A Report on Adult Education and
Training in Canada: Learning a Living (2001)
Statistics Canada and
Human
Resources Development Canada
A report that presents an exhaustive
analysis of the results of the 1998 Adult Education and Training Survey (AETS).
Purpose is to describe the extent to which Canadians engage in various formal
and organised adult education and training activities, and how participation
differs both over time and across provinces.
Contact: Customer Service, Statistics Canada Tel.
1-800-307-3382 or (613) 951-7608 Fax (613) 951-9040
educationstats@statcan.ca
Also available online in pdf format at:
www.statcan.ca:80/english/freepub/81-586-XIE/free.htm
Benchmarking Adult Literacy in
North America: An International Comparative Study (2001)
by Albert
Tuijnman, Institute of International Education, Stockholm University
A
monograph stemming from the IALS that presents 10 international indicators that
allow readers to compare the literacy proficiency of Canadians and Americans
with that of populations of other countries. Findings confirm that low literacy
is an important issue in all regions and countries surveyed. Concludes with a
proposal for 10 targets and tools for improving literacy.
Cost: $10
Contact: Statistics Canada, Dissemination Division,
Circulation Management, 120 Parkdale Avenue, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6
Tel.
1-800-267-6677 Fax 1-877-287-4369
order@statcan.ca
Also available online in pdf format at:
www.statcan.ca:80/english/freepub/89-572-XIE/free.htm
Horizons Basic Skills Program
(1996)
Cambridge Adult Education
An innovative and
motivational basic skills program for adult learners reading at grade levels
4-7. Teaches lifeskills in the context of entertaining popular topics through
carefully paced instruction. Parallels the GED test with one text for each of
the five GED subject areas: math, writing, social studies, science, and
literature.
Contact: Globe Fearon
Customer Service Center, 4350 Equity Drive, PO Box 2649, Columbus, OH
43216-2649, USA Tel. 1-800-848-9500 Fax (614) 771-7361
www.pearsonlearning.com/cambridgeadulted/index.html
Through the Looking Glass
(2000)
Workplace Training and Services Inc. (WTS)
A
workbook for English as a Second Language learners. Written to Canadian
Language Benchmark Level 5. Learners can work on their own to: Identify
knowledge, skills and attributes; Set goals; Understand life-long learning.
Contact: WTS , Tel. (905) 403-9994 Fax
(905) 403-0134
mjwts@home.com
Available online in pdf format at:
www.settlement.org/site/Language_Literacy/home.asp
Community Spirit: A Practical
Guide to Collaborative Language Learning (1995)
by Sharron Bassano
and Mary Ann Christison
Provides hundreds of concrete strategies for
building a student-centered, collaborative language classroom, including
specific ways to involve students in peer-tutoring, peer-writing revision,
materials preparation, curriculum planning, and in communicative language
practice.
Cost: $30.95
Contact: University of Toronto Press,
5201, Dufferin Street, Toronto ON M3H 5T8
Tel. (416) 667-7791 or
1-800-565-9523
Fax (416) 667-7832 or 1-800-221-9985
utpbooks@utpress.utoronto.ca
www.utpress.utoronto.ca
Critical Conversations with
Books at the Centre: A Process (1999)
by Pam Nason et al.
A collection of 8 booklets that offer practical guidance for the
implementation of Parenting for a Literate Community. Titles include, among
others : Books for Babies; Honouring Domestic Literacies; Cultivating Language
Literate Play; Where does phonix fit?. With accompanying video intended to
visually complement the written text.
Cost: $100
Contact:
Beth Simon, Early Childhood Centre, UNB, Faculty of Education, UNB Bag
Service #45333, Fredericton, NB E3B 6E3
Tel. (506) 453-5024 Fax (506)
453-3569
eccentre@unb.ca
cspace.unb.ca/edfac/ecc/plc/index2.htm
Workplace Education, What it
Takes : A Handbook for Northern LBS Agencies (2001)
by Dee
Goforth and Moira Morrison
Based on the Ontario Workplace Strategy of
the Workplace Preparation Branch, Ministry of Training, Colleges and
Universities (MTCU). A Literacy and Basic Skills handbook developed with a
Northern Ontario focus, although guiding principles and key components
applicable to all workplace education programs.
