National Literacy Secretariat - Project Funding 2002-2003 (Saskatchewan)
Mr. Peter Gerrard
COSMOPOLITAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED
28-34th Street East
Saskatoon,SASKATCHEWAN
S7K3Y2
Tel. (306) 664-3158
Literacy for Success (Overcoming the Challenges of Providing Literacy Support)
Cosmopolitan Industries will pilot the Speech Assisted Reading and Writing / Speech Assisted Math Program (SARAW/SAM program) as a complementary service to the literacy program in their centre. The project will assess which clients can best benefit from this methodology, and determine how they can adapt the programs to develop and implement individualized literacy instruction and support for adults with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities. The incorporation of the SARAW/SAM program/methodology will be field tested within Cosmopolitan Industries. The goals of this project are to develop and pilot a new service program for adults with moderate to severe intellectual disability, to assess the SARAW/SAM program and the candidates that could participate and benefit from it, to promote these services. The project will be evaluated to determine SARAW/SAM program's effectiveness as a component repertoire. In addition, the instructor will research and provide needed resources suited to the program.
Dr. Neil Clarke
CYPRESS HILLS REGIONAL COLLEGE
129-2nd Avenue North East
Swift Current,SASKATCHEWAN
S9H2C6
Tel. (306) 773-1531
Essential Skills Resource for Classroom or Student/Tutor Use (Numeracy Skills)
The Cypress Hills Regional College will develop a print resource that will be hands-on activities for instructors or tutors who are preparing adult learners for the workplace. The use of actual documents will expose students to a variety of numeracy-based systems and terms they may encounter in the workplace, which will make the transfer of skills from the academic to the workplace setting more effective. As a result of this project, Cypress Hills Regional College will produce a print resource that uses documentation from the workplace to teach essential skills in numeracy levels 1 to 3, and they will use each document with its accompanying activities with the current class to get feedback. To evaluate the project, they will document the process and the interest shown by other literacy deliverers, they will interview the participants and the instructors.
Ms. Doreen Majeran
MOOSE JAW THUNDER CREEK INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE
P.O. Box 730
Moose Jaw,SASKATCHEWAN
S6H4P4
Tel. (306) 694-2121
Community Connections to Family Literacy - Implementation Phase
Through the Community Connections to Family Literacy Implementation Project, the Moose Jaw Thunder Creek Interagency Committee will increase public awareness of literacy issues and programs in rural Southern Saskatchewan. The Committee will establish ways of bringing Family Literacy programming to interested individuals by implementing a Story Sack program in 10 communities, and by creating 40 Story Sacs. The Committee will circulate the family literacy materials among identified families and communities, and they will train the parents on how to use the resource materials. Also, they will bring a locally developed Family Literacy program "Turning Pages Together" to 3 communities (6 weeks program). They will establish networks and will elaborate a long-term plan to develop another literacy program in Moose Jaw and the surrounding rural areas. As a result of this project, parents will have tools to increase their literacy skills, family literacy programs will be operating in 9 rural Southern Saskatchewan communities and services to strengthen both individuals and families will be increased in the targeted communities. The coordinator will supply ongoing written evaluation to the Moose Jaw Thunder Creek Interagency Committee and a final evaluation report will be submitted to the NLS.
Mr. Bill McLaughlin
NORTHLANDS COLLEGE - AIR RONGE
P.O. Box 1000
Air Ronge,SASKATCHEWAN
S0J3G0
Tel. (306) 425-4480
Northern Literacy Strategy Implementation
Northlands College will develop effective partnerships with agencies and literacy movement organizations that can strengthen literacy in northern Saskatchewan. They will improve access to literacy by supporting the distance education advancements that are being made in the north, by hosting a meeting and an online training session, and by creating and maintaining a literacy Web page. Northlands College will increase public awareness by coordinating literacy activities in the Saskatchewan north: 1)they will provide basic level tutor training through broadcast tutor videos in Cree and Dene language on the National Aboriginal TV Network; 2)they will offer computer and Internet support, and encourage its use among a literacy network; 3)finally, they will publish three editions of a newsletter for tutor support and networking. As a result of this project, there will be new partnerships with northern agencies, an increase in the sources of funding, a higher visibility for literacy and a technology use plan. The participants will provide cumulative reports, there will be evaluations of the different components of the project, and a final program evaluation will be completed and submitted to the NLS.
