Sharing the Light : Cape Breton Literacy Network Public Awareness Intiative 1999-2000 (2000)
Cape Breton Literacy Network
A package including posters, brochures, letterhead, business cards and radio and television public service announcements, plus the document, Sharing the Light, telling the story of the project.
Contact: Cape Breton Literacy Network, P.O. Box 1283, Sydney NS B1P 6J9
Tel. (902) 564-5667  Fax (902) 564-8403
cbln@ns.sympatico.ca

Literacy-Based Supports for Young Adults with FAS/FAE (2000)
Margaret Raymond, MEd and Joe Belanger, PhD
A study that investigated the contributions made by three literacy-based supports (support circles, cognitive compensatory tools and cognitive enhancement tools) to the lives of five young adults with FAS/FAE (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects).
Soon available online in NALD’s Full-Text Documents.
Contact: Literacy BC, 601 - 510 West Hastings Street, Vancouver BC V6B 1L8
Tel. (604) 684-0624 1-800-663-1293  Fax 604-684-8520
literacy_bc@douglas.bc.ca
www.nald.ca/lbc.htm

Literacy in Isolation : An Assessment of the Literacy Needs of Oil & Gas Camp Workers in the Fort St. John Area (2000)
by Michelle Wiens
A report that looks at the literacy needs of oil & gas workers in work camps around the Fort St. John BC area, and examines some options for making literacy services accessible to this target group.
Available online: www.nald.ca/fulltext/islation/cover.htm
Contact: Fort St. John Literacy Society, P.O. Box 6196, 10257 - 100th Avenue, Fort St. John BC V1J 4H7
Tel. (250) 785-2110  Fax (250) 785-2127
literacy@nlc.bc.ca

Overcoming Communication Barriers in Patient Education (2001)
by Helen Osborne, MEd., OTR/L
A practical guide health professionals can use to communicate effectively with patients and families who have poor reading skills, are older, have visual or hearing impairments, speak little or no English, or come from other cultures.
Cost: $24.95 US
Contact: Helen Osborne, Health Literacy Consulting, 31 Highland Street, Suite 201 Natick, MA 01760, USA
Tel. (508) 653-1199  Fax (508) 650-9492
Helen@healthliteracy.com
www.healthliteracy.com/

Learning to Think, Learning to Learn: What the Science of Thinking and Learning has to Offer Adult Education Programs (2000)
by Jennifer Cromley
A report providing information for adult educators for reading in GED-level classrooms. 18 fact sheets that incorporate learning methods based on cognitive research. Also includes short articles summarizing many of the fact sheets, a selected bibliography, a glossary of technical terms, and appendices on learning styles and the brain.
Available free of charge.
Contact: ED Pubs, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398, USA
Tel. 1-800-228-8813
TTY/TDD: 1-877-576-7734
Fax (301) 470-1244
www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html

Literacy Marketing, Promotion, Networking and Partnerships (2000)
READ Saskatoon
A manual that documents the excellent marketing, promotion, networking and partnership work that is going on in the every day work of literacy coordinators and programs across Saskatchewan and Canada. A collection of contact lists, ideas for promoting and fundraising for literacy, a listing of annual literacy events, etc.
Cost: $19
Contact: READ Saskatoon, #305-220 Third Avenue South, Saskatoon SK S7K 1M1
Tel. (306) 652-5448  Fax (306) 652-4205
READSaskatoon@nald.ca
www.nald.ca/readsask.htm

The Level Descriptions Manual (2000)
Ontario Literacy Coalition (OLC)
A manual based on the skills listed in the matrix of Working with Learning Outcomes. Provides literacy assessors and learners with a summary of skills for each level of the communications outcomes of Read with Understanding for Various Purposes and Write Clearly to Express Ideas as well as each outcome in the numeracy domain.
Available online in NALD’s Full-Text Documents
Contact: OLC, 365 Bloor Street East, Suite 1003, Toronto ON M4W 3L4
Tel. (416) 963-5787  Fax (416) 963-8102
onlitco@interlog.com

Beyond Recruitment: An Online Workshop about Recruiting & Maintaining Volunteers in the New Environment (2000)
Community Literacy of Ontario (CLO); Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs
An electronic workshop designed for anyone working with literacy volunteers: program staff, Board members or other volunteers. Consists of six modules with accompanying activities, discussion questions and additional resources.
Contact: CLO, 80 Bradford Street, Suite 508, Barrie ON L4N 6S7
Tel. (705) 733-2312  Fax (705) 733-6197
kaattari@bconnex.net
http://www.nald.ca/clo.htm
Available online at : www.nald.ca/fulltext/Clo/cover.htm

Family Literacy Day Toolkit (2000)
ABC CANADA
Family Literacy Day is January 27, across Canada. Toolkit includes : a selection of special event ideas, a step-by-step guide to planning a Family Literacy Day event, a question and answer guide, some facts on literacy and family literacy in Canada, etc.
Contact: ABC CANADA, 333 King Street East, Toronto, ON M5A 4N2
Tel. (416) 350-6270 or 1-800-303-1004  Fax (416) 350-6262
abc@corporate.southam.ca
www.abc-canada.org

Literacy in Canada: Disparity between francophones and anglophones : A Data Analysis from the 1994 International Adult Literacy Survey (2000)
by Jean-Pierre Corbeil, Statistics Canada
A recent study which analyses the disparities in literacy levels between francophones and anglophones in Canada. Based on data from the 1994 International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS). With respect to their performance on all three scales of literacy (prose, document, or quantitative literacy), francophones did less well on skill tests than anglophones.
Available on Statistics Canada’s Web site, at http://www.statcan.ca
Contact: Jean-Pierre Corbeil, Demography Division, Statistics Canada, Tunney’s Pasture, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6
Tel. (613) 951-2315
corbjea@statcan.ca

Inmate Education (1997)
John Howard Society of Alberta
An overview of inmate education. Discusses the unique needs of inmate students and details the characteristics of effective correctional education programs. Impact of prison education on recidivism rates is explored and public influence in shaping Canadian corrections policy on education is discussed.
Available online: www.johnhoward.ab.ca/PUB/C36.htm
Contact: JHS-Alberta, 2nd Floor, 10523 - 100 Avenue, Edmonton AB T5J 0A8
Tel. (780) 423-4878  Fax (780) 425-0008
info@johnhoward.ab.ca
www.johnhoward.ab.ca/

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