• Pauline Larabee, Ottawa Board of Education
• Sylvia Larter, research officer, Toronto Board of Education
• Frances Lever, Coordinator LLEO
• Ann Osborne, Eastern Region Literacy Coordinator, Ministry of Education and Training (MET)
• Wanda Pitchforth, Coordinator Literacy Network of Durham Region
• Marlene Rogers, Fanshawe College, Blueprints Project
• Norm Rowen, consultant
• Brenda Roy, North Channel Literacy Council, Blind River satellite site
• Tom Shannon, professor, Fanshawe College, Blueprints Project
• Marilyn Sullivan, Superintendent of Curriculum, Toronto Board of Education
• Hilroy Thomas, PLA Secretariat
• Joyce White, (former) Eastern region Workplace/Workforce Employment Basic Skills (W/WEBS), Ottawa Board of Education
• Lee Yearwood, jobLink Common Assessment Project, (formerly) OTAB

As a result of distance, the reference group met face-to-face only once. However, thanks to the Ontario Literacy Communications Network (AlphaCom) and the hard work and loyalty of these individuals, we were able to have effective communication on a regular basis using distance learning technology.

Rosemary Rognvaldson, my colleague in the OBS Literacy Program at Conestoga College, joined the project team for the writing of the manual, supplying the necessary curricular ideas and energy at a critical time.

Thanks also, and perhaps especially, to my family for supporting me and putting up with my frequent lack of availability during this intense work period.

I have obtained copyright permission for articles and other materials reproduced in this manual (validation draft). These materials are for use only within the Ontario Literacy Training Network. The articles and materials should not be reproduced in any form without written permission from the original publisher.