Browse by subject "Plain/Clear Communication"
21. Christmas Week (1993)
Authors: Sheelah Demetre
Collection: Learning Materials
This narrative by Sheelah Demetre of the Western Quebec Literacy Council tells the story of Emma who just before Christmas feels like her world is falling apart. Family and personal issues are mounting and what is contained in the media is presenting an increasingly negative picture. Will Emma find the strength to cope?
The book is illustrated by Lesli Knoll and Teresa Popovich. At reading level 4, the work is a joint project of the following Laubach Literacy of Canada-Quebec Councils: Chateauguay, Gaspesie, Laurentian, Quebec City, RECLAIM, South Shore, St. Francis, Western Quebec and Yamaska.
Added: 2009-06-12
22. The Circus School in Montreal (1991)
Authors: Joan Cawley, Ruth Diamond
Collection: Learning Materials
This booklet was written in clear language and is suitable for adult new readers at Reading level 3. Each chapter contains a list of new words that the learner should find in the dictionary. The publication is a joint project of the following Laubach Literacy of Canada-Quebec Councils: RECLAIM, Chateauguay, South Shore, Yamaska, St. Francis, Quebec City, Western Quebec and Laurentian.
It tells the story of Katie coming to Montreal, of making new friends and of discovering the Circus School. As well, there are also some Learning ideas that suggests activities for learners to do after reading the booklet.
Added: 2009-08-04
23. 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
24. CLAD Thesaurus (1998)
Authors: Clear Language and Design (CLAD)
Collection: Learning Materials
The acronym CLAD stands for Clear Language and Design. This clear-language thesaurus suggests simpler, plainer alternatives for a variety of relatively complex yet common English words. The more complex words are listed alphabetically on one side of a page and the plain-language suggestions are listed opposite them. This resource would be especially useful for anyone writing for an audience with a wide range of language skills or an audience with limited language skills and vocabulary. The plain-language alternatives would help ensure the writer's message is communicated clearly to all readers.
Added: 2008-08-06
25. The Clarity Kit: Effective Communication for Municipalities (2006)
Part 1: Developing a Strategy for Clear Language in Municipal Communications
Series: The Clarity Kit
Authors: Ruth Baldwin, Sally McBeth
Collection: Learning Materials
"Developing a Strategy for Clear Language in Municipal Communications" is the first part of the three-part "Clarity Kit," which was created to assist municipal workplaces to improve communication in the workplace by encouraging the use of clear language. The tools in this kit are designed to be used co-operatively by both management and union advocates and have been modeled on the process used to set up joint labour/ management workplace literacy programs in many Canadian municipalities. In this first part of the kit, the authors outline the steps to developing a workplace clear language initiative, discuss how to promote the initiative and get people's support, and introduce the clarity audit.
The Clarity Kit was developed jointly by the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), with support from the Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program, Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC).
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Added: 2007-09-24
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26. The Clarity Kit: Effective Communication for Municipalities (2006)
Part 2: Promoting Clear Communications in Your Municipality
Series: The Clarity Kit
Authors: Ruth Baldwin, Sally McBeth
Collection: Learning Materials
"Promoting Clear Communications in Your Municipality" is the second part of the three-part "Clarity Kit," which was developed to assist municipal workplaces to improve communication in the workplace by encouraging the use of clear language. In this part, the authors explain what is meant by "clear language," why it is of growing importance for the municipal workplace, and the problems caused by unclear language in the workplace. They also answer questions about the clear language approach and provide case studies, before and after examples, tips for clear writing and additional sources of information about clear language.
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Added: 2007-09-24
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27. The Clarity Kit: Effective Communication for Municipalities (2006)
Part 3: Analyzing Municipal Communications: the Clarity Audit™
Series: The Clarity Kit
Authors: Ruth Baldwin, Sally McBeth
Collection: Learning Materials
"The Clarity Audit" is the third part of the three-part "Clarity Kit," which was developed to assist municipal workplaces to improve their communication by encouraging the use of clear language. A clarity audit is a tool for gathering information about how an organization communicates, from the perspective of both management and unionized employees. It gives everyone a chance to comment on the clarity and quality of the communications they encounter in the municipal workplace. Analyzing the results helps the organization plan how to move forward with a clear language initiative.
This document contains the following sections:
- Seven important reasons to do a clarity audit
- How to carry out a clarity audit
- Analyzing your information
- Supports for moving forward
- The clarity audit tool: find out how your organization communicates
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28. 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
29. Clear Language and Organizational Change (2002)
Series: Plain Language Association International (PLAIN) - Fourth Biennial Conference
Authors: Jamie Lamothe
Collection: Research Materials
The goal of Public Health is to promote and protect health and prevent disease. Jamie explained how, at Halton, clear language is one component of a larger “Equal Access Strategy” that aims to remove barriers to public health services. Participants who attended this presentation learned about the energy needed to champion a clear language strategy in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment; and the rewards that accrue to an organization embracing change.
Added: 2003-04-02
30. Clear Language Guide for the Construction Industry (2011)
Authors: Hammond and Associates Inc.
Collection: Learning Materials
This document is housed on the Hammond & Associates website: http://www.hammondassociatesinc.com.
In this guide, specifically aimed at the construction industry, the author offers a guide to preparing clear, readable workplace documents.
The guide is divided into five sections, summed up in the acronym CLEAR: Clarify the message; Learn about your readers; Expand your idea; Apply the principles; and Review your work.
The guide includes examples of documents rewritten according to the principles of clear language, along with numerous tips for clarifying the message in a document. In addition to hints for composing a clear message, there are also suggestions for using type size, fonts and capitalization to make documents easier to read.
The author explains that using clear language in the workplace provides real benefits by helping workers understand the message; lessening the chance that information will be misinterpreted; and increasing the chance that instructions will be carried out properly.
Funders:
- Government of Alberta
Added: 2011-09-06
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