External resources
This page contains a list of publishers and/or distributors that have literacy/essential skills material for sale. The coordinates for these organizations can be found in this list. Please contact these groups if you are interested in ordering their material.
ABC Life Literacy Canada
110 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 604Toronto, ON M4P 2Y1
Tel.: 416-218-0010—Toll-free: 1-800-303-1004
Fax: 416-218-0457
Email: [email protected]
Publications Order Form: http://abclifeliteracy.ca/en/publications-and-resources
Website: http://www.abclifeliteracy.ca
This list of publications includes a number of adult literacy resources, as well as workplace literacy documents produced by the organization. Available for sale are research reports, handbooks and resource books.
ArrowMight Canada Ltd.
99 Fifth Avenue, Suite 16Ottawa, ON K1S 5K4
Tel.: 613-232-0901 —Toll-free: 1-877-332-0901
Fax: 613-232-8249
Email: [email protected]
Resources: http://www.arrowmight.ca/further_reading.php
Website: http://www.arrowmight.ca/index.php
ArrowMight Canada is a team of 20 education specialists including First Nations, Inuit and Métis consultants. They collaborate with IPLAC (Instituto Pedagogico LatinoAmericano y Caribeno) to deliver a compelling, cost-effective and rewarding literacy program that enables English-speaking Canadians, Aboriginal and immigrant students to achieve their life goals.
Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training (ASPECT)
975 Alston StreetVictoria, BC V9A 3S5
Tel.: 250-382-9675—Toll-free: 1-866-287-4957
Fax: 250-382-9677
Email: [email protected]
Product information: http://www.aspect.bc.ca/online-store/product-information
Website: http://www.aspect.bc.ca
ASPECT seeks innovative resources for career development professionals and jobseekers, and identifies gaps in the availability of resource materials. Through input from community-based trainers, ASPECT has created a variety of resources especially for training facilitators.
Canadian Pediatric Society
2305 St. Laurent BoulevardOttawa, ON K1G 4J8
Tel.: 613-526-9397—Fax: 613-526-3332
Email: [email protected]
Bookstore - For Parents and Caregivers: http://www.cps.ca/english/publications/bookstore/Parenting.htm
Website: http://www.cps.ca
In this online bookstore, parents and caregivers will find books, pamphlets, and videos to help them care for kids.
Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (CCLB)
200 Elgin Street, Suite 803Ottawa, ON K2P 1L5
Tel.: 613-230-7729—Fax: 613-230-9305
Email: [email protected]
Publications and Resources: http://www.language.ca/display_page.asp?page_id=207
Website: http://www.language.ca
The CCLB provides a range of publications and materials to support the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) for a growing community of practice – for both English as a Second Language and French as a Second Language.
Centre for Education and Work
3227 Roblin BoulevardWinnipeg, MB R3R 0C2
Tel.: 204-885-2957—Fax: 204-885-2958
Educational Products Catalogue: http://www.cewca.org/products
Website: http://www.cewca.org
The resources produced by the Centre can help you evaluate your current training and employee knowledge through to delivering and assessing ongoing training initiatives; for example, the Facilitator Guide for Literacy Practitioners, which also includes a DVD.
Centre for Family Literacy
11642 142 St. NorthwestEdmonton, AB T5V 1M4
Tel.: 780-421-7323—Toll-free: 1-866-421-7323
Fax: 780-421-7324
Email: [email protected]
Literacy Resources: http://www.famlit.ca/resources/resources.html
Website: http://www.famlit.ca/
Among the resources available are: materials for students, tutors and those in various programs in addition to workbooks, tutor-assisted resources, fiction and non-fiction assessed for various reading levels. Of particular note is Foundations in Family Literacy (Centre for Family Literacy, 2009), a made-in-Canada approach to family literacy that was developed by leaders in the field from across the country. For further information on this six-module resource package, or to order, please contact the Centre for Family Literacy.
