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CONTENTS
Meeting the needs of
adult literacy & ESL
practitioners and students
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Easy Readers.............................................. 2
Easy Readers: Biographies.............................. 9
Chapter Books............................................ 14
First Nations............................................... 18
Health...................................................... 19
Workbooks................................................ 22
Numeracy and Science.................................. 26
Software.................................................... 29
Tutor Training............................................. 31
Teacher Resources........................................ 33
Literacy and ESL Assessment........................... 36
ESL.......................................................... 39
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Communication Skills.................................... 42
Family Literacy........................................... 43
Employment and Workplace Literacy................. 44
Order and Payment Information....................... 46
Index........................................................ 49
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Easy Readers
Easy Readers
Grass Roots Readers
Grass Roots Readers
New
Due to popular demand, our Grass Roots Readers series has been expanded to 24 titles.
Emergent readers will appreciate the relevant content and readability level of these
high-interest, low-vocabulary readers. Each page includes a captivating photograph
and one or two short sentences. The photographs reflect the text, making the words
easy to decode. The new titles are organized under four themes: Health, Humour,
Animals, and How to. These compelling photostories are guaranteed to provide
beginning readers with a positive reading experience.
How to Series
Readability: Grade 1
The contemporary topics in the how
to series will appeal to a broad range
of adults.
New
Health Series
The health series is ideal
for adults who are trying to
cope with the day-to-day
challenges of life.
The photography
reflects the text,
making words easy
to predict.
The contemporary
issues, such as
environment, invite
discussion and
encourage reflection.
Use of active voice
and present tense
makes the sentences
easy to read.
Readers will
identify with
the credible
characters.
Sentence patterns
are repeated,
making the text easy
to read.
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The simple
vocabulary and
sentence structures
help to develop
fluency.
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Health Series (set of 4 books)
A Good Night’s Sleep (28 pp.)
Fad Diets (28 pp.)
Saying No (28 pp.)
Stress (24 pp.)
4-2730
4-2720
4-2721
4-2722
4-1554
978-1-894593-93-9
978-1-894593-79-3
978-1-894593-80-9
978-1-894593-77-9
978-1-894593-05-2
$38.95
$9.95
$9.95
$9.95
$9.95
$38.95
$9.95
$9.95
$9.95
$9.95
How to Series (set of 4 books)
How to Build Community (28 pp.)
How to Live Green (28 pp.)
How to Stop Hiccups (28 pp.)
How to Find a Good Used Car (24 pp.)
4-2710
4-2701
4-2702
4-2703
4-1555
978-1-894593-92-2
978-1-894593-78-6
978-1-894593-74-8
978-1-894593-73-1
978-1-894593-07-6
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$9.95
$9.95
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Easy Readers
Easy Readers
Grass Roots Readers
Grass Roots Readers
Animal Series
New
Students will enhance their knowledge
and appreciation of the animal kingdom
through the exquisite photography
and information in these books.
Humour Series
Romance Series
You Be the Judge Series
These entertaining books will bring a
smile to everybody! The author’s witty
and wacky humour is refreshing.
These lighthearted stories about the ups and downs of love
will warm hearts and stir memories of past romances.
These open-ended stories will invite discussion among
students as they are called upon to be the judge.
Grass Roots Read-along CD
Meaning of
new words is
embedded in
the text.
Short sentences
do not overwhelm
beginning readers.
The read-along CD-ROM allows students to read the stories
independently. Audio is provided for entire sentences and/
or individual words. On each screen, the student is provided
with a full-colour photograph and one or two lines of
predictable text. Each read-along CD contains one set of
books from the series. For example, the Romance readalong CD includes one copy of The Big Goof, The Big Snore,
The Big Question, and The Big Surprise.
System Requirements: Windows 98 or higher
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Title
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Romance Series Set (set of 4 books)
4-2006
N/A
$34.95
$34.95
Title
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ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
The Big Question (24 pp.)
4-1714
978-1-894593-23-6
$8.95
$8.95
Animal Series (set of 4 books)
4-2750
978-1-894593-94-6
$38.95
$38.95
The Big Surprise (28 pp.)
4-1715
978-1-894593-24-3
$8.95
$8.95
Bears (24 pp.)
4-1552
978-1-894593-04-5
$9.95
$9.95
The Big Snore (22 pp.)
