The Literacy Bookshelf
Here is the first of our regular listing of interesting and helpful literacy information.
MNEMOSYNTHESIS - A Trainer's Handbook for Whole Brain Cognitive Rehabilitation
A synthesis of 13 years of research and hands-on experience in the exciting field of whole brain developmental learning. Mnemosynthesis has been recognized for its effectiveness in the requirement of cognition functioning.Cost: $79.00 (plus shipping and handling).
Contact:
The Seven Arrows Learning & Rehabilitation Centre Inc.
664 Front Street,
North Bay, ON, P1B 6N2.
Literacy in Motion, an annotation of literacy videos 1995.
Cost $12.84.
Contact:
Carlton Trail Regional College
Box 720, Humbolt, SK, S0K 2A0
Tel: (306) 682-2623,
Fax: (306) 682-3101.
Beyond the Alphabet
A new quarterly publication for instructors of ESL literacy.Cost: Subscription Fee: $28.00 (individuals);
$32.00 (libraries and institutions).Contact:
Tel: (416) 488-0927
or
e-mail: 1.bekar@ut.toronto.ca.
Collaborative Workplace Development: An Overview - $10.00
Collaborative Needs Assessment: A Handbook for Workplace Development Planners - $20.00
Collaborative Evaluation: A Handbook for Workplace Development Planners - $20.00
Excellent handbooks for service providers involved in workplace education. Written in plain language and includes virtually all information necessary for completing a collaborative workplace education program.Cost: $40.00 (all three).
Contact:
ABC CANADA
1450 Don Mills Road
Don Mills, ON, M3B 3X7
Tel: (416) 442-2292.
Canadian Literacy Thesaurus.
A bilingual standardized vocabulary designed to help organize and find documents in the field of adult literacy. Great for accessing literacy collections, indexes, or terminology.Cost: $40.00
Contact:
Canadian Literacy Thesaurus Coalition
21 Park Road,
Toronto, ON, M4W 2N1.
Workplace Basic Skills: A Study of 10 Canadian Programs (Dr. Maurice Taylor).
Features 10 different stories of how employers and employees developed and sustained workplace training. Available in English and FrenchContact:
National Literacy Secretariat
15 Eddy Street, Rm 10E10
Hull, QC, K1A 1K5
Tel: (819) 953-5280,
Fax: (819) 953-8076.
Alphabase Directory 1993 - 1994
A recently published directory providing information about organizations and programs in adult literacy and immigrant language training. Includes adult literacy and upgrading in English and French, first language literacy, aboriginal language learning, English as a second language (ESL), ESL Literacy. Published in English and French `Contact:
Alpha Ontario
21 Park Road
Toronto, ON, M4W 2N1
Tel: (416) 397-5900 or 1-800-363-007,
Fax: (416) 397- 5915
TDD: (416) 397-5901.
Literacy Workbook Series:
Series includes: "Interpersonal Communication Skills"; "Relapse Prevention"; "Children and Parenting"; "Adult Survivors of Abuse"; "Environment and Waste Reduction"; "Understanding Anger"; "AIDS and HIV"; "Healthy Lifestyles"; and "Chemical Dependency".Cost: $10.00/ workbook (plus $2.00 shipping and handling).
Contact:
The John Howard Society of Manitoba
c/o Kathleen Helgason
583 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, MN, R3B 1Z7,
Tel: (204) 775-1514
Fax: (204) 775-1670.
Reading and Writing Activities on the Theme of Work.
An activity book containing real-life stories about work or looking for work, plus hands-on practical activities at a fairly basic level.Cost: $8.00.
Contact:
East York Learning Experience
658 Danforth Avenue
Suite 207, Toronto, ON, M4J 5B9,
Tel: (416) 461-3634
Fax: (416) 469-2160.
Living Between the Lines.
A kit aimed at raising awareness and promoting social action towards caring, safe, literate communities. Contains booklet of true stories suitable for adult new readers and a booklet to help literacy tutors use the resource with their students.Cost: Free
Contact:
National Associations Active in Criminal
Justice - NAACJ 308-383 Parkdale Avenue,
Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4R4
Tel: (613) 761-1032
Fax: (613) 761-9767.
email: naacjott@web.net
Peer Tutoring in Adult Literacy Education.
A video and handbook produced by The Learning Centre of Edmonton.Contact:
The Learning Centre,
P.O. Box 1262,
Edmonton, AB, T5J 0M8
Fax: (403) 425-2205.
Framework and Quality Standards for Adult Literacy Education in Ontario and Quality Standards for Adult Literacy Education in Ontario: A Practitioner's Guide.
"Framework" includes definitions of literacy and literacy education, guiding principles, a vision, system-wide objectives and strategies, and core quality standards for literacy training in Ontario.
"Practitioner's Guide" attempts to answer the questions literacy practitioners might have about the framework and standards. Cost: Free of ChargeContact: Literacy Section,
Learning and Employment Preparation
Branch, OTAB
625 Church Street, 3rd Floor,
Toronto, ON, M4Y 2E8
Tel: (416) 326-5482
Fax: (416) 326-5505
TTY/TDD: (416) 326-5493.
Skill Search Directory - 2nd Edition.
Directory published by the Adult Education Training Information Service (AETIS).Contact:
Adult Education Training Information Service (AETIS)
c/o Information London
325 Queens Avenue,
London, ON, N6B 1X2
Tel: (519) 432-2485, (519) 432-9300.
Literacy Learning & Technology: The Promise & The Peril (1995).
An overview of the 1995 Summer Institute plus short articles on various applications of technology in adult literacy focusing on the promise and the peril. Includes the Ontario Literacy Communications Project, STAPLE, Georgia Tech Satellite Literacy Project, New Reading Disc and more.Cost: $10 (Plus $3. Postage and Handling,incl.GST) .
Contact:
The Centre for Literacy of Quebec
3040 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, QC, H3Z 1A4
Equipped for the Future: A Customer-Driven Vision for Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning (1995) - U.S.
Report prepared by the National Institute For Literacy (NIFL) and the National Education Goals Panel. Result of two years of collaborative work on the part of teachers, administrators, research and program staff, writers, and, especially adult learners, to solicit, produce, and analyse feedback from over 1500 adults across the United States about what literacy means to them. Words of adult learners provide a compelling vision of what goals and results should be for a world-class system of adult education and literacy in America: goals, programs, resources, staff, etc.Contact:
The National Institute for Literacy
800 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20202-7560
Tel: (202) 632-1500,
Fax: (202) 632-1512
