CARA online materials
CARA, an informal reading inventory for adults, consists of the following components: the Instructor’s manual that contains 50 passages and a set of factual and inference questions. The resource includes …
Literacy Matters Fact Sheet
How many people in BC have challenges with literacy? How does that affect them? This fact sheet presents some of the recent findings about literacy in BC and describes why …
Adult Literacy Program: Virtual Tutor Training
Literacy practitioners are looking for alternate methods for training volunteer literacy tutors. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the need. This series of virtual tutor training sessions is a first step to …
The Tutor-Learner Relationship
Literacy practitioners are looking for alternate methods for training volunteer literacy tutors. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the need. This session is part of a series of virtual tutor training sessions. …
Principles of Adult Learning
Literacy practitioners are looking for alternate methods for training volunteer literacy tutors. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the need. This session is part of a series of virtual tutor training sessions. …
Lesson Planning
Literacy practitioners are looking for alternate methods for training volunteer literacy tutors. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the need. This session is part of a series of virtual tutor training sessions. …
Introduction to Teaching Writing
Literacy practitioners are looking for alternate methods for training volunteer literacy tutors. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the need. This session is part of a series of virtual tutor training sessions. …
Introduction to Teaching Reading
Literacy practitioners are looking for alternate methods for training volunteer literacy tutors. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the need. This session is part of a series of virtual tutor training sessions. …
Literacy Outreach Coordination Guidebook
This guidebook provides task groups and Literacy Outreach Coordinators with a tool to help maintain the community literacy planning process. It discusses roles and responsibilities, how the work gets done, …
Getting Started: A Guide to Adult Literacy in BC
This guidebook contains helpful information about adult literacy programs, including volunteer tutor programs. It includes: Information on tutor training Tips for volunteer management An evaluation tool appropriate for all adult …