected Adult Learning Centers will receive a stipend of $5,000 for teacher time and other related costs. A fourth Center will selected to serve as a comparison Center for a stipend of $1,500. This center will be asked to complete evaluation components of the project, (i.e. the center-wide survey) but not implement the HEAL:BCC curriculum until after the evaluation period is over. Implementation will begin in the fall of 2000.

If your Center is interested in working on the HEAL:BCC project with us, please contact Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi by February 11, 2000 at 617-482-9485 or by e-mail at skurtz@worlded.org

SAVE THE DATES:

April 8 - LVA-RI State Conference, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Johnson and Wales University, Providence

April 14 - Adult Multiple Intelligences - day long conference, details coming soon

May 6 - Walk for Literacy, 8:30 AM at the State House

May 5/6 and May 12/13 - LINDAMOOD training at the Ray Conference Center, a multisensory training based on Orton-Gillingham approaches.

Annoucement and Call for Papers: Adults Learning Mathematics (ALM-7) Conference July 6-8, 2000 Tufts University Boston/Medford, MA

The theme of this year's conference is: "A Conversation Between Researchers and Practitioners" Adults Learning Mathematics is an international research forum which brings together researchers and practitioners in adult mathematics/ numeracy teaching and learning in order to promote the learning of mathematics of adults. The conference will be hosted by the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy at Harvard in conjunction with Tufts University Dept. of Education and the NCTM-affiliated Adult Numeracy Network.

ALM7 Call for Papers (Submission Deadline: March 15, 2000) -The range of perspectives: The meetings are expected to cover a wide range of perspectives around issues about adults knowing and learning mathematics. Some will be more practice-driven, concentrating on instruction and curriculum, while others will focus on theory. The conference will provide the opportunity for beginning and experienced researchers to inform each other of projects; for adult education mathematics teachers to share practice; and most importantly, for the two communities to benefit from new understandings. Participants will come from many different countries. Plenary speakers will include: King Beach (US), Roseanne Benn (UK), Marilyn Frankenstein (US), Gelsa Knijnik (Brazil), and Pamela Meader (US). For more detailed information, please contact: Mary Jane Schmitt Mary_Jane_Schmitt@gse.harvard.edu [413] 967-3503

Program and registration information: http://www.euronet.nl/~groenest/alm/alm7/ Call for Papers: See http://www.euronet.nl/~groenest/alm/alm7/ALM7-call%20for%20papers.html

Sixth Annual Meeting of the Adult Numeracy Network Saturday, April 15, Roosevelt University Chicago. The Adult Numeracy Network (ANN) is a non-profit organization of educators interested in mathematical literacy for adults. ANN membership includes teachers, curriculum developers and researchers worldwide. Members communicate through the newsletter, The Math Practitioner, a homepage http://www.std.com/anpn/ and an electronic discussion list: numeracy@ world.std.com (Register for the listserv at our homepage.) Visit the NCTM website for information: www.nctm.org Register: Send ANN meeting registration form and check payable to the Adult Numeracy Network for $50 by April 3,2000. Mail to: Nancy Markus 2611 Ashton Road Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118. For more information, contact Nancy Markus (216) 321-4831 or email <nmarkus@juno.com>.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

The Genesis Center is interested in hiring teachers for various worksite programs that are beginning soon. These are two 2-hour sessions weekly;contact Sally Gabb, 781-6110.

Bristol Community College has available two part-time job openings. The College is looking for two part-time instructors to teach ESL in West Bridgewater, MA and Fall River, MA. Each position is 4 hours a week at $15.00 an hour. Interested applicants can contact Lourdes Goulet (508) 678-2811 ext. 2527.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY Availability of Critical Issue Grants Applications are now being considered for grants for adult literacy programs from The Providence Journal Charitable Foundation/United Way Fund for Literacy. Tax exempt agencies servicing Rhode Island and adjacent communities may apply. For more information or to request an application packet, please call, e-mail or write: United Way of Southeastern New England 229 Waterman Street Providence, RI 02906 401-444-0624 wja@compuserve.com Applications are due by 5:00 PM, Friday, March 3, 2000.

LR/RI listserv: As some of you know, Literacy Resources has a list serv - an email discussion group available to anyone with access to email in the state (or beyond, as interest warrants). To learn more about the list, or to subscribe, please send an email message to janet_isserlis@brown.edu. To date, about 30 people have joined the list. Its purpose is to provide a forum for local educators to discuss policy, practice, resources, issues and news related to our work with one another. Unlike the bulletin, which arrives as email, the list is interactive - when you respond to message from the discussion list, everyone else on the list receives your message -- and the conversation, we hope, continues and grows.

