Workforce Literacy

Expand Your Reading on Workplace Literacies

The Annotated Bibliography for Workplace Literacies is a bibliography for those interested in reading further about workplace literacy as social practice, a relatively new and alternative approach in workplace literacy research. This 36 page bibliography from the In-Sites Research Group at Ryerson Polytechnic University in Toronto, is essential reading for anyone seeking to expand their thinking on the complexity of social and cultural perspectives in workplace literacies. To view this document or for more information on the research studies of In-Sites Research Group, go to www.nald.ca/insites.

Writing for the Workplace

A new resource from Newfoundland and Labrador called Writing for the Workplace: Writing Process with Workplace Content is a flexible and participatory program for learners at a range of writing levels. The program includes a Facilitator’s Handbook and Learners’ Handouts for 10 two-hour sessions. However it is not a workbook program. It is interactive with the facilitator demonstrating, modelling, explaining and facilitating as the learners question, contribute information, provide feedback and engage in practice. For more information, to order materials or to organize a long-distance training workshop, contact Education, Resources and Support Services at P.O. Box 21131, St. John’s, NL A1B 5G6 or fax: 709-895-2057 or email: gchabot@roadrunner.nf.net.

New Materials From Ontario

Several workplace literacy publications have recently been released by the Ontario Literacy Coalition:

• Workplace Educator Professional Development. This report provides an overview of different models of practitioner development for workplace education that might be considered in Ontario. It focuses on priority content areas, delivery models, and issues of accreditation/ certification. $5.

• Good Practice in Use This report provides an overview of the literature on good practice in workplace education to date. It also examines some of the dilemmas an educator is faced with when working with principles of good practice on the ground. A section on how to develop your own good practice guidelines is included. $5.

• Building Momentum and Finding Champions for Workplace Literacy in Ontario This bulletin is a summary of literature review and research on employer commitment to, and awareness of workplace literacy in three sectors in Ontario. $3.

These are all available from the Ontario Literacy Coalition at 416-963-5787 or www.on.literacy.ca.