Research Report for "Literacy for Women on the Streets" Capilano College – November 2003
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Skills activities

  • Journal writing
  • Oral story telling
  • Creative writing: short stories, reflections, poetry
  • Reading and writing exercises
  • Word puzzles and crosswords
  • Computer skills: typing, introduction to the mouse using games, using WORD, using graphics, etc.
  • Study skills, how to prepare for the GED
  • Research skills: finding an apartment, researching a new medication, obtaining materials
  • Taking minutes
  • Internet skills: email, research
  • Resumes and cover letters
  • Reading aloud and identification of new words, vocabulary development
  • Making posters and announcements for WAG meetings
  • Participating in workshops: Breaking the Silence Against Violence Against Women, What Do the Provincial Cutbacks Mean for Me?, RCMP Special Sessions on the Picton Investigation
  • Making a personal budget
  • Filling out tax forms
  • Development of a WISH Pictionary game
  • Individual learning plans
  • Layout and desktop publishing
  • Developing the ability to relax around learning
  • Social skills
  • Giving and receiving support
  • Developing Concentration
  • Participating in a group setting
  • Self evaluation, self reflection
  • Project completion

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