Appendix G:
 
Annotated Bibliography
  • Saskatchewan Literacy Network. (2000). Level 1 tutor training kit. Regina, SK: Author. Available from Author, http://www.sk.literacy.ca Note: The Level 1 indicated in the title refers to the level of training for practitioners. It does not represent or refer to Level 1 Benchmarks. This kit is for those teaching adult literacy learners with English as their first language. It covers such topics as:
    • Learning styles
    • Assessment
    • Goal-setting
    • Lesson planning
    • Learning disabilities
    • Strategies used to teach reading and reading comprehension
    • Strategies used to teach writing
  • Saskatchewan Literacy Network. (2001). Learner centred intake and assessment processes for literacy programs in Saskatchewan. Saskatoon, SK: Author. Available from Author, http://www.sk.literacy.ca

    This resource focuses on portfolio assessment. It describes potential intake, ongoing, and exit assessments for literacy program learners. Various assessment tools are included such as checklists, inventories, self-assessment charts, goal sheets, and suggested assessment interview questions. Most of the tools focus on Communications and Numeracy, but some are on the portfolio assessment approach itself. There is also a section on learning disabilities with an accompanying screening questionnaire and at- risk summary checklist.
  • Saskatchewan Literacy Network. (2001). Learning how to learn. Level 2 tutor training kit. Saskatoon, SK: Author. Available from Author, http://www.sk.literacy.ca This kit contains information on the following:
    • learning and learning styles
    • principles of effective learning
    • meta cognition
    • reading, listening, and note-taking skills
    • time management
    • memory, studying, and test-taking skills
    The kit can be used in its entirety as a six-hour training workshop, or sections can stand alone to help trainers focus on specific needs.
  • Saskatchewan Literacy Network. (2001). Saskatchewan level 2 numeracy kit. Regina, SK: Author. Available from Author, http://www.sk.literacy.ca Note: The "level 2" indicated in the title refers to the level of training for practitioners. It does not represent or refer to Level 2 Benchmarks. This resource contains teaching strategies for the following Numeracy topics:
    • numbers and number sense
    • fractions, decimals, and percentages
    • understanding data
    • measurement, spatial sense, geometry
    • algebra
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