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1. A 10-year, Results-Based National Literacy Action Plan (2005)
2006-2016
Authors: Movement for Canadian Literacy
Collection: Research Materials
This document outlines a 10-year National Literacy Action Plan (2006 to 2016) to begin addressing Canada's literacy challenges.
It builds on the federal, provincial and territorial governments' expressed recognition of the literacy challenges; on the National Literacy Action Agenda widely endorsed by the literacy community in 2002-2003, on the all-party parliamentary Standing Committee 2003 report on "Raising Adult Literacy Skills: The need for a Pan-Canadian Response"; and on Minister Bradshaw's current pan- Canadian round of consultations on literacy.
Added: 2006-02-13
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2. 2003 Summer Literacy Institute: Bridging Cultures, Strengthening Communities (2003)
Series: Final Report
Authors: Jean Rasmussen
Collection: Research Materials
Since the mid-1990s, Literacy BC has hosted a number of summer institutes on a variety of literacy-related topics. This report documents the process, activities and results of the 2003 institute, which focused on effective teaching strategies, training and support for literacy/adult basic education practitioners who are working with First Nations learners.
The author describes the design of the week-long institute; summarizes project activities; and provides the results of the participant evaluation surveys. Appendices offer background information on the concepts covered during the institute.
Added: 2010-11-12
3. 2008 Literacy Cafés (2008)
Volume 1: Southern Saskatchewan
Series: Literacy Cafe Report
Authors: Saskatchewan Literacy Network (SLN)
Collection: Learning Materials
This is a report on the some of the key items discussed during three Literacy Cafés held by the Saskatchewan Literacy Network in early 2008 in in Regina, Swift Current and Yorkton, Saskatchewan. The purpose of these Cafés was to provide a networking opportunity for literacy stakeholders and to ask for information that would guide the Literacy Network including its conversations and communications with decision makers. Through these discussions, the Literacy Network hoped to learn about the current literacy activities in each region, what was working well, the challenges that literacy stakeholders were facing and observing, and the opportunities for action and change.
Added: 2008-07-16
4. 2008 Summer Tutoring Program for Kids - Final Report (2008)
Authors: PEI Literacy Alliance
Collection: Learning Materials
This is a report on the Summer Tutoring Program for Kids that runs during July and August every year in libraries, schools and community centres across P.E.I. The purpose of this program is to support the learning objectives of the school system by offering an alternative learning environment during the summer months. It gives children with reading difficulties a chance to maintain their literacy skills over the summer months and provides relevant summer career employment for qualified students. Tutoring is offered in French, English and English as an Additional Language.
This report consists of three parts: The first part includes a description of the program, its purpose, benefits, staffing, and supporters; the second part is the program coordinator's report for 2008; and the third part consists of parents' and children's evaluations of the program.
Added: 2008-11-12
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5. The 2009 Composite Learning Index: Measuring Canada's Progress in Lifelong Learning (2009)
Series: Composite Learning Index
Authors: Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Collection: Research Materials
The Composite Learning Index (CLI) is an annual measure of Canada’s progress in lifelong learning. It is based on statistical indicators that reflect the many ways Canadians learn, whether in school, in the home, at work or within the community.The first index of its kind in the world, the CLI is a valuable measurement tool that recognizes how learning throughout people’s lives is critical to their individual success, the success of their community and the success
of the country as a whole.
Until the Canadian Council on Learning created the Composite Learning Index in 2006 there was no means to measure how Canada performed across the full spectrum of learning. To reflect this broad perspective, the CLI uses a wide range of learning indicators to generate numeric scores for 4,700 cities and communities across Canada. A high CLI score means that a particular city or community possesses learning conditions that support social and economic well-being.
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The 2009 CLI is made up of 17 indicators and 25 specific measures. These are organized within four pillars: Learning to Know, Learning to Do, Learning to Live Together and Learning to Be. These pillars recognize the broad scope of lifelong learning — at home, in the classroom, at work and in the community. Indicators reflect an aspect of the state of lifelong learning across Canada and can include more than one specific measure. Specific measures are the building blocks of the index. These have defined units that quantify each indicator. For example, “Youth literacy skills” is an indicator that uses four specific measures from the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The four measures are: mean problem-solving scores for 15-year-olds; mean reading scores; mean math scores; mean science scores for 15-year-olds.
