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81. Lesson Plan - Numeracy: Pie Charts and Bar Graphs (2012)
Series: Lesson Plans - READ Saskatoon
Authors: READ Saskatoon
Collection: Learning Materials
With this lesson plan, a tutor can help someone learn how pie charts and bar graphs are used, and how to interpret and make them.
The lesson is centred on a hypothetical poll of people’s preferred breakfast food. Activities include expressing the results as either percentages or fractions; showing the results in both a pie chart and a bar graph; and answering questions about the data.
The authors have also included a suggested time frame for the lesson.
Added: 2012-07-24
82. Lesson Plan 17: Customer Service Representatives - Financial Services (2005)
Fill in deposit slips, explain changes in rates and calculate foreign exchange rates
Series: CLB/ES Occupation-Specific Lesson Plans
Authors: Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (CCLB)
Collection: Learning Materials
This lesson plan is one of several on a banking theme for customer service representatives in Financial Services.
The lesson task, prepared by ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers, asks learners to fill in deposit slips, explain changes in rates and calculate foreign exchange rates. It is geared to ESL learners who have professional backgrounds in accounting and who have worked in financial institutions or have customer service experience related to the retail sector. Suggested teacher resources and classroom materials are listed.
The five Essential Skills required are: Reading Text, Document Use, Numeracy, Oral Communication, and Thinking Skills.
Added: 2010-01-13
83. Lesson Plan 18: Customer Service Representatives - Financial Services (2005)
Determine eligibility for a Bank Loan
Series: CLB/ES Occupation-Specific Lesson Plans
Authors: Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (CCLB)
Collection: Learning Materials
This lesson plan is one of several on a banking theme for customer service representatives in Financial Services. The lesson task, prepared by ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers, asks learners to review bank lending practices in order to determine the eligibility for a bank loan. It is geared to ESL learners who have professional backgrounds in accounting and who have worked in financial institutions or have customer service experience related to the retail sector. Suggested teacher resources and classroom materials are listed.
The six Essential Skills required are: Reading Text, Numeracy, Writing, Oral Communication, Thinking Skills, and Computer Use.
Added: 2010-01-13
84. The Level Descriptions Manual (2000)
A Learning Outcomes Approach to Describing Levels of Skill in Communications & Numeracy
Authors: Susan Toews, Doug Rankin
Collection: Research Materials
The manual is based on the skills listed in the matrix of Working with Learning Outcomes (1998). The summary statements in The Level Descriptions Manual provide literacy assessors and learners with a summary of skills for each level of the communications outcomes of Read with Understanding for Various Purposes and Write Clearly to Express Ideas as well as each outcome in the numeracy domain. The summary statements also present LBS (Literacy and Basic Skills) program content in a way which can be easily understood by people outside LBS-funded agencies in Ontario. Although the manual is based on the matrix, two revisions have been made, in the interests of clarity and ease of use. These are in the domains of numeracy and self-management and self direction where two component learning outcomes have been integrated to create one component learning outcome, i.e. Use Number Sense and Computation and Become a Self-Directed Learner.
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Added: 2000-01-01
85. Leveraging Excellence (2010)
Charting a course of action to strengthen financial literacy in Canada
Authors: Task Force on Financial Literacy
Collection: Research Materials
In 2009, the Government of Canada established a Task Force on Financial Literacy, made up of 13 members drawn from the business and education sectors, community organizations and academia. The goal of this consultation document is to initiate a nationwide conversation on financial literacy to help the task force provide recommendations to the federal Minister of Finance, by the end of 2010, on a national strategy to strengthen Canadians’ financial literacy.
The authors pose questions about what constitutes financial literacy and how best to teach it; what determines financial behaviour; people’s understanding of debt, borrowing, savings and investment; how to encourage Canadians to plan for retirement; the role of communication and technology in financial literacy; and how to protect against financial fraud.
The final report of the task force, published in February 2011, can be found at http://library.nald.ca/item/9167.
