National Adult Literacy Database

Presentation at Summer Institute 2012 organized by The Centre for Literacy

Authors: Juliet Merrifield

Collection: Research Materials

This paper, commissioned by The Centre for Literacy, looks at how context and culture affect the outcomes of workplace literacy and essential skills (WLES) and similar programs.

Based on a review of research from Canada and other countries, the author concludes that the WLES field is full of complexities that defy any search for quick-fix solutions and argues that such programs have a greater chance of success if they take into account the social ecology in which these programs are implemented.

There is no single right way to structure a WLES program that works in all workplaces for all learners, the author notes. Learning ecologies are complex, involving actors and organizations, their environments, relationships, and learning processes. These complex dynamics should be considered during program planning stages and be monitored throughout the life of a program.

Based in Montreal, Quebec, The Centre for Literacy builds bridges between research, policy, and practice through learning events, action research projects and publications, and its library services and website.

Added: 2013-03-18

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Women's Education des femmes, Winter 1988 - Vol. 6, No. 1

Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)

Authors: Jody Ann Manley

Collection: Research Materials

This article outlines an assessment of the educational needs of women in Cape Breton in 1986, which investigated learning barriers particular to Cape Breton with an eye to the development of strategies to overcome them.

Added: 2004-04-02

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Series: Election 2006

Authors: Movement for Canadian Literacy, Fédération canadienne pour l'alphabétisation en français (FCAF)

Collection: Learning Materials

This Election Study Kit includes interactive on-line literacy activities that voting-age learners can do around the election period. There are suggestions for activities that will help learners:
- make informed decisions about the election
- make their voices and votes count
- develop their vocabulary and concepts about elections and democracy

HTML only

Added: 2006-01-16

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• Élection 2006 : Outils interactifs en ligne

Series: Election 2006

Authors: Movement for Canadian Literacy

Collection: Learning Materials

This 2006 Literacy Action Kit provides the information you need to make an informed vote, as well as tools you can use to make literacy an election issue in your riding.

An election offers a great opportunity to find out where politicians stand on issues and to get commitments from candidates who want your vote.
Locally, your work during and after the campaign could result in strong connections to your future Member of Parliament. Nationally, our combined voices can demonstrate a powerful and united force for meaningful policy and resource commitments for literacy.

Added: 2006-01-16

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Authors: Gary Miller

Collection: Learning Materials

Electronic Communications Basics is a step by step instruction guide for relatively new users of the Internet. This guide explains how to use Netscape Communicator 4 and it`s many features such as Netscape Navigator and Messenger for E-mail plus much more!
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As the result of changes in technology and the changing needs of the literacy community, it has become necessary to investigate and implement methods of improving the means, and speed of communication. With the widespread use of the Internet, and many providers of Internet service available, an electronic communication method becomes the obvious choice.

This comprehensive manual has been constructed by the Southwestern Ontario Adult Literacy Network as a step by step instruction guide for the relatively new user of the Internet. Since the AlphaCom Network of Ontario recommends the use of Netscape Navigator rather than Microsoft Internet Explorer, the manual uses Netscape Communicator 4. Communicator 4 has many features including Netscape Navigator and Messenger E-mail. Also included is a section on using one's computer as a fax machine. This manual is written assuming that the user will be using Windows 95.

Contents include:

Introduction
An Introduction to the Internet
Netscape Communicator 4
Address Book
Netscape Messenger
Netscape Navigator
AlphaCom
AlphaCom Quick Start Guide
AlphaCom Web Discussions Help Notes
Sending Faxes
* The full text of the manual will be available shortly at the NALD Web site.

To order a print copy of the manual, contact the Southwestern Ontario Adult Literacy Network, 475 Caradoc Street South, Strathroy, ON N7G 2R1; Tel.: (519) 246-1577; Fax: (519) 246-1414; E-mail: soaln@ican.net In NALD's Literacy collection at http://www.nald.ca/CLR/ECB/cover.htm(98.03.03)

Added: 1998-03-03

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Workbook

Series: EmployAbility Success

Authors: Karen Farrar, Sheila Marshall

Collection: Learning Materials

This workbook offers students a chance to practise Essential Skills and, at the same time, learn how those skills are applied in the workplace.

The authors have created four characters who work in four different entry-level jobs. Each of the characters is presented in workplace scenarios that require them to apply reading, numeracy and document use skills. For instance, in the module on document use, one character must check the accuracy of the packing slip for a shipment.

Workbook activities allow students to practise using Essential Skills in similar job tasks; use questions, discussion opportunities, and special workplace know-how tips to reflect on the realities of the workplace; complete extra activities that reinforce the Essential Skill already used; and self-assess on the Essential Skills before and after completing each module.

The workbook also includes practitioner guidelines and answer keys.

Practitioners in Ontario can use this workbook in conjunction with a separate document that shows the relationship between the job tasks in EmployAbility Success! and the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework (OALCF).

Funders:

• Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU), ON

Added: 2011-11-15

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Relationship Matrix

Series: EmployAbility Success

Authors: Karen Farrar, Sheila Marshall

Collection: Learning Materials

This chart has been developed specifically for practitioners in Ontario who are using the “EmployAbility Success” workbook with their students.

The chart shows the relationship between the job tasks in the workbook and the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework (OALCF). It helps practitioners understand how the job tasks in “EmployAbility Success!” support specific competencies within task groups in the OALCF.

It uses the same colour code as the OALCF for quick reference.

Added: 2011-09-09

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Workbook

Authors: Karen Farrar, Sheila Marshall

Collection: Learning Materials

This workbook offers students a chance to practise Essential Skills and, at the same time, learn how those skills are applied in the workplace.

The authors have created four characters who work in four different entry-level jobs. Each of the characters is presented in workplace scenarios that require them to apply reading, numeracy and document use skills. For instance, in the module on document use, one character must check the accuracy of the packing slip for a shipment.

Workbook activities allow students to practise using Essential Skills in similar job tasks; use questions, discussion opportunities, and special workplace know-how tips to reflect on the realities of the workplace; complete extra activities that reinforce the Essential Skill already used; and self-assess on the Essential Skills before and after completing each module.

The workbook also includes practitioner guidelines and answer keys.

Practitioners in Ontario can use this workbook in conjunction with a separate document that shows the relationship between the job tasks in EmployAbility Success! and the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework (OALCF).

Funders:

• Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU), ON

Added: 2013-01-08

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Report

Series: Learning Research Series

Authors: Benoit Dostie, Claude Montmarquette

Collection: Research Materials

This report presents a review of studies and articles on employer-sponsored training in Canada. The authors reviewed all documentation that used data from the Workplace and Employee Survey (WES) and, based on that review, have presented a synthesis of the current state of knowledge.

The authors look at training from the perspectives of both the employer and the employee and summarize the results regarding returns on training and their variability across industries, occupations and other characteristics. They also look at barriers to training and the types of training and supports that are provided by the employer.

Added: 2010-10-26

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• La formation parrainée par les employeurs au Canada : Synthèse de la documentation à l'aide de données extraites de l'Enquête sur le milieu de travail et les employés

Series: CONNECT: Canada's Resource Publication on Technology & Adult Literacy

Authors: Diane McCargar

Collection: Learning Materials

This article from CONNECT features The Employment Highway CD by Kingston Literacy. This CD provides lists of websites of interest to instructors and learners involved in workplace preparation.

Funders:

• OLES

Added: 2003-07-30

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