Tools for
Effective Transitions - Community Bridging Initiative Project on Transitions to
Upgrading (2002)
St. Christopher House Adult Literacy Program
Result of a project to support
learners in community-based bridging programs in making effective transitions
to college upgrading at LBS (Literacy and Basic Skills - Ontario) level 4.
Includes assessment tools and demonstrations for use in a community bridging
program, etc.
Contact: Tannis Atkinson,
St. Christopher House Adult Literacy Program, 248 Ossington Ave., Toronto ON
M6J 3A2
Tel. (416) 539-9000, Fax (416) 532-8739
http://www.stchrishouse.org/
Focus on
Learners (2001)
by Harleen Lal
Provides information on all aspects of the
Volunteer Tutor program at Fort St. John Literacy Society. Concludes that the
high number of learner withdrawals is partly because of the highly transient
community relating to seasonal work issues.
Contact: Learning & Literacy Directorate,
National Literacy Secretariat (NLS), Human Resources Development Canada,
Constitution Square, 360 Albert Street, 15th Floor, Ottawa ON K1A 0J9
Tel.
(613) 946-1388, Fax (613) 946-5882
email NLS
www.nald.ca/nls.htm
Introduction to Teaching Literacy to Adults
(2001)
by Lori Herod
Designed to introduce newcomers
in the field to the theory and practice of adult literacy, and is a
prerequisite for all other literacy instructor certification courses. Takes
approximately 18-20 hours to complete in the correspondence mode. Also
available in-class and via the Internet at :
www.edu.gov.mb.ca/tce/edutrn/
adultlearning/publications.html
Contact: Manitoba Education, Training
and Youth, Adult Literacy & Continuing Education, 280-800 Portage Ave,
Winnipeg MB R3G 0N4
Tel. (204) 945-8247, Fax (204) 948-3104.
Benchmarks
Buffet (1999)
by Harriet Cooper
A kit of activities
based on the Canadian Language Benchmarks. Developed in direct response to the
expressed need of ESL instructors who want a curriculum or guidelines, as a
nexus around which to construct lessons. Ten themes presented, most often
requested by learners at Benchmarks 4-7 : Listening/Speaking, Reading, Writing
sections.
Contact: Grainne
O’Donnell, Toronto District School Board, 155 College Street, Toronto ON
M5T 1P6
Tel. (416) 395-6571,
Grainne.ODonnell@tdsb.on.ca
www.tdsb.on.ca
Teacher
Self-Assessment of Targets (2002)
by Judy Werder and Ann
Smejkal
Six components of the Teacher Self-Assessment of Targets (TSAT)
designed to sample the teachers’ current level of expertise in
professionalism, standards-based curriculum, assessment, learning, planning,
and teaching. TSAT questionnaire also available.
Contact: Portage & Main Press, 100-318
McDermot Ave., Winnipeg MB R3A 0A2
Tel. 1-800-667-9673, Fax
1-866-734-8477
books@portageandmainpress.com
www.peguis.com/
International Adult Learners’ Week Information Kit:
«A World of Possibilities Through Learning» (2002)
Canadian Commission for UNESCO
Goals of this
information kit are to : promote and heighten the visibility of learning
throughout life with a learner-centred focus; raise awareness of International
Adult Learners’ Week with a variety of groups, organizations, networks and
the media; develop cooperation among partners to promote learning throughout
life.
Contact: Canadian Commission for
UNESCO, 350 Albert Street, P.O.Box 1047, Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
Tel. (613)
566-4414, ext. 4008 Fax (613) 566-4405
www.unesco.ca/
Conference
Report: Learning together/ Apprenons ensemble (2001)
New
Brunswick Coalition for Literacy and Fédération
d’alphabétisation du Nouveau-Brunswick
The first bilingual
literacy conference in Canada took place in April 2001, in Moncton, NB. Report
includes in both languages, remarks of the panelists, speeches from guest and
keynote speakers, an outline and description of the workshops, the results of
the family literacy consultations and the Learning together Anthem.
Contact : NBCL, 944 Prospect Street West,
Fredericton NB E3B 9M6
Tel. (506) 457-1227, Fax (506) 458-1352
nbcl@nbnet.nb.ca
www.nald.ca/nbclhom.htm
Also
available online at :
www.nald.ca/PROVINCE/NB/NBCL/con-rep/cover.htm
Common
Assessment in the Native Literacy Field, CD-ROM (2001)
Ontario Native Literacy Coalition (ONLC)
A Provincial Training
Conference on Common Assessment Training, took place at Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Ontario, in November 2000. This CD contains information on the training as well
as the Common Assessment Final Report. Contents includes : Learner File
Information; Numeracy and Communications Assessments; Goal Setting; Training
Plans; Ongoing Assessment, Demonstrations and Exit.
Contact: ONLC, 111-1101 2nd Avenue, Owen Sound ON
N4K 2J1
Tel. (519) 371-5594 or 1-800-971-2255 Fax (519) 371-5598
onlc@on.aibn.com
www.nald.ca/onlc.htm
Also
available online at :
www.nald.ca/CLR/coass/cover.htm
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