President and Mrs. George Bush have each raised millions of dollars for charitable causes during their lives. They have been very active since Mr. Bush retired from public life in 1993 after having served as the 41st President of the U.S. A decorated World War II Naval pilot before entering politics in his native Texas in 1963, Mr. Bush is the honorary chairman of the Points of Light Foundation, chair of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, and a member of the Board of Visitors at Houston's M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Mrs. Bush has long been known as a tireless advocate for literacy. Her seven-year-old organization, the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, works to establish literacy as a value in every American family. A best-selling author and member of the Literacy Volunteers of America National Advisory Board, Mrs. Bush is an AmeriCares ambassador-at-large, a member of the Mayo Clinic Foundation Board, and a supporter of the Leukemia Society of America, Ronald McDonald Houses, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. They live in Houston, Texas, and Kennebunkport, Maine, and are the parents of five grown children: Dorothy, George W., Jeb, Marvin, and Neil. George W. Bush currently is Governor of Texas.

Pre-Conference Seminars
Wednesday, Oct. 21

These seminars offer conferees cutting edge, professional development opportunities. These selections are field driven and designed to provide in-depth learning and encourage high-level discussion, colleague interaction and participation. An all-star line up of recognized leaders will be presenting.

• Certificates of Completion will be awarded to all those sucessfully completing the seminars.
• LVA reserves the right to cancel a seminar with less than 12 registrants.
• Required reading material will be sent 2 - 3 weeks prior to the seminar to all those who register by September 18, 1998. Late registrants will receive material at Conference.
• Seminars are designed for the primary audiences noted, but this does not preclude "interested others" from attending, except in Seminars 101,102,103, 107.

National Coalition for Literacy Meeting

The members of the National Coalition for Literacy will hold their quarterly business meeting on Wednesday, October 21 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Conferees are welcome to attend and observe.

PC101 - 12 Hours
50/50 Management System: Maintaining the Balance
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday, 2:00 pm � 5:00 pm
Friday, 9:00 am - noon
Mabeth Kirkpatrick, KY Dept. for Adult Ed. and Lit.
Kaye Beall, LVA Pgm. Development, IN
New program managers and board leaders seeking a comprehensive under-standing of LVA's 50/50 management will be introduced to LVA's management philosophy and system. Topics include: student and tutor intake and support system, developing funding packages, managing organizationl growth, and building a leadership team. To receive a certificate, participants must attend all sessions.

Required Reading (provided by LVA): Maintaining the Balance: A Guide to 50/50 Mangagement

Audience: New Program Managers and Board Members

PC102 - 12 Hours
LVA's Training of Trainers
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday, 2:00 pm- 5:00 pm
Friday, 9:00 am - noon
Chloe Fessler, LVA V.I.T.A.
Phyllis Anderson, LVA V.I.T.A.
Trainers will learn to use the principles of participatory adult education to train tutors, analyze and apply theory, and practice a workshop segment. LVA's Guide for Training Trainers will be followed, which uses well-designed, sequential learning tasks to engage analysis and application of new information. This seminar models the collaborative relationship LVA aspires to between tutor and students.

Required Reading:

1. LVA's ESL Trainer's Guide and 4th edition of I Speak English or LVA's Basic Literacy Trainer's Guide (1994 edition) and 7th edition of Tutor (provided by the affiliate);
2. Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach (provided by LVA)

PC103 - 6 Hours
The Why, What and How of LVA's Principles for Effective Training
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Darlene Goetzman, LVA Allegany Co., NY
Gail vonHahmann, Ed.D., Ed. Consultant, NY
Experienced LVA trainers will examine the Why, What and How of LVA's Principles for Effective Training (PET) and analyze training designs using PET as a guide. They will clarify their understanding of PET, describe the relationship between PET and LVA's accreditation system; and practice using PET in analyzing the design of a training session.

Required Reading (provided by LVA): Principles for Effective Training documents

Audience: Participants must be LVA experienced trainers and must bring a training design to analyze.

Registration: up to 15

PC104 - 6 Hours
Help a Child Learn to Read
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Judy Cheatham, Ph.D., Greensboro College, NC
Lester Laminack, Ed.D., Western Carolina Univ., NC
An overview of successful program components for young children will be provided. Discussion and activities based on the latest research will cover: start up, collaboration with other agencies, funding, tutor recruitment, tutor training, selection of materials, best practices in instruction, student assessment and program evaluation.

Required Reading (provided by LVA): Help a Child Learn to Read

Audience: Mgt, WSL, T

PC105 - 6 Hours
Interacting with Employers/Employees to Develop an Effective Workplace Literacy Program
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Jo an Boehm, Laurens Co. Lit. Cncl., SC
Sandra Owens, Laurens Co. Lit. Cncl., SC
Role playing and small group practice will teach task analysis and skills correlation. Curriculum design around company documents and work situations, and evaluation of workplace literacy programs will be covered. New skills will be practiced at a local work site.