Added: 2010-03-10
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86. Literacy at Work: Information for Employers about Reading, Writing, and Math Skills (2011)
Authors: Chandra McCann
Collection: Learning Materials
This document has been designed to help employers understand the importance of ensuring that employees have adequate skills in reading, writing and math.
The author points out that helping a current employee upgrade may be less expensive in the long run than training a new employee.
The document includes information on the impact of low literacy; recognizing clues that someone has low literacy skills; and ways to support employees who want to upgrade their skills.
Added: 2012-08-13
87. Literacy for Life: Further Results from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (2011)
Second International ALL Report
Authors: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Statistics Canada
Collection: Research Materials
This document is the second report from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey, an international comparative study designed to provide participating countries with information about the skills of their adult populations.
It offers new insights into factors influencing the development of adult skills at home and at work for the 11 countries participating in the first and last round of data collection between 2003 and 2008.
The study focuses in particular on numeracy skills and problem solving skills, exploring the relationships between numeracy and key demographic factors, as well as labour market outcomes and earnings.
It also provides further information on the nature and magnitude of the literacy gaps faced by countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and how these gaps have evolved over the medium term.
The report concludes by looking at the mismatch between the day-to-day literacy requirements of workers and the literacy skills they have actually obtained.
Added: 2012-10-24
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88. Literacy in Nova Scotia: Implications of Findings from IALSS 2003 (2006)
A PowerPoint Presentation
Series: IALSS 2003 Findings
Authors: Satya Brink, Ph.D.
Collection: Research Materials
The International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS) offers a snapshot of how well adults use literacy skills in daily activities at home, at work, and in the community.
In 2003, for the first time, the IALSS measured literacy proficiency among all of Canada’s provinces and territories. This PowerPoint presentation offers an analysis of the survey’s implications for Nova Scotia specifically.
The author examines the level of literacy proficiency in Nova Scotia and compares it with Canada as a whole; other provinces; and the territories. The presentation also looks at how literacy performance is distributed in the working-age population of the province; how age and education affect literacy and numeracy performance; and the demographic characteristics of people with low literacy proficiency and their location in Nova Scotia.
The information is presented in graphs and charts, with accompanying notes that offer further analysis and explanation.
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Added: 2006-02-21
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89. Literacy in PEI: Implications of Findings from IALSS 2003 (2006)
A PowerPoint Presentation
Series: IALSS 2003 Findings
Authors: Satya Brink, Ph.D.
Collection: Research Materials
In 2003, for the first time, the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS) measured literacy proficiency among all of Canada’s provinces and territories. The IALSS is a snapshot of how well adults use literacy skills in daily activities at home, at work, and in the community.
In this PowerPoint presentation, the author analyzes the survey’s implications for Prince Edward Island specifically. Among the points discussed are the level of literacy proficiency in PEI; PEI’s literacy levels in comparison with Canada as a whole, other provinces, and the three territories; the distribution of literacy performance among the working-age population of the province and the region; differences in literacy skills between men and women; the demographic characteristics of people with low literacy proficiency; and the distribution of literacy performance in the labour force, among immigrants, occupations, industries and earning groups.
The information is presented in charts and graphs. Accompanying notes provide additional explanation and analysis.
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Added: 2007-01-26
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90. Literacy in Saskatchewan - Implications of Findings from IALSS 2003 (2006)
A Powerpoint Presentation
Series: IALSS 2003 Findings
Authors: Satya Brink, Ph.D.
Collection: Research Materials
The International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS) offers a summary of how well adults use literacy skills in daily activities at home, at work, and in the community.
In 2003, for the first time, the IALSS measured literacy proficiency among all provinces and territories in Canada. This PowerPoint presentation offers an analysis of the survey’s implications, specifically for Saskatchewan.
Among the points discussed in the presentation are the level of literacy proficiency in Saskatchewan in comparison with the rest of Canada; the effect of age and education on literacy and numeracy performance; the proficiency of urban Aboriginal people in Saskatchewan; and the demographic characteristics of people with low literacy proficiency, including their geographic location in Saskatchewan.
The presentation includes numerous charts, graphs and maps, accompanied by notes to explain and analyze the material further.
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Added: 2006-07-31
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