The Conference Board of Canada
255 Smyth RoadOttawa, ON K1H 8M7
Tel.: 613-526-3280—Toll-free: 1-866-711-2262
Fax: 613-526-4857
Reports: http://www.conferenceboard.ca/products/publications.aspx
Website: http://www.conferenceboard.ca
The Conference Board of Canada produces hundreds of research reports that provide objective analyses of key economic, organizational performance and public policy issues.
Eye On Literacy
3 Garland PlaceSt. Albert, AB T8N 1A7
Tel.: 780-246-5567
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.eyeonliteracy.com
Eye On Literacy's purpose is to provide quality visuals as instructional resources that capitalize on oral language skills of adult second language literacy learners with limited schooling. We believe second language classes benefit by having access to resources that help create learner-generated texts. There are currently nine sets of books accompanied by methodology and tasks which are available on the website.
Frontier College New Readers Bookstore
Frontier College35 Jackes Avenue
Toronto, ON M4T 1E2
Tel.: 416-923-3591—Toll-free: 1-800-555-6523
Fax: 416-323-3522
Email: [email protected]
Catalogue: http://www.frontiercollegebooks.ca/images/pdf/catalogue.pdf
Website: http://www.frontiercollegebooks.ca
This online bookstore has a wide variety of resources for tutors, trainers, teachers and learners. It contains titles of interest to low literacy readers that support students’ writing skills, dictionaries and reference books for students, resources for volunteer tutors and literacy instructors, etc.
Further Education Society of Alberta (FESA)
#52—3033 34th Avenue NECalgary, AB T1Y 6X2
Tel.: 403-250-5034—Fax: 403-250-5029
Buy FESA materials: http://www.nald.ca/fesa/buyonline.htm
Website: http://www.nald.ca/fesa
You can order FESA materials - Literacy and Parenting Skills (LAPS) and its translation “Grandir avec mon enfant“, other LAPS Manuals and Videos, as well as PATHS: A Community Response to ESL Literacy & Language Development.
Grass Roots Press
6520—82 AvenueEdmonton, AB T6B 0E7
Tel.: 780-413-6491—Toll-free: 1-888-303-3213
Fax: 780-413-6582
Email: [email protected]
Catalogue: http://grassrootsbooks.net/catalogue2011.pdf
Website: http://grassrootsbooks.net/ca/
Grass Roots Press has an international reputation for publishing high-quality resources for adult basic education and English as a Second Language communities. The company carries over 500 books, DVDs, and software packages and it publishes assessment tools, workbooks, photo stories, biographies, and literature -- publications that enhance adults' literacy skills.
Hutton House Learning Centre
Cherryhill Village Mall301 Oxford St. W.
London, ON N6H 1S6
Tel.: (519) 472-1541—Fax: (519) 472-3411
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.huttonhouse.com
Hutton House supports the inclusion of youth and adults with disabilities in community life through opportunities in training, employment, education, etc. They publish the Adult Literacy Series, among which can be found some resource guides, The Opposite Books for learners and The Learners’ Stories.
Laubach Literacy Ontario
Laubach Literacy Bookstore and New Readers Books8A—65 Noecker Street
Waterloo, ON N2J 2R6
Tel.: 519-743-3309—Toll-free: 1-866-608-2574
Fax: 519-743-7520
Email: [email protected]
LLO Bookstore: http://www.laubach-on.ca/bookstore/
Website: http://www.laubach-on.ca/
The bookstore includes LLO publications and bestsellers from New Readers Press, such as Challenger Way to Reading series; GED Skills Workbooks, etc.
Ningwakwe Learning Press
c/o Saugeen First NationG.M.B. 56, Suite 3A
Southampton, ON N0H 2L0
Tel.: 519-372-9855—Toll-free: 1-888-551-9757
Fax: 519-372-1684
Email: [email protected]
Catalogue: http://ningwakwe.on.ca/catalogue.htm
Website: http://www.ningwakwe.on.ca
NLP publishes and distributes culturally appropriate resources for the Aboriginal literacy field., including essential skills learning materials. The materials incorporate a holistic approach to learning.