Parent and Child... Partners For Life
Northlands College (Western Region) will implement a literacy and parenting skills pilot program in the communities of Beauval, La Loche, Buffalo Narrows, and Patuanak. The program will focus on Aboriginal parents and their children to encourage and strengthen the participant basic skills as parents and learners, and improve literacy levels. Northlands College will use the Aboriginal Literacy and Parenting Skills program, the PLATO computer- based education system, and the "Come Read with Me" Manual for the delivery of this program. The program will be 21/2 hour sessions, 1 evening per week, for 10 weeks. The results of this project will be improved literacy levels for parents, the incorporation of teachings of the elders for a better understanding of the local culture, the promotion of available resources such as the libraries and the literacy centres. To evaluate the success of this project, Northlands College will compare the participants' expectations and their feedback after the completion of the program. They will monitor the attendance to find out how many young parents are interested in Family Literacy Program.
Ms. Kimberley Onclin
READ SASKATOON
220 3rd Avenue South Suite 405
Saskatoon,SASKATCHEWAN
S7K1M1
Tel. (306) 652-5448
Writing Our Futures - Improving Health through Literacy Activities
READ Saskatoon will undertake a seniors' literacy social research project with an applied writing class component. The health benefit of increased literacy activity/writing levels amongst seniors will be studied, with assistance from the University of Saskatchewan's Community University Institute on Social Research (CUISR). READ Saskatoon will organize and facilitate writing classes for seniors. A literacy practitioner will take classes in research and evaluation methods and conduct the research through a CUISR research. The outcome of this project will include data and research project report that will provide an important basis for further seniors' literacy initiatives and advocacy. The project will provide writing activities and health benefits to seniors in Saskatoon, and build READ Saskatoon's capacity for scientific research and program evaluation. The evaluation plan will include solicited feedback from the participants on the project and the materials as well as a formal evaluation to the NLS at the end of the project.
Simply Learning
Read Saskatoon in partnership with Shaw Cable will produce thirteen half-hour television shows to give at-home learners instruction in basic literacy and numeracy skills. READ Saskatoon will provide a project coordinator/TV literacy teacher and copies of existing READ resources - "Simply ABC" and "Simply 123" to learners. These resources will be the basis of the television instruction. The National Adult Literacy Database will also partner by putting "Simply ABC" and "Simply 123" on their website as full text documents, and by adding evaluation forms for the TV show. Finally, Mr. Print, a local printer, will provide in-kind printing of the manuals that will be available free of charge to learners. The outcomes of this project will be 13 half-hours shows, an increased number of people accessing traditional literacy programming, and an increased distribution and use of the Read Saskatoon plain language adult learner guides. Qualitative evaluations by participants, partners and stakeholders, as well as the quantitative already mentioned, will be used to prepare the final evaluation of the overall project. This information will be put into a final report.
Mr. Sandy Cameron
REGINA PUBLIC LIBRARY
P.O. Box 2311
Regina,SASKATCHEWAN
S4P3Z5
Tel. (306) 777-6071
English as a Second Language Tutor Training Kit
The Regina Public Library will develop a standardized English as Second Language (ESL) Tutor Trainer Kit for practitioners who are working with learners who have ESL literacy needs. They will build on the success of the Saskatchewan Literacy Network's Level One Training model, now being used widely across the province. The objectives of this project is to create, distribute and make available online the ESL literacy tutor training kit, and to deliver a two-day train-the-trainer workshop in three locations in the province to introduce the new materials. Outcomes: a tutor kit that will address the unique circumstances and needs of ESL literacy learners, and a standardized training for volunteer tutors for ESL literacy learners in Saskatchewan. Both the kit and the quality of training provided will be evaluated through workshop evaluation forms.
