National Adult Literacy Database

Series: Books in the Home Program

Authors: NWT Literacy Council

Books in the Home is a program used widely in Canada. The program is based on the belief that parents are children's first and most important teachers. In this program, parents learn to read and share books with their children in positive and enjoyable ways. The program promotes reading and writing of both parents and children.

This manual has been written to assist community groups who are interested in organizing and delivering a Books in the Home program in their community. The book "Snow? Let's Go" is utilized in this manual and includes activities to do with your children in relation to the book such as memory games, family bingo and others that your children will enjoy doing.

Added: 2006-07-25

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Series: Books in the Home Program

Authors: NWT Literacy Council

Books in the Home is a program used widely in Canada. The program is based on the belief that parents are children's first and most important teachers. In this program, parents learn to read and share books with their children in positive and enjoyable ways. The program promotes reading and writing of both parents and children.

This program manual has been written to assist community groups who are interested in organizing and delivering a Books in the Home program in their community. "The Bear on the Bed" is the book that this program is using for different learning activities to do with children. Examples of activities included are: memory and listening games, a picture book scavenger hunt, a counting game, a picture puzzle and much more.

Added: 2006-07-25

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Series: Books in the Home Program

Authors: NWT Literacy Council

Books in the Home is a program used widely in Canada. The program is based on the belief that parents are children's first and most important teachers. In this program, parents learn to read and share books with their children in positive and enjoyable ways. The program promotes reading and writing of both parents and children.

This program manual has been written to assist community groups who are interested in organizing and delivering a Books in the Home program in their community.

The The Moccasin Goalie book is related to the different activities included in this manual, such as a hockey player colouring page, hockey time rhyme, a hockey maze and a few recipes to name a few.

Added: 2006-07-24

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Series: Books in the Home Program

Authors: NWT Literacy Council

Books in the Home is a program used widely in Canada. The program is based on the belief that parents are children's first and most important teachers. In this program, parents learn to read and share books with their children in positive and enjoyable ways. The program promotes reading and writing of both parents and children.

This program manual has been written to assist community groups who are interested in organizing and delivering a Books in the Home program in their community.

The book used for the family literacy activities in this manual is Turnagain Ptarmigan!: Where Did You Go?. It includes different learning activities such as a rhymes/songs bingo, northern rhymes, word games and rhyming cards. Other activities are included.

Added: 2006-07-25

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Series: Books in the Home Program

Authors: NWT Literacy Council

The Northwest Territories “Books in the Home” program is based on the belief that parents are children’s first and most important teachers. Throughout the program, parents study a children’s book each week, then take the book home with them.

This resource manual is one of two developed for the program and features 10 books that the authors describe as “classic” ones, including works by such authors as Robert Munsch, Sandra Boynton, Eric Carle and Dr. Seuss.

The authors have developed activities and resources for each of the books. Each book kit includes an overview; a warm-up activity; a group discussion topic; handouts for families; information on the author; and a snack idea for the week.

The authors have also included tips for running the program successfully.

Added: 2013-03-22

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Series: Books in the Home Program

Authors: NWT Literacy Council

The Northwest Territories “Books in the Home” program provides parents with tools to help their children with reading and writing. Each week, parents study a children’s book and take the book home.

This resource manual is one of two developed for the program and focuses on what the authors describe as northern books: ones about the culture and life in the North, many of which reflect First Nations, Métis or Inuit culture.

The authors have developed activities and resources for 10 such books. Each book kit includes an overview; a warm-up activity; a group discussion topic; handouts for families; information on the author; and a snack idea for the week.

The authors have also included suggestions for organizing and running the program.

Added: 2013-04-25

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Authors: Jean Samis

This manual offers a straightforward guide to the often complicated task of writing in English. There are chapters that focus on sentences with action verbs; sentences with “being” verbs; adjectives; adverbs; phrases; and compound structures.

The manual would be helpful both for people whose first language is English and for those who are learning it as a second language.

The author shows how to diagram sentences to make it easier to identify the parts of speech; defines such terms as subject, verb, object, and pronoun; and explains the distinctions between words that sound the same, like “they’re, their and there.” There are numerous practice exercises, with an answer key at the back.

The link provided takes the user to the latest version of the handbook.

There is also a test manual for teachers, which is available by contacting the author at jeansamis@gmail.com.

Added: 2012-05-29

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Authors: Literacy Network Northeast

This is the first of two segments of a video prepared by Literacy Network Northeast (LNN), one of 16 regional literacy networks in Ontario funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. LNN works with government-funded Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) agencies that deliver programs to adults, 19 years of age or older and out of school, who want to upgrade their Essential Skills for employment, further education, or greater independence.

The video begins with the narrator explaining that LBS and academic upgrading are the cornerstones of Employment Ontario’s goal of having the most highly skilled workforce in North America.

It features several learners sharing their experiences with going back to school. One is a 53-year-old former auto mechanic who, after being injured on the job, is upgrading his skills before going on to a two-year business-management program.

Another is a 31-year-old married woman who wants to improve her skills so she can train for a career in electronic technology. She also wants to show her young daughter the importance of education.

Added: 2012-01-13

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Authors: Literacy Network Northeast

This is the second and final part of a video prepared by Literacy Network Northeast (LNN), one of 16 regional literacy networks in Ontario funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. LNN works with government-funded Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) agencies that offer programs to adults who want to upgrade their Essential Skills in order to find work, go on to further education, or achieve greater independence.

The video features more learners sharing their experiences of returning to school, including a woman whose previous education was in French. She goes back to school to work on her English skills and finds a new career as a social worker.

There are also interviews with instructors, who share the pleasure they get from watching learners blossom.

The video’s narrator describes the Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) program, which gives students the equivalent of a Grade 12 diploma.

Added: 2012-01-17

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Authors: 2010 Legacies Now

In this video, community leaders and officials from Surrey, British Columbia, explain the importance of embedding a literacy strategy into all aspects of city life.

City officials, business leaders, and educators discuss how literacy is intertwined into such diverse matters as the crime reduction strategy, student support services, library programs, and services for immigrants.

One city official explains the use of the word “silos” in the video’s title. The airtight silos used for storing grain do indeed protect the contents, but they also keep things separate. Breaking down the silos means helping people understand the underlying connection of literacy to all aspects of life.

Funders:

• Government of British Columbia

Added: 2013-03-21

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