The participants

Literacy coordinators from programs in the Lakeland and Slave Lake regions were asked to participate in the project. Tutors for the project were recruited by letter and personal contact by each participating coordinator. A limit of five volunteer tutors was established for each site. Participants from the Lakeland region included LEARN program coordinators at Cold Lake, Ft. Kent, St. Paul, Wainwright, Vegreville and Vermilion. Lakeland College provided the equipment, space and technical support at each of the participating sites.

Susan Armstrong, literacy coordinator for the Community Reading Project at AVC Slave Lake, recruited two other programs in her region. Prairie River Regional Literacy Project in High Prairie and VALID in Valley view joined the project, in addition to local literacy program participants. Susan was also their contact person, in the event problems were encountered during the project.