LITERACY WORKS II Newfoundland and Labrador TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword .................................................................v Section 1 National Literacy Secretariat Federal-Provincial Projects 1994-1997 .........1 Federal-Provincial Projects 1994/95 The Atlantic Groundfish Strategy (TAGS) Newfoundland and Labrador Literacy Plan ...................... 2 Basic Skills Needs Assessment: Phase I .......................................................... 2 Building a Learning Culture: A Literacy Conference ................................................. 3 Building on Strengths ......................................................................... 3 Community-Based Literacy in Central Labrador: A Long-Term Plan .................................... 4 Community-Centred Volunteer Program .......................................................... 4 Community Learning Centre ABE Level I ......................................................... 5 Community Literacy Centre ..................................................................... 5 Computer-Based Literacy Program ............................................................... 6 Computerized Literacy Environment and Resource Centre ............................................ 6 Developing a Social and Culture Context for Adult Literacy ........................................... 7 Documentation of Literacy Initiatives in Newfoundland and Labrador ................................... 7 Effective Teacher Training in Alpha .............................................................. 8 Family Literacy Program/Projet de lecture familiale .................................................. 8 Family Literacy Project ........................................................................ 9 Implementation and Evaluation of the Significant Others as Reading Teachers (SORT) Program .............. 9 Implementing a Process-Oriented Model for Writing Development in Adult Basic Education Settings ................................................................... 10 The Improvement of Access and Outreach ........................................................ 10 Improving Our Odds: Literacy Awareness Pilot Program ............................................ 11 Independent Studies Project ................................................................... 11 Labrador Literacy Conference .................................................................. 12 Learning Package/Handbook for TAGS Recipients ................................................. 12 Literacy Access Centres ....................................................................... 13 Literacy Awareness Program ................................................................... 13 Literacy Awareness Project .................................................................... 14 Literacy Coordination and Support Program ...................................................... 14 Literacy Outreach Coordinator ................................................................. 15 Literacy Outreach Program .................................................................... 15 Literacy Outreach Program .................................................................... 16 Literacy Outreach Program .................................................................... 16 Literacy Survey: TAGS Recipients ............................................................. 17 Open Books, Open Futures: Volunteer Process .................................................... 17 Paraprofessional Tutor Training Program ......................................................... 18 Parents as Teaching Partners: French Adaptation .................................................. 18 Pre-School Literacy Program .................................................................. 19 Promotion and Development of Literacy and Operation of Two Community Centres ....................... 19 A Proposal to Establish Interactive Community Education ........................................... 20 Reading Centre ............................................................................. 20 Research ................................................................................... 21 Research and Development of Literacy Programs and Materials Suited to the Needs of TAGS Recipients on Fogo Island ........................................................ 21 Teacher Education Institute .................................................................... 22 Training the Tutors: Workshop Series for Volunteers ............................................... 22 Volunteer Tutor Training Workshop ............................................................. 23 Women of the Fishery ........................................................................ 23 Youth Literacy Project: Literacy Corps .......................................................... 24 Federal-Provincial Projects 1995/96 Adult Literacy Program Development, Dissemination and Information ................................. 25 Beyond Daybreak: The Learning and Reading Partners Project ....................................... 25 A Booklet on Local Folklore and History ......................................................... 26 Community Literacy Centre .................................................................... 26 Culturally Relevant Curriculum for Newfoundland Learners .......................................... 27 Discover Learning Can Be BetterSTogether ....................................................... 27 Enriching the Home for Your Child ............................................................. 28 Evaluation and Assessment of the FFAW Education Centre Literacy Program ............................ 28 Family Literacy Participatory Research Project .................................................... 29 Growing up in Rural Newfoundland ............................................................. 29 The Improvement of Access and Outreach ........................................................ 30 Improving Literacy for Adults with Learning Disabilities ............................................ 30 Increasing the Effectiveness of Adult Basic Education Delivery ....................................... 31 Integrated Literacy ........................................................................... 31 Labrador Literacy Information and Action Network ................................................. 32 Learning Information for Everyone (LIFE) ........................................................ 32 Literacy and Training Needs Assessment for Alexander Bay-Terra Nova ................................ 33 A Literacy Awareness Presentation .............................................................. 33 Literacy Awareness Program ................................................................... 34 Literacy Awareness Program ................................................................... 34 Literacy Coordination and Support Program 2 ..................................................... 35 Literacy Outreach Coordinator ................................................................. 35 Literacy Outreach Program .................................................................... 36 Literacy Outreach Project ..................................................................... 36 Literacy Tutor Training ....................................................................... 37 Long-Term Plan and Objectives ................................................................ 37 Needs Assessment Study for a Community Learning Centre .......................................... 38 Peers Tutoring Peers: A Training Program for Volunteer Tutors ...................................... 38 Phase II: Learning for Life Campaign ........................................................... 39 Professional Training and Development for Literacy Providers ........................................ 39 A Program to Develop Multi-Media Instructional Materials .......................................... 40 Proposal for the Development of Literacy Access Centres for the Bonavista Peninsula ..................... 40 A Proposal to Conduct a Community Education Needs Assessment .................................... 41 Provide Academic Upgrading to Youth Who Have Recently Dropped Out .............................. 41 Reflections of a Fishing Culture in the Bonavista South Region ....................................... 42 Research to Empower Adult Learners (REAL) .................................................... 42 Science-Based Resource Material for TAGS Learners ............................................... 43 Tidings: Literacy Exhibit ..................................................................... 43 Training Community Literacy Workers ........................................................... 44 Volunteer Tutor Training Workshop ............................................................. 44 Volunteer Tutor Training Workshop ............................................................. 45 Writing in Our Lives ......................................................................... 45 Federal-Provincial Projects 1996/97 Basic Social Studies Readers .................................................................. 46 Building Management Skills and Capacities ....................................................... 46 Community Literacy Project Proposal ............................................................ 47 Creating a Learning Culture ..................................................................