The report shows a trend of the 2009 CLI scores and trends for major Canadian cities. For the first time, Canada’s overall score on the Composite Learning Index has declined, dropping two points to 75 in 2009, from 77 in 2008.
In short, the CLI is designed as an objective and reliable measurement tool that can help communities make the best possible decisions about learning - decisions that will strengthen social ties, bolster the economy and, of course, improve people’s lives
Added: 2009-09-11
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6. 2009 Summer Tutoring Program for Kids - Final Report (2009)
Authors: PEI Literacy Alliance
Collection: Learning Materials
The Summer Tutoring Program for Kids (STPK) in Prince Edward Island has been running for eight weeks every summer since 1998. The program, which is offered free of charge, gives children with reading difficulties a chance to maintain their literacy skills over the summer months and provides relevant summer employment for qualified students. Students in Grade 1 through 6 are referred to the program by resource teachers in their schools.
This document summarizes the delivery of the 2009 program, which saw 26 tutors working with 600 children in communities around the province. Some of the tutors worked specifically with French-speaking, French-immersion or English-as-a-Second-Language students. The authors outline the orientation process for tutors and explain how tutors contacted both school resource teachers and the libraries where the tutoring takes place.
The authors describe the program’s successes as well as the problems that arose and offer a series of recommendations for improvements.
Added: 2010-01-26
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7. The 2010 Composite Learning Index: Five Years of Measuring Canada's Progress in Lifelong Learning (2010)
Series: Composite Learning Index
Authors: Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Collection: Research Materials
The Composite Learning Index (CLI) is an annual measure of Canada’s progress in lifelong learning, based on statistical indicators that reflect the many ways Canadians learn.
The 2010 CLI is the fifth time the measure has been taken and, therefore, the first time a five-year trend can be produced. Over the past five years, Canada has witnessed no substantial progress in lifelong learning, from a CLI benchmark score of 73 in 2006 to 75 in 2010.
But while Canada as a whole has seen only limited progress on the CLI over the past five years, the story is different when it comes to specific regions of the country. For example, 60 per cent of communities in Atlantic Canada have seen progress in their five-year score, compared with 26 per cent of all communities in Western Canada.
The CLI includes data on school-based learning; work-related learning; community and interpersonal learning; and personal development.
Added: 2010-05-26
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8. The 3Rs of Research Practitioner Toolkit (2008)
Authors: Cindy Davidson, Literacy Network of Durham Region
Collection: Learning Materials
This toolkit is designed for practitioners who may feel intimidated at the prospect of integrating research into a program.
The authors begin by defining “research in practice” simply as using the evidence of research and applying it in some way to one’s own experience and “research integration” as using the knowledge of the research.
In the second chapter, the authors set out six stages of research integration: awareness; information gathering; impact reflection; preparing for change; program implementation; and collaboration and exploration.
They also provide strategies for research integration and include a set of tools and templates to help at all stages of integration.
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- Ontario Ministry of Education and Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Added: 2009-07-07
9. 50+ Games and Activities to Use with a Small Group (2002)
Authors: Laubach Literacy Ontario (LLO)
Collection: Learning Materials
This handbook is aimed at literacy tutors working with small groups of learners. The activities are intended as a starting point and can be adapted easily to fit different situations.
The authors have divided the activities into four categories: icebreakers; ideas from the Internet, including online newspapers and puzzles; commercial board games like Pictionary and Scrabble; and quick activities and games, including word scrambles and charades.
The guide also contains tips for instructors. For instance, while icebreakers are often used when a group first meets to help members get to know each other, the authors point out that those activities can be used at any time to build trust.
Added: 2011-10-21
10. ABE Enrichment - Instructor's Guide (2006)
Series: 2006 Census ABE/Literacy Kit
Authors: Statistics Canada, Statistique Canada
Collection: Learning Materials
The ABE Enrichment Instructor's Guide provides information for instructors working with adult learners, particularly Adult Basic Education (ABE) and ESL (English as a Second Language) learners. The information was developed to complement information in the ABE Instructor's Guide and ABE Learner Handbook.
Added: 2006-04-07
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