Audience: Mgt, WSL, T

PC106 - 6 Hours
Teaching Adults with Learning Disabilities: Using Screening Instruments to Enhance the Process of Choosing Appropriate Instruction in Reading
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Keith Lenz, PhD. U. of Kansas Ctr. for Research and Learning
Mary Ann Corley, PhD. Nat'l Adult Lit. and Learning Disabilities Ctr., DC
June J. Crawford, LVA, NY
Moderator: Linda Church, LLA, NY
Instruments for the process of screening adults for learning disabilities will be examined. Participants will: identify the components of an effective screening process, use a scorecard to select an appropriate screening device, understand the relationship between screening and appropriate instruction, and discuss how to choose instructional approaches and materials for adults with LD.

Audience: WSL, T, Mgt

PC107 - 6 Hours
Positioning for Success: Designing Management Systems That Build and Support Student Involvement
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Elaine Williams, DC Literacy Ctr.
Anne DuPrey, LVA Nassau Co., NY
This seminar examines, from students' perpectives, the management systems needed for effectively building and supporting student involvement in a literacy program. Highlights: defining changing student roles; critical elements of student leadership development, perspectives on student involvement, and overcoming obstacles to building effective partnerships.

Audience: S/Prog. Mgr. teams, S, Mgt

Registration: Mgr./S teams from the same organization will be given priority. Teams will be charged a single fee.

PC108 - 6 Hours
Learning to Facilitate Groups
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Barbara Garner, World Education, MA
Dale Christianson, LVA Illinois, Inc.
Mirta Pedrazolli, NSAB Member, RI
More and more frequently students are being asked to lead support groups and student councils and serve on boards. Students will learn the skills they need to faciliate groups and through activities, discussion and videos, will learn about planning and group dynamics.

Audience: S

PC109 - 6 Hours
Practicing What We Preach: Training Student-Centered Tutors
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Laurel L. Pollard, Ctr. for ESL, Univ. of Arizona
This interactive workshop for ESOL trainers will focus on the principles and activities volunteers should use to create supportive, communicative, student-centered interactions. Topics include assessment and needs analysis, "bonding" activities, activating quiet students, questioning strategies, and putting students in charge of their own learning.

Audience: WSL

PC110 6 Hours
Technology . . . Basics for Adult Literacy
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Marty Ropog, Ohio Lit. Resource Ctr.
Carol Morris, LVA Lake County. OH
Jackie Hamlett, LVA Lake County, OH
Experience the Internet and be introduced to the World Wide Web, basic navigation and search skills, and literacy and education WWW sites. "Play to Win" and learn how to utilize technology even if resources are limited. Explore the Keystrokes to Literacy model using a word processor and other soft-ware to help adult learners with reading and basic skills.

Audience: GI

PC111 - 6 Hours
Determining if Written Materials are Reader-Friendly and Suitable for Specific Audiences.
Wednesday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Audrey Riffenburgh, Riffenburgh Assoc., NM
Learn to analyze the readability/suitability of written materials, predict the reading level of a target audience, and identify the factors affecting reading ease. Participants will focus on assessing the match or mismatch between materials and readers which is relevant to parents in family literacy programs, employees in workplace programs, and learners working with "real life" materials which are not reader friendly.

Audience: GI

PC112 - 6 Hours
Managing Organizations in Transition
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
J. Santford "Sandy" Duncan, Associated Consulting Services, TX
Thought yours was the only organization having problems making the transition from the old ways to the new? Not so. Participants' own issues will provide the basis for discussion of the changing roles of Board members in today's environment, Board/CEO relationships, and ways to strengthen the Board's leadership so that the organization can meet the expectations of its customers.

Audience: Mgt

PC113 6 Hours
GTE - LVA Family Literacy and Technology Institute
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Chip Carlin, GTE Proj. Tech. Coord.; LVA NYS
Kathy Kuy, GTE Proj. Mgr., LVA Nat.
Jaleh Behroozi, NIFL, DC
Chrys Dudbridge, Adult Ed. Consortia, NY
John Fleischman, Sacramento Co. Office of Ed., CA
Nancy Frazier, York Co. Literacy, PA
Carol Gabler, LVA Chippewa Valley, WI
David Miller, Literacy Pro Systems, CA
Donna Emery, LVA E. Texas Lit. Cncl., TX
Susan Perkins, TST BOCES/Even Start, NY
Tim Ponder, ALT, MO
Linda Scroger, LVA Genesee Co., NY
Alan Stern, Eductional Activities, NY
Emma Torrez, Adult Learning Advocate, The Reading Program, CA
In roundtable discussions, hands-on computer lab activities and demonstrations, participants will have the opportunity to explore exciting technology applications, share best practices and discuss topics like training volunteers, technology planning, outcomes and data collection, adult students and technology, and more! Participants are encouraged to bring information about their family literacy/technology programs to share.

National Coalition Open Forum

From 3:30 - 5:00 pm, the members of the National Coalition for Literacy will be available to answer your questions. Stop by and meet representatives from organizations such as NIFL, the ALA, NAULC and LVA!