Mr. Doug Fast
SASKATCHEWAN LITERACY FOUNDATION
112 - 112 Research Drive
Saskatoon,SASKATCHEWAN
S7N3R3
Tel. (306) 653-7378
Saskatchewan Literacy Foundation's - Solicitation of Corporations Campaign
The Saskatchewan Literacy Foundation (SLF) will undertake a solicitation of Corporations Campaign to increase corporate public awareness about literacy issues, as well as to improve access to literacy programs throughout the province, by generating additional funding dollars. The SLF will research the appropriate solicitation timelines, arrange for in-person presentations, and will facilitate a province-wide direct mail out to Saskatchewan Corporations with follow-ups. The SLF will develop and distribute effective corporate solicitation materials to increase the number of literacy grant disbursements available to adult and family based literacy program providers throughout the province. This project will result in a 50% increase of SLF grant disbursements, a corporate fundraising template and the potential to develop long term relationship/funding commitments from Corporations. The project will be evaluated through the increase of the amounts and number of grants that will have been awarded and the will be showing in the SLF 2002-2003 financial statement. A final report will be submitted to the NLS.
Ms. Debbie Purton
SASKATCHEWAN LITERACY NETWORK INC.
220-3rd Avenue South Suite 206
Saskatoon,SASKATCHEWAN
S7K1M1
Tel. (306) 653-7368
Developing Literacy Benchmarks for Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Literacy Network will work with Saskatchewan Learning to develop provincial literacy benchmarks that recognize learner skill development and achievement at Levels 1 and 2 and to facilitate the learner transition between levels and across programs. The Levels 1 and 2 literacy benchmarks, once developed, will be used within formal and non-formal learning environments. The outcomes of this project will be a set of literacy benchmarks for Levels 1 and 2, a report to the Saskatchewan Learning outlining recommendations on how the literacy benchmarks could be implemented and recognized. The project evaluation will include both formative and summative processes and measures including ongoing input and feedback from the project advisory committee members and through feedback on draft benchmarks by members of the Basic Education Redesign Task Team and the literacy community.
Moving Literacy Forward in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Literacy Network will move forward four initiatives. The first is to raise the profile of literacy in Saskatchewan through a promotional campaign targeted at government, business and the public to become more involved in literacy issues. The second initiative is to increase learner involvement at the regional and provincial levels, to develop leadership and increase communication skills of learner representatives, and to provide professional development training for adult learners on the First Class electronic system. The third component is to provide assistance to literacy practitioners in regions by providing distance learning and electronic communication. They will provide on-line professional development workshops and training in the First Class conferencing services, and assist regions in using the conferencing services. The fourth component is to promote standardized family literacy training in Saskatchewan. They will provide Foundational Training in family literacy to 12 facilitators/participants. The "Foundational Training Manual for Family Literacy Practitioners" was spearheaded by the Centre for Family Literacy in Alberta. The outcomes and results: promotional materials will be available, learners support groups will be available in five regions, documentation on the use and benefits of First Class system will be distributed, twelve practitioners from Saskatchewan will be trained. An extensive evaluation plan is developed for each project component.
Ms. Dawn Martin
SASKATOON OPEN DOOR SOCIETY
311 4th Avenue North
Saskatoon,SASKATCHEWAN
S7K2L8
Tel. (306) 653-4464
Identifying Barriers to Literacy Among Immigrant Seniors
The Saskatoon Open Doors Society will undertake this project in pursuit of the following objectives: i) to determine the barriers to success for seniors in acquiring English as a Second Language; ii) to determine the effects of low literacy in integration and participation in Canadian Society, with particular emphasis on health and well-being; iii) to develop strategies to meet the unique literacy needs of senior English as a Second Language immigrant learners. They will be conducting a literature and program review, collecting data from interviews with immigrant seniors, and making recommendations and strategies for improved literacy programming. They will produce a report and journal articles that summarize the project and the results of the research, and the recommendations made to address the issues of literacy and health among immigrant seniors. The project will be evaluated against the stated goals. Success will be defined as the development of realistic and achievable strategies will improve immigrant senior literacy and reduce risk for poor health and well being.
