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Issues and Challenges in
Communicating with Less Literate Canadians (2000) Canadians with lower levels of literacy want to be better informed on issues
that are relevant to everyday lives. Improving the literacy skills of Canadians
is an important challenge. The study’s objective lies with identifying the
challenges associated with communicating with less literate Canadians. Practical Resources for Adult
ESL: A Selection Guide (2000) Reviews over 260 titles that can be used in adult English language
instruction. Sections include teaching reading, speaking, listening, and
grammar; classroom activities; instructional series; etc... Our Home and Native Land:
Canada Geography (1999) Consists of reproducible outline maps of Canada (about 25 maps) with a page
of exercises for each one, plus additional review exercises. Map exercises
cover provinces and territories, capital and other cities, and rivers and
lakes. Reviewing our Vision of Adult
Education - Discussion Kit on the Fifth International Conference on Adult
Education (2000) A kit that was prepared for people working in the area of adult education,
in government ministries and agencies, educational institutions, the private
sector, community centres and groups, labour unions, non formal education
organizations in various fields and in settings and communities advocating the
sharing of knowledge. T’NT - Tips N’ Tricks
for Dynamite Learning (1999) Filled with tips and tricks for dynamite learning. Targets parents of
students entering Junior High, Homeschooling parents and tutors, teachers of
students with special needs, substitute and teacher assistants, and child care
workers. A Practical Guide for Literacy
Coordinators (2000) Information to guide a new Literacy Coordinator through their first months
on the job. Practical advice from experienced Literacy Coordinators, including
working with literacy learners and ESL students, training volunteer tutors,
administer-ing a literacy program, choosing resources, fundraising, and working
with partners. Riding the Technology Wave:
Experiences of adult literacy students and teachers in Ontario (2000)
Examines the extent to which teachers and students have access to and make
use of computers and the Internet. Also an extensive listing of resources.
The Revised Common Writing
Assessment : A Tool Linked to Ontario’s LBS Learning Outcomes
Levels (2000) A revised assessment tool used successfully for the past few years by
several programs in Ontario. Shows how to evaluate a writing sample using
scales based on these three important features of writing : Focus, Development
and Organisation; Voice, Vocabulary and Sentence Variety; Grammar and
Mechanics. Adult Literacy Now
(2000) Brings together four faces of the adult literacy picture -- community-based
literacy, workplace literacy, family literacy and school-based literacy.
Overall design allows practitioners in various capacities and in a multitude of
settings to see how the four parts of the literacy picture intersect and
complement one another. Conquering Test Writing Anxiety
: Developing confidence and skills (2000) A flexible, user friendly manual for teachers and tutors to help adult
students cope with the anxiety many of them feel when confronted with a test.
Sample tests and specific strategies on blackline masters give the instructor
the option of addressing specific kinds of tests or covering the entire text
anxiety experience. With student CD-ROM. |
