Guidelines for Teaching in a Bilingual Setting, produced by Early Childhood and School Services, Department of Education, Government of Nunavut, Arviat, in 2001. This booklet contains principles for teaching in the school system in Nunavut, but applies to teaching adults as well.

Inuuqatigiit; The Curriculum From The Inuit Perspective. Guided by an advisory committee of Inuit teachers, produced by GNWT Department of Education, Culture and Employment 1996.

STAPLE Supplemental Training for Practitioners in Literacy Education: Unlocking the Mystique of Teaching Reading and Writing Volume 1 and 2 by Dr. Pat Campbell and Flo Brokop, M.Ed. published by Literacy Coordinators of Alberta in 1998. ISBN: 0-9680235-2-5. Available from Grass Roots Press. This is a two volume CD training program that takes adult literacy educators through the following topics: Introduction to Assessment, Reading Assessment, Teaching Reading, Writing Assessment and Teaching Writing. Volume 2 focuses on teaching beginning level literacy learners.

Teaching Adults to Read: A Balanced Approach by Pat Campbell, published by Grass Roots Press and the University of Alberta 2003, ISBN: 1-894593-18-9. Available from Grass Roots Press. This book condenses a huge amount of research on reading into simple and usable strategies for adult literacy instructors. It would be a valuable resource for beginning and experienced instructors alike. It comes with two videos which clearly illustrate the teaching strategies.

Canadian Adult Reading Assessment (CARA) by Dr. Pat Campbell and Flo M. Brokop, M. Ed. Published by Grass Roots Press in 2000. Copyright University of Alberta. ISBN: Instructor’s Manual and CD-Rom 1-894593-01-4. Student’s Assessment Booklet 1-894593-02-2. Available from Grass Roots Press. CARA is an informal reading inventory for adults. It provides graded reading passages with Canadian content. This is an excellent tool that can be used with the book, Teaching Adults to Read, listed above. The CARA manual describes the assessment process clearly and includes all the information you need for diagnosis or placement. CARA helps you find patterns in learners’ reading; then you can consult Teaching Adults to Read to find teaching strategies which suit each learner’s reading pattern.

Educating for Change: Community-Based/Student-Centred Literacy Programming with First Nations Adults by Carmen Rodriguez, published by Province of BC, Ministry of Advanced Education, revised in 2001, ISBN: 0-7726-4606-6. Available from Grass Roots Press. This is a valuable resource that includes practical strategies for developing oral language, reading and writing skills, as well as strategies for assessment and evaluation.

Handbook for Literacy Tutors by Chris Harwood, produced by People, Words and Change and Ottawa-Carleton Coalition for Literacy in 1999. Available from Grass Roots Press. An excerpt from this handbook is available on the internet at www.nald.ca/Pwc/resource/handbook.htm

Writing Out Loud and More Writing Out Loud by Deborah Morgan. Vol. 1, ISBN: 1-894593-16-2, Vol. 2, ISBN: 1-894593-17-0. Available from Grass Roots Press. Two volumes that offer fun exercises and inspiring ideas to encourage even the most reluctant writer to put words on paper.