Contact: Mid North Network for Adult Learning, 410
Falconbridge Road, Unit 6, Box 9, Sudbury ON P3A 4S4,
Tel. (705) 560-4774
Fax (705) 560-0101
mnlearn@vianet.on.ca
A Grab Bag of Telephone
Activities, 2nd Revised Edition (1999)
by Elizabeth Ganong and
Dan Ingram
Exercises will help ESL learners gain confidence in using the
telephone through practice in answering calls, calling for information, and
taking and leaving messages. Users also study the language structures they need
to communicate effectively on the telephone.
Contact: Grab Bag Publishing, 635 Markham Street,
Toronto ON M6G 2M1
Tel. (416) 588-3900 Fax (416) 588-4874
elizabethg@VylatNet.com
Adult Education in Canada:
Historical Essays (1995)
by Gordon Selman
Describes the
history of the adult education movement in Canada and specifically in British
Columbia, and the role of its major leaders.
Cost: $29.95
Contact: Thompson Educational Publishing Inc., General
Distribution Services, 325 Humber College Boulevard, Toronto ON M9W 7C3
Tel.
(416) 213-1919 Fax (416) 213-1917
cservice@genpub.com
www.thompsonbooks.com
Adult ESL Literacy Resource
Guide (1999)
Toronto Catholic District School Board
(TCDSB)
Presents a theoretical and practical framework for adult ESL
literacy instructors and volunteers. Intended to supplement The Adult ESL
Curriculum Guidelines.
Cost: $20
(plus $5 shipping & handling)
Contact: Megan Lee, Continuing Education Department,
Adult Education Program, TCDSB, 80 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto ON M2N 6E8
Tel. (416) 222-8282 ext. 2427 Fax (416) 512-4992
megan.lee@tcdsb.org
www.tcdsb.on.ca/
Beyond the Textbook
(2000)
by Jean-Paul Bedard
An 8-unit booklet which deals
with the topics relevant for intermediate and high intermediate levels. Sets of
photocopiable activities based on the same topic cover all four skills and can
be used as a basis for lesson plans. Classroom Activities can be checked out on
the author’s website at:
http://www.tcdsb.on.ca/adulted/activitieslist.htm
Cost: $10 (plus $5 shipping &
handling)
Contact: Megan Lee,
Continuing Education Department, Adult Education Program, TCDSB, 80 Sheppard
Avenue East, Toronto ON M2N 6E8
Tel. (416) 222-8282 ext. 2427 Fax
(416) 512-4992 megan.lee@tcdsb.org
The Learning Festivals Guide: An
internationally-produced communication tool
In Support of the Launch of
International Adult Learners’ Week (2000)
by Francisca
Martinez and Markus Weil for the UNESCO Institute for Education
Guide
that illustrates how adult learners’ weeks are being organized in
different countries worldwide, with the aim of supporting other countries
wishing to embark on - or consolidate - their own national learning
festival.
Contact: UNESCO Institute
for Education, Feldbrunnenstr. 58 / 20148 Hamburg, Germany
Tel.
+49-40-448041-0
Fax +49-40-4107723 uie-pub@unesco.org
www.unesco.org/education/uie/index.shtml
Guide can be downloaded in pdf format, at this
address:
www.unesco.org/education/uie/publications/
alguide.shtml
Building Bridges for Adults with
a Developmental Disability, Final Report (2000)
Glenn Yates for
Tri-County Literacy Network
Report of a pilot project which brought
together representatives from both literacy and developmental disabilities
fields to develop a common understanding of how best to join forces to improve
literacy services for people with developmental disabilities. Strongly
recommends a holistic approach and shared communication to ensure consistency
and responsibility
Contact: Marianne
Simpson, Executive Director, Tri-County Literacy Network, 120 Wellington Street
West, Federal Building, 2nd Floor, Box 404, Chatham ON N7M 5K5
Tel. (519)
355- 1771 Fax (519) 355- 1998
literacy@mnsi.net
www.tcln.on.ca
Online in NALD’s Full-Text Documents.
Measuring Learning Readiness: A
Resource Guide for Students and LBS Practitioners (1999)
by Pat
Powell, Peterborough Native Learning Program
Manual designed to look at
learners’ abilities beyond academics. Intended for use as part of a
student assessment and training plan, hand in hand with an academic skills
profile. Addresses topics such as the importance of nurturing the spiritual
realm, motivation and goal setting, strengths, interests and abilities,
learning styles, communicating, etc.
Contact: Peterborough Native Learning Program, 344
Rubidge St., Peterborough, ON K9H 4C7
Tel. (705) 741-0898 Fax (705)
749-0084
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