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21. Can Massive Injections of Adult Literacy Education Improve Children's Reading Skills? (2006)
Authors: Thomas G. Sticht
Collection: Research Materials
In this article, the author discusses the data released in the 2005 National Center for Education Statistics showing 30 years of National Assessment of Educational progress.
The author suggests that it is time to acknowledge adult literacy to improve children's reading skills.
Added: 2006-02-08
22. Changing Anger to a Song (1988)
Women's Education des femmes, Spring 1988 - Vol. 6, No. 2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Authors: Judith Boel
Collection: Research Materials
In this article, the author talks about her song writing..."I have found that in writing a song, I can transform the pain or sorrow or rage into a form that speaks to many people's experiences. In that process I also educate and heal myself."
Added: 2004-03-25
23. Changing Paths (2002)
A literacy & life skills program for women in conflict with the law
Authors: Bev Sochatsky, Sarah Stewart
Collection: Learning Materials
In 1998, a program was undertaken by the Edmonton John Howard Society and the Elizabeth Fry Society of Edmonton, with the collaborative support of numerous community-based agencies and organizations. This program was especially designed for women who were in, or at risk of being in, conflict with the law. The program focused on an integrated literacy and life skills approach to learning, with a commitment to participatory approaches to education from a feminist perspective.
The program had three Phases: Phase One, research and the development of a conceptual framework, was conducted in 1998-1999; In Phase Two, the framework was tested through four program pilots held in Edmonton in 1999-2000; Phase Three began in September 2000 with the goal of integrating literacy skills into an already-existing life skills program.
This curriculum guide is a sequel to the curriculum developed in Phase Two. It is a record of selected Changing Paths program activities from September 2000 to June 2002.
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Added: 2005-05-11
24. Circus! (1993)
Authors: Joan Cawley, Ruth Diamond
Collection: Learning Materials
This short story written by Joan Cawley and Ruth Diamond delves into the lives of two girls who just got out of training school for joining the Belman circus. It tells their story, about the people they meet and the lives of circus performers all set in different areas of Europe. It provides details about all aspects of circus life and has creative hand drawn images. It is appropriate for adult readers and is written in clear language.
Added: 2009-08-26
25. A Class Calendar (1998)
Series: CONNECT: Canada's Resource Publication on Technology & Adult Literacy
Authors: Diane McCargar
Collection: Learning Materials
This lesson plan from CONNECT teaches spelling,and capitalization while learners practise entering information in a spreadsheet or table.
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Added: 2003-07-20
26. Clear Language (2009)
Plain Language
Authors: Workplace Education Manitoba
Collection: Research Materials
More people will understand and be able to utilize your information if it is written in clear language. When a document is unclear, people lose interest, get frustrated and give up. Worse, if a reader misunderstands a document the result can sometimes be a costly or tragic error. In this resource on clear language, Workplace Education Manitoba has compiled a few tips, techniques and formulas for making your meaning clearer and your documents easier to read.
Added: 2009-01-12
27. Clear Writing and Literacy (2000)
Authors: Ruth Baldwin
Collection: Research Materials
This booklet is about writing to be understood. It will provide some ideas about what makes material difficult to read, and some tips on how to better communicate.
The ideas found in this booklet can be applied to any kind of writing. However, they are most important if one is writing for adults who are not comfortable getting information from print, either because they don't read well, or because English is not their first language.
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Added: 2004-09-08
28. The Cognitive Psychology of Literacy Teaching: Reading, Writing, Spelling, Dyslexia (2008)
Authors: Hugo Kerr
Collection: Research Materials
In this book the author examines the concept of dyslexia. He begins by looking at the cognitive psychology of literacy, that is, how the brain works when it reads, writes or spells. He then looks at some interesting and unusual new ideas such as the powerful effect of affect on learning and performance, the significance of learned helplessness to learning and literacy and the enigma of consciousness in our teaching. In his final chapter, he turns his attention to developmental dyslexia, offering a thorough but sceptical scrutiny of this subject.
This book has been organized into the following eight chapter and includes chapter notes and several appendices:
Introduction - in defence of cognitive psychology and what's in this book and how it may be used
Chapter One -Some basic neurology
Chapter two - Language management.
Chapter three - The Great Debate or ‘Reading Wars’.
Chapter Four - Reading: what is it and how do we do it?
Chapter Five - The background to spelling
Chapter Six - The meta-issue
Chapter Seven - Literacy and affect
Chapter Eight - Dyslexia
Added: 2008-09-30
29. Collection of Texts 2009 – 2010 (2010)
Series: Collection of Texts
Authors: Huntingdon Learning Centre
Collection: Learning Materials
The Huntingdon Learning Centre is a non-profit organization located in a small community southwest of Montreal in Quebec. It offers workshops, in both French and English, in basic reading, writing and mathematics, as well as courses in both English and French as a second language for newcomers to the area.
This document offers a selection of work produced by learners at centre during the 2009-10 academic year. The texts include accounts of Remembrance Day ceremonies, a wreath-making workshop, and a field trip to a museum.
One learner wrote about keeping budgies as pets, while another shared what she had learned about Pakistan by corresponding with a penpal in that country.
Added: 2012-03-19
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30. Collection of Texts: Class of 2008-2009 (2009)
Series: Collection of Texts
Authors: Huntingdon Learning Centre
Collection: Learning Materials
The Huntingdon Learning Centre is a non-profit organization located in a small community southwest of Montreal in Quebec. The centre offers workshops, in both French and English, in basic reading, writing, and mathematics, as well as courses in both English and French as a second language for newcomers to the area.
This document is a collection of writings produced by learners at the centre in 2008-2009. The material includes a daughter’s memories of her father; one learner’s presentation about Peru, the country where she was born; and stories about travelling, favourite sports, and pets.
One learner wrote about the friend he made through a letter exchange, organized by the centre, with other literacy learners in Alberta and Manitoba.
Added: 2012-02-17
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