Acknowledgments

The development and publication of this resource guide were made possible through grant support from the National Literacy Secretariat of Canada and the Ontario Training and Adjustment Board.

Sincere appreciation is expressed for the time and effort of the literacy practitioners and learners who participated in the evaluation project from which resource materials were developed. Special thanks go to Joanne Boyer of the Enjikendaasang Learning Centre, Katie Miller and Tricia Rogers-Simister of Foster Farm of the Ottawa Board of Education, Joan Allan, Gay Ratcliffe, Ruth Matheson and the volunteers of Schoolhouse Literacy Skills, Robyn German of the Open Book Project. Together with learners, their interest, willingness to share their critical reflection about evaluation, and commitment to continued development of their programs contributed greatly to the development of the resource materials presented here.

Many thanks to Sue Aiken of Foster Farm and Joyce White of the Ottawa Board of Education for their support. Special thanks goes to Clare Finch of One-to-One Plus for her valuable editorial assistance in the final draft of the manuscript. Finally, we have appreciated the guidance received from the Family Literacy Evaluation Advisory Group which included Clare Finch, Sarah Farquhar, Action Read, Ellen Williams of the Ottawa Board of Education, Harold Alden, Ontario Training and Adjustment Board, and Doug Rankin, Ontario Literacy Coalition.