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Resources
(See the Bibliography for complete listings.)
Bates, Catherine and Linda Shohet. Drawing: A Link to
Literacy
Belenky, Mary Field, et al. Women's Ways of Knowing
Imel, Susan and Sandra Kerka. Women and Literacy: A Guide to the
Literature and Resources
Mamet, David. Oleanna: A
Play
Norris, Joye and Sheila Wright. Literacy Through the Arts
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This is a preliminary report on a partnership
between Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, N.C. and the N.C. Arts
Council, which gives details of a project funded by the National Endowment for
Arts and the North Carolina Arts Council; the project put a playwright in ABE
classrooms. |
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Public Library of Brookline and Adult Literacy Resource
Institute. Setting the Stage for |
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Literacy: An Anthology of Student Scripts |
| Samaritan House PAR Group. Where
There Is Life, There Is Hope |
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A group of literacy students worked on a
participatory research project about discrimination, asking "What does it mean
to us and how has it affected our lives?" The book includes stories by
participants, reflections from the animator and a bibliography. |
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Tardaewether, Virginia. Family Literacy Computer
Activities
Worsnop, Chris M. Screening Images: Ideas for Media
Education |
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Film
Flamenco at 5:15
Learning Disabilities and Literacy
The Learning
Disabilities Association of Canada has published several books |
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including Literacy and Learning Disabilities, A
Handbook for Literacy Workers, by June Karassik, and Bringing Literacy Within
Reach: Identifying and Teaching Adults with Learning Disabilities. Learning
Disabilities Association of Canada, 323 Chapel Street, Suite 200, Ottawa, Ont.,
K1N 7Z2, Tel: (613) 238-5721. Fax: (613) 235-5391 |
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Provincial learning disabilities associations often
have useful information |
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available to purchase or borrow. |
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The National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities
Center, supported by the |
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National Institute for Literacy in Washington, has a
series of brief publications that can be reproduced by practitioners with
acknowledgment. They include:
- "Adults with Learning Disabilities: Definitions and
Issues
- "Screening for Adults with Learning Disabilities: The
Role of the Practitioner in the Assessment Process"
- "TECHNIQUES: Working with Adults with Learning
Disabilities"
- "LINKAGES", a series of newsletters on themes such as
self-esteem, social skills issues, workplace literacy: employment issues for
the adult learner with learning disabilities.
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The National Adult Literacy and Learning
Disabilities Center (NALLDC), Academy for Educational Development, 1875
Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009-1202 |
| The National Council for
Educational Technology (NCET) in the UK has |
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produced some materials on the use of
technology for adults with learning disabilities. One of the most useful is
I.T. for Adults with Dyslexia by Sally McKeown.
NCET Sales,
Milburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, England, CV4 7JJ,
Tel:
011-44-1203-416669. Fax: 011-44-1203-411418 |
Art
Reproductions
For arts materials specifically focused on women,
contact The National |
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Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York
Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20005- 3920 |
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Stamps of great works of art are available from STAMP, 16,
rue de Reilly, 75012 Paris. These |
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are stamp-sized reproductions which can be used
for " miniature" assignments. |
| The Women's Bookstore in Toronto
also has art postcards by and about women. |
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They have a vibrantly colored postcard
reproduction of a painting by artist/teacher Septima Clark about the power of
literacy. They will mail. 73 Harbord Street, Toronto,
Onto M5S 1G4, Tel:
(416) 977-8744 |
Other women's bookstores in major centres across the country
also sell cards and calendars. Check book stores in the yellow pages for
addresses or phone numbers.
| Other Useful Addresses |
| The National Center on Adult
Literacy (NCAL), University of Pennsylvania, 3910 Chestnut |
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Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3111 |
Project Miranda, School of Education, University of London,
Bedford Way, London, England
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National Literacy Secretariat, 15 Eddy Street, Room 10E10,
Hull, Que. K1A 1K5. |
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( Tel: (819) 953-5280. Fax: (819) 953-8076
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National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) Sterling House, 767 Brunswick Street, Fredericton, |
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NB E3B 1H8. Tel: (506) 457-6900. Fax: (506)
457-6910. E-mail: ramsey@nbnet.nb.ca
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