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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. 10 Ways to Spend Less (2009)
Authors: Money Mentors
Collection: Learning Materials
This fact sheet is one of a series prepared by Money Mentors, a non-profit credit counselling and money management organization based in Alberta.
This document includes tips for spending less in a variety of situations, including saving money on household bills; avoiding impulse purchases; and finding things for free. For instance, the authors point out that in addition to books, libraries have collections of DVDs and CDs available for borrowers.
Added: 2010-12-17
4. 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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5. 100 Most Frequent Words in Books for Beginning Readers (1998)
Authors: E. Bodrova, D.J. Leong, D. Semenov
Collection: Research Materials
This list of words was 'derived from a survey of 1,000 pre-primer, early, and first readers'. It consists of one and two syllable words, ranging in size from two to six letters. There is no instructor's guide.
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Added: 1998-01-01
6. 12 Days of Poetry (2012)
Authors: Michael Eden Reynolds, Joanna Lilley, Khâ sha, Ann MacDonald, Jamella Hagen, K. J. Munro, Larry Bagnell, Patricia Robertson, Christine Hakim, Joe Zucchiatti, Erling Friis-Baastad, Clea Roberts
Collection: Learning Materials
This document was published by the Yukon Literacy Council (YLC) to launch a seasonal literacy campaign featuring the work of 12 local poets. During the campaign, which ran from November 30 to December 21, 2012, the poems were read on the local radio station and appeared in the local newspaper.
Members of the public were encouraged to download a poem to post at home and work, then let the YLC know by email or via Facebook that they had done so. They then had an opportunity to win prizes.
The 12 poems in the collection showcase a variety of styles and themes, though many of them reflect the experience of living in Canada’s northern region.
Added: 2013-04-30
7. 1990 Year of Literacy (1990)
Papers that Moved Us Forward
Authors: Elizabeth Murphy
Collection: Research Materials
In this philosophical article the author discusses what literacy is and what it is not. Postulating that 'literacy is participation' she argues that if we truly want to create a more literate society, we must move beyond literacy programs to more broadly based social and economic change.
Added: 1990-01-01
8. The 2000 Canadian Encyclopedia Student Edition (2000)
Series: CONNECT: Canada's Resource Publication on Technology & Adult Literacy
Authors: Diane McCargar
Collection: Learning Materials
This software review from CONNECT describes The 2000 Canadian Encyclopedia Student Edition. This program is a multimedia resource containing a vast source of information about Canada.
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Added: 2003-07-24
9. 2002 NWT Literacy Council Writing Contest (2002)
Authors: NWT Literacy Council
Collection: Learning Materials
This book contains the winning entries from the 2002 NWT Writing Contest. Winners were chosen for each range and for each category: fiction, poetry, non-fiction, legends, and French.
Added: 2002-06-26
10. 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
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