In preparing this booklet, the authors have drawn from many sources of information. They would particularly like to acknowledge the following:

• La pré-alphabétisation; les bénévoles, by Nicole Pothier and Monique Vermette; Ministére de lÉducation du Québec; for the information included in pages 19 and 20 of this booklet.
• The Statistics Canada 1989 Survey of Literacy Skills Used in Daily Activities
• Literacy and Health Project, Phase One: Making the World Healthier and Safer for People Who Can't Read, Ontario Public Health Association and Frontier College
• Rebecca Veevee, N.W.T.
• Levi Tikivik, N.W.T.