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51. Development Leave for Women (1983)
Women's Education des femmes, June 1983 - Vol. 1, No. 2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Jane Adams
Collection: Research Materials
This is a excerpt from a brief focussing on equity through paid skills development leave for women.
Added: 2004-03-29
52. A Different Way Home (2011)
Authors: ABC Life Literacy Canada
Collection: Learning Materials
The Power of Reading program, developed by ABC Life Literacy Canada in partnership with Energizer Canada, includes five picture books for young children to read with their parents.
In this book, a small boy discovers many new and unusual things when his father takes a different route home after a visit with his grandmother.
All five books in the series are also available for reading as e-books by clicking on http://promos.energizer.ca/powerofreading/ or, for French versions, going to http://promos.energizer.ca/powerofreading/index.php?lp=fr.
On the websites, parents and children can also select from among five “story builders” that can be customized and shared online with family and friends.
Funders:
- Energizer
Added: 2013-02-20
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53. The dilemmas of accountability (2009)
Exploring the issues of accountability in adult literacy through three case studies
Authors: Ralf St. Clair, ABC CANADA
Collection: Research Materials
The aim of this project was to compile what has been learned about building accountability systems in adult literacy in British Columbia, Ontario and Scotland. The findings are presented in three sections: dealing with systemic issues, how accountability mechanisms should be designed, and working with data. Wherever possible the findings reflect all three jurisdictions and focus on common concerns. It is the author's hope that some of the description and insights will be useful to people working in these and other jurisdictions.
Added: 2009-06-10
54. The Dinner Table (2011)
Authors: ABC Life Literacy Canada
Collection: Learning Materials
This picture book is one of five titles in The Power of Reading program, developed by ABC Life Literacy Canada in partnership with Energizer Canada.
This book focuses on a little boy getting ready for dinner at the home of a friend who comes from a different country. He describes, in vivid and funny ways, his concerns about what he might encounter there.
Parents and children can also read this book and the others in the series as e-books by clicking on http://promos.energizer.ca/powerofreading/ or, for French versions, going to http://promos.energizer.ca/powerofreading/index.php?lp=fr.
They can also develop their own stories by choosing from among five “story builders” that they can customize and share online with friends and family.
Funders:
- Energizer
Added: 2012-12-06
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55. The Drawing Lesson (1995)
Series: Job Shadow Series of Readers
Authors: Lyle Atkinson
Collection: Learning Materials
Lyle Atkinson, adult learner and author, writes about meeting artist Robert Bateman. Lyle is a student at Prospects Literacy Association.
Added: 2006-05-23
56. Dream Soup and Life Stew (2006)
A collection of learning materials for women on the street
Authors: Lucy Alderson, Diana Twiss
Collection: Learning Materials
"Dream Soup and Life Stew" is a literacy resource book created by women involved with the WISH Learning Centre for street women. In this book, the authors share some of the hands-on literacy materials that emerged when they developed a literacy project at a drop-in centre for female sex-trade workers in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
This book would be particularly useful to street workers or anyone involved in a community organization but new to literacy programs. Literacy or ABE instructors who want to reach further into the community with their programming would also find the material in this book helpful.
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Added: 2007-09-20
57. The Drum [Video – 16:27] (2010)
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Authors: ArtLess Media
Collection: Learning Materials
This video focuses on a drum-making workshop held at the Ekati Diamond mine in the Northwest Territories. The workshop was part of a series organized by BHP Billiton Canada, which developed the mine, to introduce its multinational employees to local Aboriginal culture.
The workshop is led by two Tlicho elders. The Tlicho, also known as Dogrib, are part of the broader designation of Dene Aboriginal people.
The video shows how wood and caribou hide are used to make the drums. It also explains the integral role of the drum in the Tlicho way of life and sense of community, and offers an example of the importance of the oral tradition in Aboriginal culture.
Throughout the video, the elders speak in Dogrib. Subtitles are provided.
Added: 2013-02-27
58. E-Learning to support health literacy, health promotion and disease management in community settings (2009)
Authors: Lynda Atack, Robert Luke
Collection: Research Materials
This document describes a project carried out to examine the use of web-based health information sites.
The project involved three diverse sites and groups, including patients and health-care professionals from a family health team and clinic in a large urban centre; community members from a social support agency in an urban centre; and community members and health providers from First Nations communities in Northern Ontario.
As well, different models of website access were explored. Patients from the family health team and clinic were prescribed “tailored” health information by their doctor or nurse, while community participants were directed to the appropriate tools and their access to the site was facilitated through a community researcher.
Researchers used surveys and interviews to determine users’ level of satisfaction with the web resources. Among the themes to emerge from the results were the critical importance of valid, reliable access to health information; the need for a website facilitator for community groups; and the importance of a learner-centred approach with regard to website design, technology, and content.
Added: 2012-06-11
59. Early Childhood and Poverty - Summary of Research (2012)
Authors: NWT Literacy Council, Alternatives North
Collection: Research Materials
This report offers an overview of recent research findings on the impact of poverty on young children. It was prepared as a resource for the first roundtable discussion, held in June 2012, on developing a Northwest Territories anti-poverty strategy,
The report is divided into sections dealing with brain development in the early years; the impact of stress on the developing brain; the importance of relationships; the impact of chronic parental stress; the impact of poverty; and the importance of building a strong foundation.
As well, the report includes a section on the example offered by the province of Quebec, where subsidized early childhood programs have become universally available. That initiative has enabled more women to participate in the workforce, decreased rates of poverty, and led to better academic performance for children.
Added: 2013-01-18
60. Educator Handbook for ADHD (2004)
Authors: Dauneen Abel, The Davis School District
Collection: Learning Materials
This handbook for educators on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) provides readers with basic information about this disorder. It has been organized to address the following topics:
- What is AHD?
- What causess ADHD?
- ADHD behavioural characteristics
- Positive characteristics
- Inefficient processing
- What really works for the ADHD student
- Quicks tios
- ADHD students in secondary school
- Where teachers can learn more (books, websites)
Added: 2009-03-18
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