Parent-Child Mother Goose Program
720 Bathurst St., Suite 500AToronto, ON M5S 2R4
Tel.: 416-588-5234—Fax: 416-588-1355
Email: [email protected]
Resources & links: http://www.nald.ca/mothergooseprogram/resource.htm
Website: http://www.nald.ca/mothergooseprogram
A variety of family literacy resources are available for purchase, including rhyme books and CDs in English and French, storybooks, training manuals, and videos.
PTP Adult Learning & Employment Programs
East and West Locations201-815 Danforth Ave. and 200-5415 Dundas St. W.
Toronto, ON M4J 1L2 and M9B 1B5
Tel.: 416-510-3266—Fax: 416-510-2566
Email: [email protected]
Publications: http://www.ptp.ca/publications/
Website: http://www.ptp.ca
Through research and evaluation, PTP strives to provide the most effective, accessible, integrated and flexible workplace supports to those with literacy and language barriers to employment. PTP publications include the following: the Curriculum Guidelines known as Signposts, which provide instructional ideas and informal assessment activities that allow instructors to program effectively for learners bound for entry-level jobs across employment sectors; the CAMERA (Communication and Math Employment Readiness Assessment) to assess essential skills; the workwrite series, a set of instructional workbooks and teachers’ guides focusing on the features and functions of workplace documents; and Building for the Future (BFF), designed as a career exploration resource for adults or youth interested in exploring skilled trades.
Rose Hip Press
PO Box 38028 RPO CapilanoEdmonton, AB T6A 3Y6
Tel.: 780-440-9833—Toll-free: 1-877-440-9822
Fax: 780-468-3119
Email: [email protected]
Publication: http://www.rosehippress.ca/activity-calendar/
Website: http://www.rosehippress.ca
Rose Hip Press produces easy-to-read materials for adults and families. The press has a brand new resource—the Activity Calendar for Canadian Families 2013. The content supports early language development, early numeracy, pre-reading and pre-writing skills for children ages 0 to 5. Adult literacy and adult ESL learners can also use the calendar and online resources to improve their own language skills.
Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network (SALN)
2401 Thayer AvenueSaskatoon, SK S7L 5Y1
Tel.: 306-934-2632—Fax: 306-934-2633
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.aboriginal.sk.literacy.ca/
SALN sells resources for the Aboriginal literacy field. Reading material is available, such as an anthology where learners write in English and in their own language. Also for purchase is a Resource Directory - a listing of Aboriginal programs and other resources in Saskatchewan.
SkillPlan—BC Construction Industry Skills Improvement Council
3701 Hastings Street, Suite 405Burnaby, BC V5C 2H6
Tel.: 604-436-1126—Fax: 604-436-1149
Email: [email protected]
Publications: http://skillplan.ca/tools-and-publications
Website: http://www.skillplan.ca
SkillPlan has developed several resources which contribute to essential skills development.
Test of Workplace Essential Skills (TOWES)
Bow Valley College332—6th Avenue SE
Calgary, AB T2G 4S6
Tel.: 403-410-3200—Fax: 403-297-4070
Email: [email protected]
Products & Services: http://www.towes.com/en/products--services/products--services
Website: http://www.towes.com
TOWES assessments and products are valid, reliable and adhere to a high standard of quality. There are workplace training products such as “Building Workplace Essential Skills”.
UNESCO Press
UNESCO PublishingCommercial Services
7, Place de Fontenoy
F—75352 Paris, France
Email: [email protected]
Publications: http://publishing.unesco.org/default.aspx
Website: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco
The bookshop presents titles currently for sale, published or co-published by UNESCO. These include books, multimedia (DVDs, CD-Roms, etc.
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