Trauma and learning: Since October of last year, I have been working with a group of educators who are examining the effects of trauma (political, physical, emotional) on learning processes. As part of this work, I am very interested in speaking to program administrators, teachers and others involved in adult education as part of a process of learning about perceptions and realities of abuse and other trauma and the relationship of that abuse to adult learning. If you would like to discuss the work, or your staff would be interested in hearing more about it, I would be glad to meet with you individually, during staff meetings or in any other way that will enable us to begin sharing some of this learning. The final report, part of a fellowship project from the National Institute for Literacy, will be completed in the fall. - J.I.

Resources and preliminary information about the project are online at http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Swearer_Center/Literacy_Resources/screen.html

conferences

The Mayor's Commission On Literacy's 12th Annual Computers in Adult Literacy Technology Conference. Thursday May 25, 2000, Lincoln University Urban Center, Philadelphia The focus is on using technology in adult literacy programs. The full-day conference includes a packed schedule of workshops, classes, vendors, and door prizes. Teachers, tutors, and administrators of ABE (Adult Basic Education), GED, ESL (English as a Second Language), family literacy, and workplace literacy programs are welcome to attend. The conference is free, registration is required. Create a Workshop -The Commission is accepting conference proposals. As stated above, the conference is intended for teachers, tutors, and administrators of ABE, GED, ESL, family literacy, and workplace literacy programs. To get an idea of the kinds of workshops the conference has supported take a look at some presentations from previous years, listed below. As always, we welcome new and creative topics. Designing Tools for Professional Development, Computers and Special Populations, Getting to Know Computer Hardware, Virtual Visits on the World Wide Web, Applying Technology to Urban Education, ESL Based Lessons, Internet Basics, Making Web Pages, Distance Learning, Computer-Based Lesson Plans Submit a proposal-Proposals for the conference are due by March 17. To submit, please contact the Technology Coordinator for the Mayor's Commission on Literacy to receive an application: Faith Goldstein Techn. Coordinator phone:(215) 686-4486 faith.goldstein@phila.gov

Adult literacy and television: HAS A FAMILIAR TOOL BEEN OVERLOOKED? May 18 ­ 20, Toronto, Ontario - Television is currently the most accessible medium in the world Educators hold contradictory views about television and print literacy. Join participants from around the world to consider the ways that television has been used and can be used to create public awareness and to teach literacy skills to adults. For information, contact LR/RI or visit the website at: http://www.nald.ca/PROVINCE/QUE/litcent/flyers/SumIns00/page1.htm

Adult Literacy and Technology Conference 2000 Bridging the Digital Divide Washington, DC June 14-17 [email: alt2000@pbs.org] Call for Presentations PBS LiteracyLink® invites you to submit a proposal for a presentation at the 13th annual ALT conference! This year's conference will be held at American University in upper northwest Washington, DC, June 14-17. The ALT conference promotes the appropriate and effective use of technology in adult education. Conference sessions include discussions and demonstrations of best practices as well as hands-on experience with new technology applications in adult basic education. Deadline for proposals March 10; please go to the conference website to read presentation guidelines/print out the related forms. http://www.pbs.org/literacy/alt2000

Eastern Regional Adult Education Research Conference, March 16-18 The deadline for Early registration is February 18. Please see conference web site for information <http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/EasternAdultEducation/about.html>. Conference strands include learning from practice, literacy, distance education, international and multicultural perspectives, and work and community.

- Eunice N. Askov, PhD. Department of Adult Education, Instructional Systems, and Workforce Education & Development Professor-in-Charge, Adult Education Program, The Pennsylvania State University 411 Keller Building University Park, PA 16802 Phone:(814)865-0625; Fax:(814)865-2632, Email: ENA1@psu.edu http://www.ed.psu.edu/aeiswfed/ and Director, Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy 102 Rackley Building Phone: (814) 863-3777; Fax: (814) 863-6108

Cancer, Culture and Literacy 2nd Biennial Conference May 4-6, 2000 Clearwater Beach, Florida.

