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1. 1-2-3 Rhyme with Me - Facilitator’s Manual (2010)
Authors: Donna Mulders, Jill Vaydik
Collection: Learning Materials
This manual is designed to help community groups organize a “1-2-3 Rhyme with Me” program, a weekly interactive session for parents and their young children. The goals of the program are to help parents gain confidence as they improve their parenting skills. That, in turn, helps them support their children’s learning and literacy.
The authors include instructions for finding a location, setting a budget and overcoming barriers to participation.
The authors have also included a wide selection of rhymes and songs, organized by theme.
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Added: 2010-05-27
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2. Access and Barriers to Educational Services for Canadian Children with Disabilities (2010)
Authors: Dafna Kohen, Sharanjit Uppal, Saeeda Khan, Laura Visentin
Collection: Research Materials
The authors of this study use data from the child component of the 2001 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) to analyze access to educational services for Canadian children with disabilities.
The first part of their analysis deals with national and provincial trends in an effort to determine if where a child lives makes a difference when it comes to access to educational services. The second part analyzes the effect of the type and complexity of disabilities on access to education.
The authors found that in Canada, the majority of children with disabilities attend regular school, with one quarter attending a regular school that offers special education classes and only a small minority attending special education schools.
There is much variability in provincial rates of school participation and it is unclear if these differences reflect provincial differences in policies, such as increased inclusion or an emphasis on mainstreaming children with disabilities, or whether it is a reflection of limited special education services available.
The authors found that the type of disability and its complexity are both important for access of school services. Children with physical disabilities only or chronic conditions only are more likely to attend regular classes and less likely to experience difficulties in accessing special education services, as compared to children who have a developmental, learning, or psychological disability.
The document was published by the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) and Statistics Canada.
Added: 2012-10-18
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3. Achieving Our Potential: An Action Plan for Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) in Canada (2008)
Authors: Mary Morrissey, Douglas Myers, Paul Bélanger, Magali Robitaille, Phil Davison, Joy Van Kleef, Rick Williams
Collection: Research Materials
This document offers an analysis of the status of prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) across Canada. As well, it includes suggestions about what is needed in order for employers, post-secondary institutions, and government to recognize and value experiential and informal learning.
The authors point out that while expanding the understanding of learning and education is certainly an issue of social justice, it is also a matter of pressing economic urgency in the face of labour shortages, skills deficits, and underrepresentation of specific populations within the labour markets.
The document includes several appendices that provide information on the recognition of PLAR activities in 12 Canadian jurisdictions; the development of policies and practices related to PLAR in Quebec; eight international case studies; standards and principles for PLAR; the Halifax Declaration for the Recognition of Prior Learning; and impediments to adult learner participation.
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- Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Added: 2012-02-22
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4. Addictions in the Home (2012)
An information brochure for adults with low English literacy
Series: Easy Reading brochures – Vecova
Authors: Vecova Centre for Disability Services and Research (Vecova)
Collection: Learning Materials
This is one of a series of easy-to-read booklets prepared by Vecova Centre for Disability Services and Research (Vecova), an agency that helps people with disabilities as well as the community at large.
This booklet is aimed at a disabled person whose helper may be addicted to alcohol, drugs or gambling. The authors describe the signs of addiction; how the helper’s addiction affects the disabled person; and where to go for help.
In addition to using plain language throughout the document, the authors insert hyphens into compound words like understand and outside; offer pronunciation guides in brackets after difficult words; and provide definitions for words that might be unfamiliar to the reader.
Formerly called the Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute (VRRI), Vecova is based in Calgary, Alberta. For more information, please click here: http://vecova.ca/.
Added: 2012-02-27
5. Adult Learning in Canada and Sweden: A Comparative Study of Four Sites (2004)
Authors: Nayda Veeman
Collection: Research Materials
The author submitted this thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Educational Administration from the University of Saskatchewan. The study sought to understand policy factors underlying the differences between the literacy levels of Canadian and Swedish adults as reported in the International Adult Literacy Survey.
