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1. S.P.A.C.E (Support for Parents and Children in Education) (2005)
Authors: Krista G. Scott, Northern Connections Adult Learning Centres
Collection: Research Materials
Support for Parents and Children in Education was a family literacy research project in rural Frontenac County in Northern Ontario. The purpose of this study was to determine and examine the supports needed by parents to be able to gain the skills and confidence necessary to deal with the various aspects of their children's education and to improve their literacy and numeracy. The study was based on the premise that there was a parental need for literacy supports and information in the communities. While the project expected to confer this belief, it also aimed to encourage family literacy with events and workshops, develop partnerships, and increase awareness of learning centres and services. The study involved four key components: partnerships, advertising, family literacy-based activities and data collection.
Added: 2008-04-25
2. Safe Landings: Adult Basic Education at Bristol Aerospace (2010)
Series: Good Practices in Action – Conference Board of Canada Case studies
Authors: Alison Campbell, The Conference Board of Canada
Collection: Research Materials
In the 1990s, Winnipeg-based Bristol Aerospace launched a workforce skills upgrading program to help prepare the company to expand into new markets.
Bristol began with a workplace-based Adult Basic Education (ABE) program offering 80 hours of training over 20 weeks. From there, the company partnered with Red River Community College to develop and deliver technical training programs.
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) strategies were used to reduce the time workers needed to meet national training standards required for certification in their trades. Workers took part in just those training elements for which they lacked skills, rather than an entire course.
For more information on The Conference Board of Canada, please follow this link: http://www.conferenceboard.ca.
Added: 2010-11-19
3. Sample Activities using Authentic Workplace Materials: Integrating Essential Skills into Tutor Training (2010)
Authors: Robyn Cook-Ritchie, Lana Faessler
Collection: Learning Materials
This booklet complements Integrating Essential Skills into Literacy Training – Final Report.
The authors have included eight sample activities using authentic workplace materials provided by the two employment partners involved in the two-year project. The sample activities can be adapted to meet individual learner needs.
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Added: 2010-08-19
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4. Sample Themed Lesson Plans - FASD Literacy Project (2010)
Series: Literacy Kit for Adults with FASD
Authors: Regina Community Clinic
Collection: Learning Materials
This document includes 20 lesson plans developed as part of a literacy project for people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
The lesson plans are built around several themes, including money skills, the environment, safety, nutrition, and current events.
Each includes a learning objective, suggested learning activities, and a list of materials required. For example, in the lesson planned entitled “Money at Christmas,” students use advertising flyers to learn more about budgeting and to understand what “no money down” deals really cost.
FASD is a permanent brain injury that occurs during pregnancy.
Added: 2011-12-01
5. SARAW Resource Manual (1997)
Authors: Terrie Moar, Society for Manitobans with Disabilities
Collection: Learning Materials
The S.A.R.A.W. Resource Manual—Learning Strategies for Inclusion of People with Disabilities was developed in response to an expressed need for teaching resources for literacy programs using the S.A.R.A.W. equipment.
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Added: 1997-01-01
6. Sarina and the Lost Book (1993)
Authors: Ruth Diamond
Collection: Learning Materials
This short book, divided into nine chapters, is written in simple language and is aimed at adult new readers at Level 3.
It tells the story of Sarina, who used plants and roots to treat illnesses. Sarina is also able to talk to animals. In the past, Sarina used her skills to cure the Queen. Now, the King has given Sarina a new challenge: to help his son, the Prince, become a better person.
Added: 2009-08-19
7. Saskatchewan Diagnostic (2006)
Authors: Canadian Labour and Business Centre
Collection: Research Materials
This report was prepared for the Saskatchewan Task Force of the Workplace Partners Panel, a national initiative managed by the Canadian Labour and Business Centre. The purpose of this document is to provide up-to-date information, statistics, analysis, and commentary pertaining to the key issues stemming from the Workplace Partners Panel's Saskatchewan task force theme of “skills needs in the context of an aging workforce”.
This document contains the following sections:
1. Population and demographics. This section looks at the population of the province and the factors that determine how that population changes;
2. Economic context. In this section, economic activity is examined in terms of gross domestic product and employment and employment earnings;
3. Education, skills development, and training;
4. Migration and labour mobility.
Added: 2007-11-09
8. Saskatchewan Directory of Aboriginal Literacy Programs (2003)
Authors: Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network (SALN)
Collection: Research Materials
The Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network published this directory in the hope that it will be the start of an ongoing process of cataloguing current Aboriginal literacy programs and culturally relevant resources that have been developed within Saskatchewan. The directory will enable information to be shared about current Aboriginal literacy programs and initiatives and will ensure that new or existing initiatives may utilize the expertise of those programs already in existence.
Added: 2004-03-15
9. Saskatchewan Federation of Labour Workers' Education for Skills Training: West Pilot Project Final Report (1997)
Collection: Research Materials
This document summarizes the final report of the Workers' Education for Skills Training (WEST) pilot project conducted by the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour.
Added: 1997-01-01
10. Saskatchewan Project Adapts Aboriginal Learning Styles to Multimedia CD-ROM (1999)
Series: CONNECT: Canada's Resource Publication on Technology & Adult Literacy
Authors: Barb Bremner, Guy Poncelet
Collection: Learning Materials
This software review from CONNECT describes Academic Preparation for Science (APS). APS provides learners with the basics of science and the environment from the viewpoint of our Aboriginal peoples.
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Added: 2003-07-23
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