For complete information on all these resources, see the bibliography for this unit.
| TITLE | AUTHOR | VALUE / USEFULNESS |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1: Introduction to Learning Styles | ||
| Saskatchewan Level 2 Learning How to Learn | Saskatchewan Literacy Network | This manual provides a good overview of a number of different learning style theories. Look especially in Session One, The Mind. |
| Learning Styles and Strategies | Lori Herod | This online resource looks in depth at a few learning style theories. |
| LITSTART: Strategies for Adult Literacy and ESL Tutors | Patricia Frey | This book takes a basic, simple look at a few styles and indicates particular strategies to use with each style. |
| Section 2: Auditory/Visual/Kinesthetic | ||
| LITSTART: Strategies for Adult Literacy and ESL Tutors | Patricia Frey | Page 9 suggests a few strategies to use with each of the styles. |
| Red Deer Adult Literacy Program Tutor Handbook | Red Deer Adult Literacy Program | Pages 54-57 list a number of characteristics for each learning style. |
| Abiator’s Online Learning Styles Inventory | A. J. Berghuis | These are quick online inventories for three learning styles as well as characteristics of each. They may be useful for a learner. |
| Tutor Tools | Literacy Alberta | A good overview of learning styles. |
| Section 3: Right/Left Brain Dominance | ||
| Saskatchewan Level 2 Learning How to Learn | Saskatchewan Literacy Network | Pages 6-10 explain brain-based learning. |
| LITSTART: Strategies for Adult Literacy and ESL Tutors | Patricia Frey | Page 9 suggests a few strategies to use with each of the styles. |
| Abiator’s Online Learning Styles Inventory | A. J. Berghuis | This is a quick online inventory of the thinking styles as well as characteristics of each. They may be useful for a learner. |
| Section 4: Culture and Learning | ||
| Learning Styles and Strategies | Lori Herod | This online resource explores culture and learning in Module 4. |
| Section 6: Aboriginal Education and Learning | ||
| Saskatchewan Level 2 Learning How to Learn | Saskatchewan Literacy Network | This manual has lots of information on learning and culture. |
| Empowering the Spirit II | Mary Elliott, Deana Halonen, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Suzanne Methot, Priscilla George | This Aboriginal literacy curriculum has lots of ideas for using appropriate materials and methods. |
| Adult Literacy Tutor Training Manual | Regina Public Library | Chapter 9 has very good information on Aboriginal culture and learning. Some good activities to use with Aboriginal learners are listed. |
| Literacy Coordinator’s Guide for PAL Tutor Training | Merilyn Arms | The guide contains good background information on Aboriginal culture and learning (see Appendix E). |
| Violence and Learning: Taking Action | Mary Norton, editor | This book explores ways to break the silence about violence and ways to create environments to support learning for all. It shares what was learned from the VALTA project and invites further exploration. |
| Section 7: Aboriginal Learning Styles | ||
| Literacy Coordinator’s Guide for PAL Tutor Training | Merilyn Arms | The guide contains good background information on Aboriginal culture and learning (see Appendix E). |
| Adult Literacy Tutor Training Manual | Regina Public Library | See the discussion in Chapter 9 on the circle of learning. |