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1. Adult Education Part II (1997)
Authors: Kay S. Peavey
Collection: Research Materials
Supplement to Adult Education Resource Guide and Learning Standards (q.v.). A collection of peer-reviewed and peer-selected instructional strategies incorporating the best practices of New York's adult educators. Lessons cover drama, map reading, sequencing and memory, a mock World Peace Summit, reading, HIV education, and politics.
Added: 1997-01-01
2. Basic Hitch-Hiker Series (1997)
Authors: Calvin Coish
Collection: Learning Materials
This series of six readers is based on the book The Hitch-Hiker, published in 1995. These readers provide a closer look at Newfoundland and Labrador. Each book begins with a Vocabulary listing the new words that learners might have difficulty pronouncing, and ends with a series of Questions to test comprehension and then topics For Discussion and Study. The series comprises:
Book 1 - Western Newfoundland ISBN 0-9682905-0-7 (bk. 1)
Book 2 - Labrador ISBN 0-9682905-1-5 (bk. 2)
Book 3 - Central Newfoundland ISBN 0-9682905-2-3 (bk. 3)
Book 4 - Eastern Newfoundland ISBN 0-9682905-3-1 (bk. 4)
Book 5 - South Coast ISBN 0-9682905-4-x (bk. 5)
Book 6 - Avalon Peninsula ISBN 0-9682905-5-8 (bk. 6)
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Added: 1997-01-01
3. 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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4. The Companion to SARAW (1999)
An Exercise Workbook
Collection: Learning Materials
The Companion to SARAW (Speech Assisted Reading and Writing) was developed for an expressed need, to expand the SARAW program's capabilities within the framework of the computer program. With the READ section of SARAW being an untapped wealth of learning opportunities, the stories from READ were taken and from them Directed Reading and Thinking Activities were created. The same stories were also used to develop basic grammar exercises. Finally, a chapter was designed specifically for volunteer tutors and instructors that includes specific activities that could be done using different sections of the SARAW program. The ultimate goal of this publication is to make learning as easy and interesting as possible.
For more information on this material, contact the Neil Squire Foundation, Suite 100, 2445 13th Ave., Regina SK S4P 0W1, Tel. (306) 781-6023, Fax (306) 522-9474. This material can also be downloaded from the Neil Squire Foundation Website, at http://www.neilsquire.ca or from the NALD website at : http://www.nald.ca/CLR/saraw/cover.htm (00.05.24)
Added: 2000-04-20
5. The Companion to Saraw: an Exercise Workbook (1999)
Authors: Neil Squire Foundation, Fondation Neil Squire
Collection: Learning Materials
Tools are developed and refined in response to people`s needs. The SARAW program is a wonderful literacy tool that has been developed over time and continues to be refined by participants, instructors and tutors.
Added: 1999-01-01
6. Document Use Tip Sheet (2008)
Series: Learning Tools - HRSDC
Authors: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
Collection: Learning Materials
In this document, the authors provide a variety of tips for improving the skill of document use.
At a general level, tips include using headings to find information quickly and looking for visual cues like text that has been highlighted for emphasis. Higher level tips include pointers for estimating distance on a map and suggestions for interpreting graphs.
The authors have included practice exercises at each level and a worksheet to chart progress.
Added: 2010-10-15
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7. Exploring The Atlantic Provinces (1998)
Authors: Calvin Coish
Collection: Learning Materials
This book takes the reader on various tours, exploring nooks and crannies throughout Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Several photographs and maps illustrate the areas covered in the tours. It also contains a glossary of difficult words, so that the reader can understand the terms used in the book. To order a copy of this book, please contact Calvin Coish, College of the North Atlantic, P.O. Box 745, Grand Falls-Windsor, NF A2A 2M4, Tel. (709) 709-489-4844/3064, Fax: 709-489-2277. This book is also available online at : http://www.nald.ca/CLR/Atlantic/index.htm (00.08.24)
Added: 2000-08-24
8. Far Away But Close To Home - Stories (2001)
Local People Remember War And Peace
Authors: John Wood, Julie Meyers
Collection: Learning Materials
This is a series of readers for adult literacy tutors and learners. It is a collection of the experiences of veterans, war brides and civilians who lived through the Second World War, and the years that followed. The people are originally from, or are living in the Eastern Shore and Musquodoboit Valley area of Nova Scotia. Their stories have been adapted for the purposes of these publications. The materials are interesting and relevant for adults. Colour has been used throughout, and some humour.
The stories are in plain language and intended for Level 1 and 2 learners. An illustrated glossary is provided in a side bar to the text. Each Reader has a Workbook associated with it. The exercises are especially designed to test comprehension. They include some math and work with maps. The series is available online in the NALD Literacy Collection. For more information : Eastern Shore and Musquodoboit Valley, Centre by the Sea, Site 3, Comp. 17, RR 1, Head of Jeddore, NS B0J 1P0, Tel. (902) 889-2243, Fax (902) 889-2253, Email : readnowlit@mail.com (02.01.18)
Added: 2002-12-23
9. Geographical distribution of Adult Literacy Skills in Canada based on local area estimates (2007)
Authors: J. Douglas Willms, Richard Chan, Teresa Tang
Collection: Research Materials
This report provides maps of adult literacy skills for each of Canada’s provinces and territories and for its three largest cities, based on data from the 2001 Canadian Census, and from the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS), conducted by Statistics Canada and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
The first section of the report outlines the mapping technique used for the project. Developed by the Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy (CRISP), the mapping technique’s aim is to estimate a score for an outcome variable for all Canadian citizens, based on the best available information for each individual, and then display the resulting scores on provincial or local area maps.
In the second section, the authors explain the five literacy levels, while in the third section, they provide pointers for interpreting the maps.
The report uses three basic types of maps; maps showing the percentage of adults at particular levels of prose literacy; maps showing the number of adults at each level of prose literacy; and maps showing average scores on the prose literacy test.
This work represents the first attempt to map social outcomes on a large scale using Statistics Canada’s survey data, the authors note. It opens up possibilities for using data to map other social outcomes, including those related to health and early childhood.
Added: 2013-03-08
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10. Harbours to Highlands (2003)
A Geography Manual
Authors: Lisette Jones, Tina Nickerson, Simone Meuse
Collection: Learning Materials
Harbours to Highlands gives learners an opportunity to learn about many aspects of geography – from the early map-makers to the depletion of the ozone layer to the planets in our solar system.
The stories in this document are written using language and structure appropriate to Level 1 and 2 of the Nova Scotia Academic Upgrading Curriculum. Most stories have two versions – the first versions contain more detailed information while the second versions, appearing under different titles, are much simpler and meant for lower level learners.
The stories are accompanied by questions and exercises to strengthen grammar, comprehension, and math skills.
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Added: 2004-03-11
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