Resources*


THERE ARE MANY, MANY RESOURCES AVAILABLE to help the volunteer literacy tutor. Resources are not only books and websites, they are people too! Tutors who are interested in learning more about any aspect of literacy should talk with a staff member or ask to browse the program’s bookshelves.

Here are some of the resources programs might have available. If they aren’t available through the agency, they are all available on loan from the AlphaPlus library. Resources can also be ordered from the organizations that produced them.

To learn more about demonstrations, look for:

  • Developing Demonstrations Activities, a package developed as part of training delivered by the Ontario Literacy Coalition in 1999

  • Linking Demonstrations with Laubach by Robyn Cook-Ritchie, Laubach Literacy Ontario

  • On the Level by Lindsay Kennedy, published by CLO

  • On-line demonstrations builder at
    http://demonstrations.alphaplus.ca

To learn more about assessment, look for:

  • Assessing Up, Designing Down by Jane Barber, Ontario Literacy Coalition

  • CABS (Common Assessment of Basic Skills) by Judith Fox Lee and Rose Strohmaier, Literacy Link Eastern Ontario

  • Common Assessment in the Literacy and Basic Skills Program by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (Ontario)

  • Goal-Directed Assessment: An Initial Assessment Process by the Ministry of Education and Training (Ontario)

  • Inside Outcomes, a series of bulletins written by Rose Grotsky for the Ontario Literacy Coalition

  • Ongoing Assessment Tracking Model for Volunteer Tutoring Programs by Kingston Literacy (commonly referred to as “The Assessment Kit”)

  • Portfolios in Practice by Andrea Leis, Conestoga College

  • Way to Go!, a series of bulletins from the Ontario Literacy Coalition


* This is by no means a complete listing of the resources available nor is it an endorsement of these particular resources. Website addresses were accurate at time of printing.



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