Added: 2004-11-12
6. Alcohol Use: It is your choice! (2012)
An information brochure for adults with low English literacy
Series: Easy Reading brochures – Vecova
Authors: Vecova Centre for Disability Services and Research (Vecova)
Collection: Learning Materials
Prepared by Vecova Centre for Disability Services and Research (Vecova) in Calgary, Alberta, this booklet is part of a series designed for people with low English literacy skills.
The authors explain what alcohol is and describe its effects on the body and on behaviour. They provide a brief questionnaire to help determine whether alcohol is a problem in someone’s life and offer suggestions on what to do if drinking has become a problem.
The authors use clear language throughout; provide definitions for unfamiliar words; and offer pronunciation guides for difficult words. They also break compound words like “outside” into smaller parts by inserting hyphens.
Formerly called the Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute (VRRI), Vecova helps both people with disabilities and the community at large. For more information, please click here: http://vecova.ca/.
Added: 2012-02-27
7. Anxiety (2012)
An information brochure for adults with low English literacy
Series: Easy Reading brochures – Vecova
Authors: Vecova Centre for Disability Services and Research (Vecova)
Collection: Learning Materials
This booklet is part of a series developed for people with low English literacy skills.
The authors discuss the difference between anxiety and fear, and between feeling anxious upon occasion and having an anxiety disorder. They offer suggestions to help people deal with anxiety on their own and explain where to turn if those steps are not enough.
The authors also include a list of possible causes of anxiety, including having to speak in front of a group; a visit to the doctor; and the loss of a loved one.
The authors use clear language throughout; provide definitions for unfamiliar words; and offer pronunciation guides for difficult words.
The booklet was prepared by Vecova Centre for Disability Services and Research (Vecova), formerly known as the Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute (VRRI). For more information, please click here: http://vecova.ca/.
Added: 2012-04-02
8. Business Communication for Accountants at Wits (2002)
Series: Plain Language Association International (PLAIN) - Fourth Biennial Conference
Authors: Deirdre Viviers
Collection: Research Materials
South Africa has 27 spoken and 11 official languages, and no uniform level of proficiency in English. Yet education, access to information and transparency are basic human rights, according to the new constitution. Plain language therefore plays a vital role in attaining these goals. Because plain language skills are also necessary for successful participation in the business community, the School of Accountancy at the University of the Witwatersrand developed a Business Communications course. Deirdre described the rationale for and design of the course, with a focus on the centrality of plain language.
Added: 2003-04-09
9. Collaborative Action Research: A Catalyst for Enhancing the Practice of Community Youth Mapping (2009)
Authors: Gordon Miller, Donna VanSant, Jennifer Mullett
Collection: Research Materials
This document outlines a collaborative research project carried out in Surrey, British Columbia, with the goal of mapping the opportunities and supports that facilitate positive development for youth in the community.
Ten young people were trained to be co-researchers in the project, taking part in the research design; recruiting interview respondents; collecting, transcribing, and analyzing data; and developing a knowledge-transfer strategy.
Through interviews and focus group sessions, they collected data from 174 of their peers. Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) technology were used to map the locations within Surrey’s neighbourhoods where positive resources in the form of people, places, and activities could be found.
The study found that youth’s primary resources were found in informal settings such as shopping centres, their own homes, or the homes of friends, and in such formal settings as work, schools, and sport and recreation facilities.
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- Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Added: 2012-10-15
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10. Facilitator's Guide: A Resource Kit on Bullying for Youth with Low-English Literacy (2009)
Series: Guard Against Bullying
Authors: M Stiphout, A Freeman, Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute (VRRI)
Collection: Learning Materials
This resource kit was developed by the Calgary-based Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute (VRRI), an agency that helps people with disabilities as well as the community at large, and is aimed at young people with low English literacy skills.
The kit provides information about bullying; the roles that take place in bullying situations; and strategies to prevent and respond to bullying. In addition to this facilitator’s guide, the resource kit includes four fact sheets and three videos.
The material for participants is easy to read.
VRRI is now called Vecova Centre for Disability Services and Research (Vecova): http://vecova.ca/.
Added: 2011-12-06
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