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My Front Yard and Math for All Ages
These new reading and math workbooks have been created by adult learners for Level One students. The books complement each other by offering a math and reading perspective on similar subjects. The workbooks focus on the history, geography and government of Canada. Each book is divided into 35 lessons, which are:
- Created by adult learners
- Relevant to Canadians in all parts of the country
- Designed to allow a gradual skill progression
- Clearly laid out
- Fun and interesting
Teaching tips and ideas for learning in the community are also included. Both books provide a solid literacy and numeracy foundation and prepare students for DLN’s My Backyard (Level One/Two).
Sample pages from My Front Yard
• Lesson 5 - Short Vowels: Page 1 , Page 2 • Lesson 11 - Reading Between the Lines: Page 1 , Page 2
• Lesson 28 - Adding ed & er: Page 1 , Page 2 • Order My Front Yard - $15
Sample pages from Math for All Ages
• Lesson 5 - Temperature: Page 1 , Page 2 • Lesson 11 - One Digit Addition: Page 1 , Page 2
• Lesson 28 - Borrowing during Subtraction: Page 1 , Page 2 • Order Math for All Ages - $15
My Backyard: A Workbook for New Adult Readers (1999)
This workbook has been created in Nova Scotia by adult learners for adult learners. A group of students from the Dartmouth Learning Network (DLN) compiled learner-written stories and exercises. These discuss their personal challenges and life experiences, which are at times related to life in Nova Scotia.
The book is divided into 25 lessons which are:
- Aimed at new readers
- Created by learners
- Offer inspiration for further learning
- Have clearly laid out lessons with lots of opportunity for review and reinforcement of skills.
Teaching tips and ideas for learning in the community are also included. Both books provide a solid literacy and numeracy foundation and prepare students for DLN’s My Backyard (Level One/Two).
• Order My Backyard - $15
A Computer Literacy Kit: Meeting the Needs of Adult Educators (2004)
The content of A Computer Literacy Kit: Meeting the Needs of Adult Educators was developed based on interviews with instructors and learners, as well as surveys reporting the computer resource needs of adult learning organisations. The kit provides instructors with the basics to integrate computer training with literacy and numeracy instruction. Chapter titles include:
- computer basics,
- Internet and e-mail,
- word processing,
- educational software and
- train the trainer.
Strategies for teaching computer literacy as well as specific lesson plan ideas are discussed. Instructions on how to modify Internet and word processing programs to suit the needs of your students are also included. 50 Pages. ISBN 0-9734914-0-X.
Sample pages from A Computer Literacy Kit
• Lesson 2 - Mouse use: Excerpt • Lesson 3 - Word Processing - Reading and Writing: Excerpt
• Order A Computer Literacy Kit - $15
Handbook for Lifelong Learners (2nd edition)
The new edition of the Learner Resource Handbook introduces many areas of interest to adult literacy Learners and their families. The three sections (Language, Math and Information) cover basic skills and everyday practical knowledge.
This resource will be of help to families who wish to learn new skills together. The step-by-step plain-language approach will help learners to review or add to their skills
• Order Handbook for Lifelong Learners - $15
