We hope these resources will be helpful to tutors and learners in other programs. To download them, right-click on the name of the file you want, choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”, and choose where to save the file.
Everyday Literacies:
The Pebble Model
This activity invites learners to consider themselves in the context of the larger communities they belong to.
Reading strategies
These worksheets incorporate excerpts from the book A Dream that Walks, by Myrna Hanna, used with the permission of its publishers, Action Read. You can buy the book directly from Action Read (click here for link) or from Grass Roots Press (click here for link).
Learning about our community
This resource offers tips for inviting presenters from community agencies to speak to groups of learners, as well as sets of questions for learners to use when they visit community agencies.
Edmonton community agencies: Level 1
Covers the Abbottsfield Youth Project, The Candora Society, Edmonton Community Legal Centre, Landlord and Tenant Advisory Board, Partners for Kids and Youth, and Wecan Co-operative. A must-read if you live in northeast Edmonton!
Edmonton community agencies: Level 2
Covers the agencies in the Level 1 package at a slightly higher level.
Edmonton Public Library
This package provides general EPL information. The contact information is for the Abbottsfield-Penny McKee Branch, but you can easily change it to any other EPL branch.
When Someone Dies: Level 1
Produced with the help of a local funeral home, this package explains what happens after someone dies and offers learners a chance to start thinking about their own arrangements.
When Someone Dies: Level 2
Covers the information in the Level 1 package at a slightly higher level.
Health: Level 1
This package discusses diabetes and stress.
Health: Level 2
This covers the topics in the Level 1 package at a slightly higher level.
Other resources:
Learning strategies (New January 17)
This unit was created as a follow-up to an excellent presentation by Roger Moore and Carolyn Wilson from NorQuest College.
There are more resources to come, so keep checking this page!
