72 Melrose Avenue
Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 1Z2

Phone: 1 (306) 786-2591 Fax: 1 (306) 786-7866

E-Mail: c.mccullou2h@parklandcolle2e.sk.ca

Program Coordinator: Carol McCullough

Communities Served: Communities in the Parkland region, with the majority of learners coming from the larger centres - Yorkton, Melville, Fort Qu' Appelle, Esterhazy, Canora, Kamsack, Preeceville.

Program Publications:

• Reading: A family affair. Family literacy information kit.
• Changing Focus: Building Confidence and Competence in Adults with Reading Disabilities
• Changing Focus: Tutor handbook
• Reading the rainbow: Aboriginal literacy in Canada
• The Indian Act Simplified
• Native literacy resources: an annotated bibliography
• Adults managing, surviving and celebrating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Program Mission and Goals: This program was established in 1978 to provide access to adults in the Parkland Region who need to upgrade reading/writing/numeracy skills for employment or personal growth.

Program Description: Programs are offered through one-on-one tutoring, and small classes. Additional services include: Computer-assisted learning lab, language instruction for new Canadians and individualized workplace literacy. Learners in the program are assessed formally, through testing, and informally through interviews and writing samples.