[Reading-hall-of-fame] greetings and thank you

[Yetta Goodman]

Great Idea......   I assume this proposal will be on the agenda of the 
breakfast meeting and we can discuss this at that time as well.



jim hoffman wrote:

> Thank you for your support in electing me to serve as President of the 
> Reading Hall of Fame.  Due to a conflict with a project in South 
> Africa I will not be attending the IRA conference this year in 
> Toronto.  I have been in contact with Rob regarding agenda for our 
> meeting, but I thought I would write directly concnerning a couple of 
> issues that are ahead for our group.
>
> Let me begin by offfering congratulations to our recently elected 
> colleagues. We look forward to your active participation in the 
> organization.
>
> There seems to be a general consensus within the RHF to become even 
> more active in trying to shape policy (both within the profession and 
> on the political front). The recent symposia sponsored by the ROH 
> refect this strong interest.
>
> I have made a proposal to IRA for a regular column in Reading Today 
> that would be used by the RHF to communicate our position on important 
> issues facing the profession. Alan is in consultation and considering 
> the proposal .  I have proposed a trial year to begin in the Spring or 
> Fall of 08. IRA would evaluate the effectiveness and contribution of 
> the column at the end of the first year to make a long term 
> determination.
>
> Reading Today reaches a broad audience and offers a fairly "rapid 
> response" forum for important ideas. It seems to offer the perfect 
> match for our 'expertise'/perspective (within the ROH) and the needs 
> within the profession.
>
> If IRA responds positively to this proposal I would convine a small 
> group to prepare a proposal for a process to prepare these columns. We 
> would come back to the full HOF membership for approval on the process.
>
> I don't want this to sound too large-scale or ambitious (we would be 
> on a much much smaller scale) but I would envision a process something 
> along the lines of what the national academy does with topical 
> issues.  We use a census process to identify and prioritize topics to 
> write about; we put writing teams together, we circulate for approval 
> and we publish.
>
> As soon as I hear more from Alan I will update you . .  . but in the 
> meantime, you are welcome to post comments.
>
> I hope that someone will volunteer to take the lead on a session for 
> next year.
>
> And finally,  we need someone to take on the role of "historian" for 
> the group . . volunteers?  It's not an elected position so I will just 
> invite the first person to respon to this message.
>
> Hope all is well and enjoy Toronto.
>
> jim
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Yetta M. Goodman
Regents Professor Emerita
University of Arizona, College of Education
Language Reading and Culture - Room 532
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