By Rosamond Bernier
Rosamond Bernier has lived an surprisingly complete life—remarkable for its vividness and variety of experience—and she has recognized many (one is tempted to claim all) of the best artists and composers of the 20 th century.
In Some of My Lives, Bernier has made one of those literary scrapbook from a unprecedented array of writings, ranging from diary entries to her many contributions to the artwork magazine L’OEIL, which she cofounded in 1955. the result's a multifaceted self-portrait of a lifestyles trained and surrounded by means of the arts.
Through the tales of her encounters with the various 20th century’s nice artists and composers—including Pablo Picasso, Leonard Bernstein, Max Ernst, Aaron Copeland, Malcolm Lowry, and Karl Lagerfeld—we come to appreciate the sheer richness of Bernier’s studies, interactions, and thoughts. the result's pithy, hilarious, and wise—a richly profitable chronicle of many lives fully lived.
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The Sample for NALS and NAAL For both assessments, data were collected via a household survey of a stratified random sample of adults age 16 and older. Additional samples were obtained in specific states in order to provide state-level results; this portion of the assessment was referred to as the State Adult Literacy Survey. In 1992, 12 states participated (California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington); in 2003, 6 states participated (Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, and Oklahoma).
In preparation for the release of the 2003 results, the Department of Education decided to focus specific attention on how NAAL results should be reported and interpreted. The department sought advice from the NRC and requested that its Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) recommend performance levels to use in reporting NAAL results. The Committee on Performance Levels for Adult Literacy was established to provide this advice. The committee included individuals with a broad array of expertise, including adult education, educational measurement and standard setting, English for speakers of other languages, literacy and literacy measurement, psychology, political science, public health, sociology, statistics, and survey methodology.
Individual is able to handle basic reading, writing, and computational tasks related to life roles, such as completing medical forms, order forms, or job applications. • Can read simple charts, graphs, labels, and payroll stubs and simple authentic material if familiar with the topic. , fax machine, computer operation). • The individual can qualify for entrylevel jobs that require following basic written instructions and diagrams with assistance, such as oral clarification. • Can write a short report or message to fellow workers.