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Resource List & Bibliography

There are many excellent books and sources of information about literacy and more are being produced all the time. This is a partial list of materials available as of early 1991. A literacy network in your area may be able to suggest further reading on these and other subjects related to literacy:

Adult Illiteracy

Belz, Elaine. Educational Therapy: A Model for the Treatment of Functionally Illiterate Adults. Adult Education Quarterly, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 96-104.

Booth, Susan, C. Brooks (Eds.) Adult Learning Strategies An Instructor's Tool Kit, Toronto: Ontario Adult Educators, 1989.

Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. Adult Illiteracy in Canada. Toronto: The Council, February, 1988.

Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. Adult Illiteracy in Canada: Identifying and Addressing the Problem. Toronto: The Council, March,1988.

Fingeret, Arlene. Adult Literacy Education: Current and Future Directions. Columbus, Ohio: National Center for Research in Vocational Education,1984.

Fitzgerald, Gisela G. Can the Hard-to-Reach Adults Become Literate?

Gaber-Katz, Elaine, G.M. Watson. “Community-Based Literacy Programming The Toronto Experience,” in Maurice C. Taylor, J.A. Draper (Eds.) Adult Literacy Perspectives, Toronto: Cultural Concept Inc., 1989.

Norman, Charles and G. Malicky. Literacy as a Social Phenomenon: Implications for Instruction.

Norton, Mary. Journeyworkers: Approaches to Literacy Education With Adults — Tutor's Handbook. Calgary: Access Network, 1988

Norton, Mary. Journeyworkers: Approaches to Literacy Education With Adults — Workshop Leaders' Guide. Calgary: Access Network, 1988.

Pothier, Nicole, M. Vermette. La pré-alphabetisation; les bénévoles. Quebec: Ministère de l'Education, 1982.

Ross, Jovita Martin. Learning and Coping Strategies Used by Learning Disabled Students in Adult Basic Education and Literacy Programs. University of Calgary: 29th Annual Adult Education Research Conference, May 6, 1980.

Smith, F. “Overselling Literacy,” Phi Delta Kappa. January,1989, pp. 353-359.

Taylor, Maurice C., J.A. Draper (Eds). Adult Literacy Perspectives. Toronto: Culture Concepts Inc., 1989.

Thomas, Audrey M. Encouraging Adults to Acquire Literacy Skills. Ottawa: National Literacy Secretariat, September, 1990.

Business Issues

Canadian Business Task Force on Literacy. Measuring the Costs of illiteracy in Canada. February, 1988.

DesLauriers, Robert C. The Impact of Employee Illiteracy on Canadian Business. Ottawa: The Conference Board of Canada, August, 1990.

Drouin, Marie Josée. Work force Literacy: An Economic Challenge for Canada. Montreal: Hudson Institute of Canada, September, 1990.

Philippi, Jones S. “Matching Literacy to Job Training: Some Applications from Military Programs.” Journal of Reading, Vol. 31, pp. 658-666.

Children and Youth

Canadian Home and School and Parent-Teacher Federation. Creating a Literate Environment. Literacy in the Information Age, Phase III, National Consensus Conference, Ottawa, 1989.

Ryerse, Cathy. Literacy and Youth in Care of the Child Welfare System. Ottawa: Canadian Child Welfare Association, February, 1990.

Literacy - General Information

ABCanada. Attitudes of Canadians Toward the Issue of Literacy. Toronto: ABCanada, The Foundation to Promote Literacy in Canada, November, 1990.

Alberta Career Development and Employment. Literacy and Illiteracy: An Overview of the Issues. September, 1988.

Calamai, Peter. Broken Words: Why Five Million Canadians Are Illiterate — A Special Southam Survey. Southam Communications Ltd., 1988.

Calamai, Peter. “Illiterates Can't be Stereotyped.” Medicine Hat News. September 16, 1987, p. 3.

Cato, Jeremy. “SFU Prof Claims Illiteracy a Socio-Cultural Crisis.” Education Leader. Vol. 2, No. 1.

Fagan, William T. “Literacy in Canada: A Critique of the Southam Report.” Alberta Journal of Educational Research. Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 224-23 1.

Hautecoeur, Jean-Paul (Ed.). Alpha 90: Current Research in Literacy. Quebec: Ministère de l'Education, Third Quarter, 1990.

Ministry of Skills Development, Ontario. Literacy Ontario. Toronto: The Ministry, 1988.

Movement for Canadian Literacy. Literacy in Canada: The Cedar Glen Declaration. February, 1987.

Miller, Louise. Illiteracy and Human Rights. Ottawa: National Literacy Secretariat, September, 1990.

National Literacy Secretariat. National Literacy Groups. Ottawa: The Secretariat, File No. M003.LST, May 19, 1989 update.

Ontario Literacy Coalition. Strategies for Change: A Position Paper on Literacy. Toronto: The Coalition.

Perrin, Burt. Literacy Counts. Ottawa: National Literacy Secretariat, September, 1990.

Woods Gordon Management Consultants. Evaluation of Literacy and Basic Skills Initiatives. Ontario: Ministry of Skills Development, 1988.

Social Issues

Bohnen, Elizabeth. Effective Proposal Development: A How-to Manual for Skills Training Programs. Toronto: Ontario Ministry of Skills Development, 1988.

Frontier College. An Inside Approach: Organizing Integrated Learning Opportunities. Toronto: The College, October, 1990.

Godin, Joanne. Words of Promise: Community Agencies' Experiences with Literacy. Ottawa: National Literacy Secretariat, February, 1991.

Hunter, Carman St. John. “Literacy for Empowerment and Social Change.” Visible Language. Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 137-15 1.

John Howard Society of Canada. National Literacy Project Report. Ottawa: JHS, 1989.

National Anti-Poverty Organization. Illiteracy and Poverty. Ottawa: NAPO mimeo, March, 1990.

National Anti-Poverty Organization. You Call it a Molehill — I Call it a Mountain: Job Training for People on Social Assistance. Ottawa: NAPO, 1989.

Ontario Public Health Association, Frontier College. Literacy and Health Project, Phase I: Making the World Healthier and Safer for People Who Can't Read. Toronto: The Association and the College, 1989.

Paul, Marianne. When Words are Bars. Kitchener: Core Literacy, 1991.

YMCA Canada. YMCA Canada Literacy Project, Final Report. Ottawa: YMCA, January, 1990.