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Nwt Literacy Council: Adult Literacy: Best Practices in Action [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"Best Practices in Action" is an extensive toolkit for northern educators working with adult learners on basic literacy skills. It is full of resources and lesson plans targeted to northern populations and traditional native culture.
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Nwt Literacy Council: Five Photo Stories (For Beginning Adult Readers) [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The activities in this extensive unit (163 pages) are intended for adult learners but could be adapted for struggling readers at younger ages. The photo stories are brief, only a few sentences, and focus on Arctic topics, such as sled...
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Quebec Ministry of Education: Customized Literacy Training: Arithmetic [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Basic arithmetic skills for adult learners are the focus of this teacher's guide.
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Quebec Ministry of Educ.: Customized Literacy Training: Functional Situati [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Adults weak in basic literacy skills often have difficulty with basic tasks that involve Reading, Writing and Math. This guide provides lesson units on teaching tasks such as filling out forms, estimating the amount of a shopping bill...
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Nwt Literacy Council: How to Kit: Literacy Games for Adults [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of literacy games is intended to help adults who are working on their basic literacy skills. They would be just as useful in the classroom for most levels.
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Nwt Literacy Council: Novel Study: Two Old Women by Velma Wallis [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The novel "Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival" by Velma Wallis is at approximately a Grade 6 reading level. It is used to teach adult learners with this extensive novel study. The activities generally focus...
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Nwt Literacy Council: The Northern Edge Study Guide Issue 1 5 [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a study guide to be used in conjunction with the Northern Edge adult literacy site. The site was designed for northern aboriginal learners. The site teaches many literacy and numeracy skills that are essential for daily life.
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Nwt Literacy Council: April Raintree: A Multi Level Novel Study [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"April Raintree" was written by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier. This novel study is intended for adult learners at several stages in their acquisition of reading skills. The novel is about the experiences of a First Nations Metis child....
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Nwt Literacy Council: 'Raising Ourselves' by Velma Wallis (Study Guide) [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The book 'Raising Ourselves' by Velma Wallis is a nonfiction look at what it means to grow up as a native person in Alaska. This is a study guide of the book, used for teaching literacy skills to adult learners, particularly aboriginal...
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Nwt Literacy Council: How to Kit: Making Talking Books [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Talking books are ones created on the computer using digital photos and pictures with accompanying audio. This manual gives instructions in how to create them easily using Microsoft Word or PowerPoint. The booklet was made to support...
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Nwt Literacy Council: How to Kit: Science Fun [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This package of activities is intended for use at a family literacy event on science. The premise is that family literacy and adult literacy go hand in hand. There are suggestions for how to organize the event, and numerous ideas for...
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Common Sense Media: Education: Keep It Private (K 2nd Grade)

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson plan for young young scholars will teach them the basics of staying safe online. Students review what information is private and should not be shared without a trusted adult's permission. Young scholars then view sites that...
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Nwt Literacy Council: What's the Problem? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Adult learners are a challenging group to reach when teaching basic mathematical skills. This guide presents ideas and worksheets for teaching them how to solve word problems.
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Nwt Literacy Council: How to Kit: Writing Ideas [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
NWT Literacy Council has put together this how-to kit to promote the concept of holding writing contests in communities in the north. There are writing tips, ideas and exercises, as well as directions on how to plan and run a writing...
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Bcaafc: Aboriginal Family Literacy Posters

For Students 9th - 10th
Four beautiful posters are available for download here. They feature First Nations people and promote aboriginal family literacy.
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Movement for Canadian Literacy

For Students 9th - 10th
The mandate of Movement for Canadian Literacy is to promote basic literacy among all Canadians. A variety or newsletters and reports can be downloaded. The learner area has some tutorials on topics such as how to write a letter and how...
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Nwt Literacy Council: How to Kit: Environmental Print Games [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This package of reading bingo games is intended for use at a family literacy event on environmental print. There are suggestions for how to plan one. This type of community event may work best in a small community, such as those in the...
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Nwt Literacy Council: How to Kit: Book Making [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This package of activities is intended for use at a family literacy event on making books. There are suggestions for how to organize the event, as well as suggestions on how to adapt the activities for classroom use.

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