This book is a celebration of learning in the Independent Studies program at Frontier College for 2003-2004. Our program made many changes in the past year.
One of the most important was changing our class format to a “college” model. Students were offered a series of
classes in reading and writing; computer learning; photostories; reading group; and a book club.
For almost three years, Dani was a volunteer tutor in the Independent Studies program at Frontier College, where she acted as a classroom teaching assistant helping students in our three literacy classes to learn.
The International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS) is the Canadian component of the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) study, which was a joint project of the Government of Canada and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The study was conducted by Statistics Canada.
This report describes a literacy workshop that was carried out at Pauktuutit's Annual General Meeting on October 27, 2000. The purpose of the workshop was to involve Inuit women across the north in a conversation about literacy in their communities.
A compilation of links for literacy tutors. Divided into sections such as Children & Youth, Adult, and ESL, each website has been tested and lists of sample activities and commentaries are included.
ONLINE – The site is interactive and is best used by sitting at a computer.
OFFLINE – Activities, worksheets and materials can all be printed and distributed to learners.
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This report is the result of a nine-month action research project called 'A Participatory Framework for Enhancing Community Capacity' that was carried out between September 1999 and December 2000. It explores the potential for a collaborative, capacity-building initiative for community-based groups. This project also produced a workbook located at http://www.nwt.literacy.ca/comdevel/nln/combuild/workbook/cover.htm.
