Browse by subject "Adult Literacy"

See also:

Plan d'action national pour l'alphabétisation - Un plan décennal axé sur les résultats

2. 2008 Literacy Cafés (2008)

By: Saskatchewan Literacy Network

This is a report on the some of the key items discussed during three Literacy Cafés held by the Saskatchewan Literacy Network in early 2008 in in Regina, Swift Current and Yorkton, Saskatchewan. The purpose of these Cafés was to provide a networking opportunity for literacy stakeholders and to ask for information that would guide the Literacy Network including its conversations and communications with decision makers. Through these discussions, the Literacy Network hoped to learn about the current literacy activities in each region, what was working well, the challenges that literacy stakeholders were facing and observing, and the opportunities for action and change.

Added: 2008-07-16

3. The 2009 Composite Learning Index: Measuring Canada's Progress in Lifelong Learning (2009)

By: Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)

The Composite Learning Index (CLI) is an annual measure of Canada’s progress in lifelong learning. It is based on statistical indicators that reflect the many ways Canadians learn, whether in school, in the home, at work or within the community.The first index of its kind in the world, the CLI is a valuable measurement tool that recognizes how learning throughout people’s lives is critical to their individual success, the success of their community and the success
of the country as a whole.

Until the Canadian Council on Learning created the Composite Learning Index in 2006 there was no means to measure how Canada performed across the full spectrum of learning. To reflect this broad perspective, the CLI uses a wide range of learning indicators to generate numeric scores for 4,700 cities and communities across Canada. A high CLI score means that a particular city or community possesses learning conditions that support social and economic well-being.
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The 2009 CLI is made up of 17 indicators and 25 specific measures. These are organized within four pillars: Learning to Know, Learning to Do, Learning to Live Together and Learning to Be. These pillars recognize the broad scope of lifelong learning — at home, in the classroom, at work and in the community. Indicators reflect an aspect of the state of lifelong learning across Canada and can include more than one specific measure. Specific measures are the building blocks of the index. These have defined units that quantify each indicator. For example, “Youth literacy skills” is an indicator that uses four specific measures from the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The four measures are: mean problem-solving scores for 15-year-olds; mean reading scores; mean math scores; mean science scores for 15-year-olds.

The report shows a trend of the 2009 CLI scores and trends for major Canadian cities. For the first time, Canada’s overall score on the Composite Learning Index has declined, dropping two points to 75 in 2009, from 77 in 2008.

In short, the CLI is designed as an objective and reliable measurement tool that can help communities make the best possible decisions about learning - decisions that will strengthen social ties, bolster the economy and, of course, improve people’s lives

Added: 2009-09-11

See also:

L'Indice composite de l'apprentissage 2009 : Mesurer les progrès du Canada en matière d'apprentissage tout au long de la vie

4. ABC's of Investing in Adult Literacy Education (2005)

By: Thomas G. Sticht

In this article, the author has developed an ABC list of reasons to invest in adult education and literacy.

Added: 2005-05-31

5. The ABCs of CIPMS (Continuous Improvement Performance Management System) (2008)

By: Vicki Trottier, Jette Cosburn

The Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities introduced the concept of a Continuous Improvement Performance Management System (CIPMS) to Ontario’s Literacy and Basic Skills adult literacy delivery agencies in 2001. CIPMS is designed to create a cohesive set of policies and improved processes throughout the system so that programs can better work together to address client needs. This manual is designed to provide an overview of what CIPMS is, how it can be an effective process, how it is being used elsewhere, and how the Ministry envisions it being used in Literacy and Basic Skills agencies. It also includes sample tools and resources that can be used in your agency.

This manual includes five sections:
1 - Introduction
2 - CIPMS in Literacy and Basic Skills
3 - Using CIPMS
4 - Agency assessment
5 - Resources and appendices

Added: 2008-07-22

6. ABE Enrichment - Instructor's Guide (2006)

The ABE Enrichment Instructor's Guide provides information for instructors working with adult learners, particularly Adult Basic Education (ABE) and ESL (English as a Second Language) learners. The information was developed to complement information in the ABE Instructor's Guide and ABE Learner Handbook.

Added: 2006-04-07

See also:

EBA Enrichissement - Guide du formateur

7. ABE Enrichment - Learner Activities 1 & 2 (2006)

ABE Enrichment LEARNER ACTIVITY 1:
Questions and Answers about the Census of Canada
Details on census collection
1.1 Help is available
1.2 Everyone is included
1.3 Kids count too
1.4 How to get a census form
1.5 Every dwelling counts
1.6 What are statistics?

ABE Enrichment LEARNER ACTIVITY 2:
Reading Numbers, Tables and Bar Graphs
Basic tools for using and understanding data
2.1 What the census tells us
2.2 Reading large numbers
2.3 Comparing populations listed on a table
2.4 Identifying Canada's provinces and territories
2.5 The parts of a table of data
2.6 Reading results from a table of data
2.7 Reading a bar graph
2.8 Constructing a graph using data in a table

Added: 2006-04-07

See also:

EBA Enrichissement - Activités de l'élève Numéros 1 et 2

8. ABE Florida - 2005 (2005)

Resource Guide

By: ABE Florida

This document would be of interest to those involved in the adult basic education field. The materials included in this resource guide have been designed to enhance adult basic education programs and contribute to program accountability. The guide contains nine chapters with the following headings:

- Teaching the adult learner
- Strategies for cooperative learning
- Strategies for developing multiple intelligences
- Classroom management
- Learning disabilities
- Gaining recognition for your adult and community education program
- Retention strategies
- Test of adult basic education
- Sunshine state standards

Added: 2008-04-23

9. ABE Instructor's Guide (2006)

The ABE Enrichment Instructor's Guide provides information for instructors working with adult learners, particularly Adult Basic Education (ABE) and ESL (English as a Second Language) learners. The information was developed to complement information in the
ABE Instructor's Guide and ABE Learner Handbook.

Added: 2006-04-07

See also:

EBA - Guide du formateur

10. ABE Learner Handbook (2006)

This ABE Learner Handbook is part of the 2006 Census ABE/Literacy Kit.

It has information regarding the 2006 Census, such as:
- What is a Census?
- Why do we have a Census?
- How does it work?
- What questions will be on the questionnaire?

Added: 2006-04-07