Our goal for this unique interactive conference is to assist health professionals to develop effective cancer communications that are multicultural, multilingual, and literacy appropriate. Healthcare professionals interested in developing effective cultural and literacy appropriate cancer prevention and cancer control programs and messages; health educators, nurses, physicians, researchers, community leaders, outreach workers, faculty, students/ trainees, policy-makers, literacy specialists and other healthcare professionals. Information: Moffitt Cancer Center Education Program: Susan Easter, M.S. (813) 632-1775 [seaster@moffitt.usf.edu] http://www.moffitt.usf.edu/Promotions/ccl/index.htm Conference brochures and on-line registration available January 2000 Jointly sponsored by the University of South Florida and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Cancer Institute, National Institute for Literacy and Cancer Research Foundation of America

- Designing our future, a national Congress on women's learning, March 2 to 5, Toronto, Ontario. This national Congress provides a significant opportunity for individuals with personal or organizational interests in women's education and training to meet and network. The aims of the Congress, and associated on-line discussions, are: to clarify what we know about the challenges and opportunities that have arisen; to think together about what we can do now, through research, practice, policy, and/or advocacy to achieve more effective involvement by women in current and future learning opportunities. details about the congress and the online discussion groups concerned with congress topics/strands are online at http://www.nald.ca/CANORG/cclow/congress.htm

To Promote the General Welfare: Ending Women's Poverty, A strategic conference for action to end women's poverty, March 6-7, 2000, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington DC. Registration, $100, with limited scholarships available upon request. For information, please contact LR/RI, or see online contact information at http://www.nowldef.org/html/policy/conf2000.htm Hotel reservation deadline is February 7.

The 2nd National Conference of REFORMA (National Association to Promote Library Services for the Spanish Speaking), is scheduled for Tucson, AZ, August 3-6. Conference information may be found at: http://clnet.ucr.edu/library/reforma/rnc2/ Theme: The Power of Language: Planning for the 21st Century. The conference chair is Susana Hinojosa (shinojos@library.berkeley.edu); (510) 643-9347. The president of REFORMA is Toni Bissessar (t.bissessar@yahoo.com); (718) 230-2750. Further information may be obtained through the ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) at 800-545-2433, #4294; and the office of the ALA Diversity Officer at 800-545-2433 #4276.

Commission on Adult Basic Education National Conference - COABE Conference 2000 March 5-8, 2000, Chicago, Illinois. Conference registration and hotel information will be available online soon at http://cait.org/iacea/coabe/ .

TESOL 2000 will be held in March, in Vancouver, BC. Information is available online at http://www.tesol.edu.

relatively new on the website:

- The Key on line - Monthly newspaper for adults in Wisconsin's basic education and ESL programs.  http://www.keynews.org/ (and is linked to LR/RI's learner page).

from previous bulletins: REMINDERS, RESOURCES:

list servs:

- LR/RI's list serv does not require membership, and eagerly welcomes additional participants. To join the list, please send your email address to janet_isserlis@brown.edu. Anyone with an interest in adult learning is encouraged to join.

LEARNER is intended primarily for adult learners. LITERACY is a general list for adult literacy practitioners and others. Information on these electronic lists is below.

LEARNER To subscribe to LEARNER, send an email message to: listserv@nysernet.org

Skip the message header and in the body of the message, type: subscribe LEARNER Yourfirstname Yourlastname All submissions to LEARNER should be addressed to: LEARNER@nysernet.org Questions regarding the list should be sent to: Beverly Choltco-Devlin Moderator, LEARNER bdevlin@dreamscape.com

LITERACY To subscribe to LITERACY, send an email message to: listserv@nysernet.org

Skip the message header and in the body of the message, type: subscribe LITERACY Yourfirstname Yourlastname All submissions to LITERACY should be addressed to: LITERACY@nysernet.org Questions regarding the LITERACY list should be sent to: Beverly Choltco-Devlin bdevlin@dreamscape.com

Welfare to work listserv: from Glenn Young - For those interested in the subject of welfare reform and learning disabilities, there has been a listserv created through NIFL. To sign up, please send a message to: listproc@literacy.nifl.gov write in the body of the message subscribe nifl-wtwld and your name. Do not write anything in the subject line and do not use any dots or dashes other than between nifl and wtwld. (Click here for more information on listservs).

women and literacy listserv.

To participate, subscribe by sending an email message to: LISTPROC@LITERACY.NIFL.GOV with the following request in the body of the message: subscribe NIFL-Womenlit firstname lastname Substitute your first and last name spelled exactly as you would like it to appear. For example, to subscribe to the NIFL-Womenlit list Sue Smith would type: subscribe NIFL-womenlit Sue Smith There should be no other text in the message (e.g., your signature block). It is recommended that the subject line be left blank if possible.