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1. High Interest Low Vocabulary Books (2011)
For Youth and Adults
Authors: NWT Literacy Council
This is an annotated list of more than 300 books for youths and adults that combine interesting material with relatively low vocabulary.
The listing for each book includes its title, author, publisher, and a brief summary of its contents.
Each book is rated for its readability. While the reading level ranges from Grade 1 to Grade 12, most of the books fall into the Grade 1-6 range. Some books are specifically intended for adult learners.
The list contains both fiction and nonfiction, representing many topics and genres. Among the nonfiction selections are biographies, how-to guides, and books about the environment.
The fiction selections include mysteries, romances and novels about teenage life. Some of the novels have been written specifically for adults with low literacy skills by such well-known contemporary authors as Roddy Doyle and Maeve Binchy. Others are classic works by such authors as Jack London, Oscar Wilde and D.H. Lawrence, retold by other writers in a style that retains the spirit of the original while simplifying the vocabulary.
Added: 2013-06-18
2. Financial Literacy Participant Handbook: Module 3 – Budgeting (2011)
Series: CCFL Community Facilitator Training Toolbox
Authors: Canadian Centre for Financial Literacy (CCFL)
This is the third part of a nine-module workshop designed to train community workers to deliver financial literacy programs. The workshop, which can be presented over one or two days, was developed by the Canadian Centre for Financial Literacy (CCFL).
Topics covered include sources of income, categories of expenses, keeping records, setting goals, and budget strategies.
The authors present a variety of learning activities based on four scenarios: a single mother on social assistance; a single man earning the minimum wage; a married couple with two children and a single income; and a married couple with two incomes and no children.
The people in each scenario have different financial goals, including saving for a child’s education; buying a car; paying off credit card debt; and preparing for a comfortable retirement.
Other topics covered in the workshop include debt management, consumerism, and tips for saving.
The CCFL is a division of Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI), a non-profit organization that helps low-income earners gain financial independence.
Added: 2013-06-17
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3. The SCALES Essential Skills Resume Statement Tool (2012)
Series: SCALES Project
Authors: CONNECT Strategic Alliances
This guide is one of the tools created through the SCALES (Supporting the Canadian Advancement of Literacy and Essential Skills) project, a three-year initiative designed to develop tools and best practices to help practitioners working with unemployed and low-skilled workers to incorporate a Literacy and Essential Skills (LES) approach into their work.
It offers a simple approach to preparing a resumé based on the nine Essential Skills, beginning with the selection of a target job.
From there, the authors explain how to determine which Essential Skills are important to a job, and how the job-seeker used that that skill in prior work experience. They also provide a sample resumé for use as a guideline.
Added: 2013-06-17
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4. Program Planning and Proposal Writing Worksheets (N.D.)
Authors: Saskatchewan Literacy Network (SLN)
The 10 worksheets contained in this document are part of the resources that accompany a workshop designed for anyone interested in writing a proposal for a literacy project.
The worksheets deal with a variety of topics related to program planning, including developing partnerships; assessing the situation; project vision; setting goals; evaluation; and budgeting.
Added: 2013-06-17
5. Fact Sheet: The Adult with Learning Disabilities and Assistive Technology (2011)
Series: LDANB Fact Sheets - Adults and LD
Authors: Learning Disabilities Association of New Brunswick (LDANB)
The authors begin by explaining that assistive technology refers to any piece of equipment, product or system that directly assists, maintains, or improves the functional capabilities of people with learning disabilities.
They give examples of assistive technology that can help overcome difficulties with reading, writing, mathematics and organizational tasks. For example, problems with reading can be overcome with audio books while a computer with a good word processor can overcome problems with handwriting.
The authors note that assistive technology ranges from high-tech, sophisticated electronic devices to such low-tech helpers as sticky notes, chart systems, calendars and check lists.
Added: 2013-06-17
6. Uncharted Territory: Can Social Innovation Revitalize Literacy and Essential Skills Programs? – Webinar April 23, 2013 (2013)
Series: Uncharted Territory - Centre for Literacy
Authors: John MacLaughlin, Ron Samson
In this webinar, presented in April 2013, two researchers from Essential Skills Ontario (ESO) offer both an overview of the concept of social innovation, and a discussion of the potential role it can play in Literacy and Essential Skills (LES) programming.