Ms. Kerrie Strathy
SENIORS EDUCATION CENTRE UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
Room 106, Gallery Building Centre for Continuing Education
University of Regina
Regina,SASKATCHEWAN
S4S0A2
Tel. (306) 585-5806
Older Adult Functional Literacy Project
The Seniors Education Centre will work with the Regina Housing Authority, local community centres and other organizations to: i) improve access and outreach to seniors literacy programs by increasing volunteer capacity of literacy tutors and facilitators; ii) increase the knowledge of seniors literacy issues through materials development, public awareness campaigns and presentations; iii) develop learning resources that reflect the realities of older Canadians. The activities include the development of awareness materials, a public awareness campaign about older adult literacy issues, the development of a training manual for volunteers to facilitate community learning groups, the production of a new reader for older learners, and the implementation of 3 training workshops to train literacy tutors and facilitators. The project will result in an increased number of trained literacy tutors and an increased number of functionally literate older adults. An evaluation consultant will assist the Advisory Committee to develop the evaluation framework and will prepare the final evaluation report with assistance from the Seniors Education Centre Division Head and the Project Coordinator.
Ms. Shawna Lukowski
YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF PRINCE ALBERT
1895 Central Avenue B West
Prince Albert,SASKATCHEWAN
S6V4W8
Tel. (306) 763-8571
Literacy for Young Moms and Tots
The Young Women Christian Association of Prince Albert will develop learning materials for youth at risk parents. The participants will write and design, for themselves and for other young parents, family literacy materials that reflect the culture of many of the participants. This project will be part of the effort of Prince Albert agencies that work with young, low-income parents to improve access to literacy by developing family literacy skills. The participants will present their books in the form of a "story sack" and will launch them through a public awareness event that will include local media. Parents will document and assess the changes that are made in their relationship with their children as a result of their new learning. The coordinator will monitor the activities, will produce a monthly report, and a final report to the NLS.
Mr. Eric Tetford
SASKATCHEWAN ABORIGINAL LITERACY NETWORK
205-220 3rd Avenue South
Saskatoon, SASKATCHEWAN
S7K 1M1
Tel. (902) 742-8151
Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Project - Phase 3
In Phase III of the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Project, the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network will work in partnership with Saskatchewan Learning, Aboriginal communities and other key partners to ensure the implementation of the Aboriginal Literacy Strategy. The objectives are 1) to create an Aboriginal Literacy Resource Centre; 2) to establish an Aboriginal Literacy website with an online Aboriginal Literacy Directory; 3) to create effective links between Aboriginal literacy programs and practitioners through electronic conferencing, and; 4) to implement a public awareness strategy that will engage all levels of governments. The project will benefit First Nations and Metis literacy learners and practitioners, and organizations with an interest in Aboriginal literacy. The outcomes include the assurance that current information on Aboriginal literacy programs and initiatives within Saskatchewan is readily accessible, that the process of information sharing is ongoing and that all levels of governments recognize and support the goals and objectives outlined in the Aboriginal Literacy Strategic Action Plan. The project will be evaluated using both formative and summative methods with every group involved, and a final report will be submitted to the National Literacy Secretariat.
Ms. Debbie Purton
SASKATCHEWAN LITERACY NETWORK INC.
220-3rd Avenue South Suite 206
Saskatoon, SASKATCHEWAN
S7K 1M1
Tel. (306) 653-7368
Building Awareness and Support for Literacy
The Saskatchewan Literacy Network (SLN) will engage in a variety of promotional efforts that will serve to heighten awareness of the unique benefits of adult and family literacy. The objectives of the project are: 1) to increase public awareness of adult and family literacy through the implementation and promotion of a 1-800 information line; 2) to consult with adult learners, literacy programs and other affiliated groups about the Provincial Literacy Strategy and the National Skills and Learning Agenda; 3) to strengthen existing partnerships and/or establish new partnerships to enhance awareness of and opportunities for adult and family literacy programming; 4) to increase awareness of levels of First Nations and Metis leadership - at both the provincial and community levels - of Aboriginal literacy needs, issues and opportunities; 5) to develop and implement an accountability framework; 6) and, to increase networking and professional development opportunities for adult literacy and adult education practitioners. The activities include the set-up and launch of a 1-800 information line, providing regular updates on the Provincial Literacy Strategy and National Skills and Learning Agenda through newsletter articles and presentations, initiate links with key Metis and First Nationals governments and communities and disseminate information on the IALSS to interested parties and develop and accountability framework for the SLN. The evaluation will include both quantitative and qualitative information, including tracking media coverage, the number of calls to the information line and feedback from presentations.
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