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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. 1-2-3 Rhyme with Me: Rhyme and Song Booklet (2010)
Authors: NWT Literacy Council
Collection: Learning Materials
This booklet is aimed at parents and caregivers who want to use talking, rhyming and singing to help children build strong language skills. The authors have included dozens of rhymes and songs, many with suggestions for actions to accompany them.
For a copy of a CD containing the songs, please contact the Council.
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- Government of Northwest Territories
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Added: 2010-10-26
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3. 2010 Literacy Cafés (2010)
Volume 3: Prince Albert and North
Series: Literacy Cafe Report
Authors: Saskatchewan Literacy Network (SLN)
Collection: Research Materials
In May 2010, the Saskatchewan Literacy Network held discussions in Prince Albert and La Ronge. As in previous years, the goals of these “literacy cafés” were to provide a networking opportunity for literacy stakeholders and to ask for information to guide the network’s efforts.
Among the themes to emerge from the discussions were the need to provide programs that are culturally relevant to Aboriginal people; a strong desire to continue building creative partnerships to foster literacy; and an ongoing need for coordination among literacy programs.
Added: 2011-07-08
4. 27 Ways to Celebrate Family Literacy Day (2010)
Authors: Sarah Elaine Eaton
Collection: Learning Materials
This document uses Essential Skills as the basis for activities to celebrate Family Literacy Day, observed in Canada annually on January 27.
For each of the nine Essential Skills, the author has provided three activities that adults and children can do together. For example, to promote document use, the author suggests using transportation schedules to plan an outing. To encourage continuous learning, the author suggests having one family member teach the others a new skill, like how to iron a shirt or post a photo to Facebook.
Added: 2011-01-14
5. Aboriginal Literacy Fact Sheet (N.D.)
Authors: Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network Inc. (SALN), Saskatchewan Literacy Network (SLN)
Collection: Research Materials
The authors of this fact sheet note that according to the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS), 63 per cent of urban Aboriginal people in Saskatchewan scored below Level 3, compared to 39 per cent of the non-Aboriginal population. Level 3 is considered the minimum needed to function effectively in modern society.
The authors provide a number of suggestions for improving literacy skills among Aboriginal people. They include using a learner-centred approach; using a community-based approach; incorporating a holistic approach; building awareness of Aboriginal success stories; and basing teaching methods on Aboriginal ways of learning.
Added: 2011-05-10
6. Accordion Books [Video - 3:35] (2009)
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Authors: NWT Literacy Council
Collection: Learning Materials
This video shows how to make a small book that unfolds like an accordion. The project calls for materials that are readily available, including regular paper, index cards, transparent tape, glue and ribbon.
The pages of the book can feature a specific learning theme, like colours or numbers. The format can also be adapted to make a keepsake book of photographs or other memorabilia.
Added: 2012-02-07
7. Adult Basic Education: Strategies to Increase Returns on Investment (ROI) (1999)
Authors: Thomas G. Sticht
Collection: Research Materials
Drawing upon a variety of studies, the author argues that adult literacy program can increase their ROI by developing 'programs that maximize the intergenerational transfer of educational benefits from parents to children, and functional-context education programs [that] integrate basic skills instruction with job and parenting skills training'.
Added: 1999-07-01
8. The Adult Education and Literacy System (AELS) in the United States (2000)
Moving From the Margins to the Mainstream of Education
Authors: Thomas G. Sticht
Collection: Research Materials
Describes several ways in which increased literacy in adults can impact positively at work, at home, and in the community, including improvement in children's schooling and health. Argues that the adult education and literacy system in the U. S. should no longer be marginalized.
Added: 2000-01-01
9. 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
10. Adult Immigrant Learning Needs in Atlantic Canadian Communities (2008)
Report on a Series of Community Knowledge-Exchange Meetings
Series: Community Outreach Initiative Reports
Authors: Jeff Meaney, Adult Learning Knowledge Centre (AdLKC), Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Collection: Research Materials
The report grew out of consultations held during the first six months of 2008 in Atlantic Canada. Immigrants were asked to discuss their experiences with adult learning since coming to Canada.
All participants identified the need for learning English in order to be integrated into Canadian society. In particular, they noted that a lack of ability to speak conversational English slowed their progress in making friends and participating in the workplace. They emphasized the need for better access to language classes.
As well, participants spoke of the need to learn more about Canadian culture and community. They pointed to the challenge of understanding how institutions like the courts, the health-care system and schools operate. They discussed employment challenges that ranged from simple job-search techniques to the tax implications of starting a business.
The authors recommend advancing adult immigrant education by supporting community groups, funding additional language training and backing workplace mentorship programs.
Added: 2010-02-10
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