The authors note that while there is no universally accepted definition for the term, social innovation can be described as a complex process of introducing new products, processes or programs that profoundly change the basic routines, resource, and authority flows, or beliefs of the social system in which the innovation occurs. Such successful social innovations have durability and broad impact.
Topics discussed in the webinar include the difference between innovation and social innovation; social entrepreneurship; new corporate models; social finance, including social impact bonds; and important lessons for successful social innovation. The authors present real-life examples for various models of social innovation.
The webinar builds on material presented in a research brief, prepared as a background paper for The Centre for Literacy's 2012 Fall Institute, held in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Added: 2013-06-14
7. Financial Literacy Participant Handbook: Module 2 – Income and taxes (2011)
Series: CCFL Community Facilitator Training Toolbox
Authors: Canadian Centre for Financial Literacy (CCFL)
This document is part of a nine-module workshop, developed by the Canadian Centre for Financial Literacy (CCFL) to train front-line workers in community organizations to deliver financial literacy programs.
In this module, the authors present a variety of learning activities based on two scenarios. The first uses a sample pay stub to help participants learn about terms like gross income, net income, pay period, and income tax.
The second scenario deals with a couple who were hired by a large company to clean an office building at night, for which they each receive a paycheque twice a month. At tax time, they discover that their employer has not deducted income tax from their wages because he considers them contractors, not employees.
Learning activities focus on whether the employer is correct about the status of the cleaners; how the couple should deal with the situation for this tax year; and what they should do to prepare for next year.
The CCFL is a division of Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI), which was founded in 1986 to help low-income earners gain financial independence through financial literacy, asset building, and entrepreneurship.
Added: 2013-06-14
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8. The SCALES Essential Skills Job Posting Tool (2012)
Series: SCALES Project
Authors: CONNECT Strategic Alliances
This tool was developed through the SCALES (Supporting the Canadian Advancement of Literacy and Essential Skills) project, a three-year initiative designed to develop resources to help career practitioners incorporate a Literacy and Essential Skills (LES) approach into their work.
Here, the focus is on helping practitioners to design job postings that define tasks and duties using Essential Skills (ES), and to interpret existing postings through an ES perspective.
The authors note that in traditional job postings, duties may be listed in ways that have unintended hidden meanings. Breaking down the duties of the job using ES language may help in getting a clearer sense of what the employer is looking for and may build a better understanding between the participant and the employer.
They offer examples of traditional job postings, then provide guidelines for decoding job tasks and determining the Essential Skills related to the task.
Added: 2013-06-13
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9. First Nations Financial Fitness: Your Guide for Getting Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise (2011)
Authors: Nene Kraneveldt
Published by the Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of British Columbia (AFOABC), this handbook offers information, tools, and resources to help people make informed decisions about money.
It includes sections on budgeting; avoiding money traps; banking; and the wise use of credit cards. It also contains suggestions for starting a dialogue about money with children, along with some fun learning activities like a word search and a crossword puzzle.
The handbook includes material that reflects the realities of First Nations communities in British Columbia, including information about filing income tax returns on reserve; financial tips for elders; and the link between financial literacy today and Aboriginal traditions like the potlatch, which was rooted in the sharing of wealth.
While the handbook has been prepared specifically for Aboriginal audiences, it contains a great deal of common-sense advice that would be valuable for any reader.
Added: 2013-06-13
10. Program Planning and Proposal Writing Workbook (N.D.)
Authors: Saskatchewan Literacy Network (SLN)
This workbook is one of the resources for a workshop designed for anyone interested in writing a proposal for a literacy project.
The first section of the workbook focuses on program planning and includes information about developing partnerships; formulating a vision; translating a vision into goals and objectives; and evaluating program results.
In the second section, the authors define a funding proposal; outline the steps for writing a proposal; explain how to evaluate the proposal prior to submission; and offer writing tips.
Added: 2013-06-13
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