4-1713
978-1-894593-25-0
$8.95
$8.95
Bald Eagles (28 pp.)
4-2740
978-1-894593-70-0
$9.95
$9.95
The Big Goof (28 pp.)
4-1551
978-1-894593-03-8
$8.95
$8.95
Grey Wolves (28 pp.)
4-2742
978-1-894593-72-4
$9.95
$9.95
Romance Series Read-along CD (includes one set of 4 titles)
4-1729
978-1-894593-29-8
$59.95
$59.95
Grey Seals (24 pp.)
4-2741
978-1-894593-71-7
$9.95
$9.95
You Be the Judge Series Set (set of 4 books)
4-2005
N/A
$34.95
$34.95
Humour Series (set of 4)
4-2770
978-1-894593-91-5
$38.95
$38.95
Fran’s Story (28 pp.)
4-1556
978-1-894593-06-9
$8.95
$8.95
4-1710
978-1-894593-27-4
$8.95
$8.95
Where is My Man? (28 pp.)
4-1557
978-1-894593-08-3
$9.95
$9.95
Tony’s Deal (24 pp.)
A Bad Car Day (28 pp.)
4-2760
978-1-894593-75-5
$9.95
$9.95
Just Good Friends (26 pp.)
4-1711
978-1-894593-28-1
$8.95
$8.95
Late Again! (28 pp.)
4-2761
978-1-894593-76-2
$9.95
$9.95
Mandy’s Garage Sale (28 pp.)
4-1712
978-1-894593-26-7
$8.95
$8.95
The Hike (2nd ed.) (28 pp.)
4-1553
978-1-894593-00-7
$9.95
$9.95
You Be the Judge Read-along CD (includes one set of 4 titles)
4-1730
978-1-894593-30-4
$59.95
$59.95
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Easy Readers
Easy Readers
Over 3,1
00 copi
Reading and Learning
es sold!
A handbook for adults
Dr. Pat Campbell
Newleaf and Gatehouse Books
Newleaf Books and Gatehouse Media, England
In each book, students narrate experiences and events in
their lives, from being bullied in school to living as a single
parent. The students have skilfully communicated their
thoughts, dreams, experiences, and sense of humour. The
sets are organized according to readability level.
Readability: Grades 3 - 4
Will my reading improve? What will help me learn? How can I
remember what I’ve read? What causes reading difficulties? This
handbook uses easy-to-read text and 22 illustrations to explain how
students can become better readers. Students will also learn about the
factors that contribute to reading difficulties. The handbook concludes
with suggestions for becoming an effective learner and a fluent reader.
You can provide students with a copy of this handbook when they join
the program, or recommend it to them as a valuable resource. (54 pp.)
Gatehouse Set 1
Gatehouse Set 2
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The Kit Kat
Trader
The Creature
The Bin Men
Fun at Fine Fare
A Woman on her Own
In the Doghouse
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“We are using this book with all our new students during the
orientation process, and we are finding a warm reception
for it. It covers issues that sometimes get overlooked—adult
literacy students often need to learn HOW to learn. The book
is simple, with great illustrations.”
–Anita Citron, Central Adult Learning Center, Queens Borough Public Library,
New York City, NY
Title
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ISBN
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Reading and Learning
4-1700
978-1-894593-22-9
$9.95
$9.95
The Diet
Too Late
The Sandals
The Eyes Have It
Keep Your Hair On
Gatehouse Set 3
• No Ties
• New Home, Hard Work
• My Red Face
• The Body Builder
• The Cardigan
• Hard Soap and Curlers
• Just My Luck
• At the Supermarket
“Even though I couldn’t
read every word in the
book, I was engrossed
with the pictures and
print and I was getting
a good feeling about
myself. I wanted to
tell everybody, ‘Look,
I’ve just read my first
book!’”
–Sue Torr
Gatehouse Set 4
Readability: Grade 3 - 5
• Working Lives: The Experiences of Fifteen Workers from
the 40’s to the Present Day
• Song for Carrying Water and Other Stories from Somalia
• Listen To Me: Talking Survival
Jeremiah Learns to Read
Jo Ellen Bogart
Bogart has written a tender story about an elderly man who can build a splitrail fence and cook buttermilk pancakes, but something is missing from his
life. He wants to learn how to read. Adults and children will appreciate this
heartwarming story about love and learning. Full-page illustrations, rendered
in oil on canvas, complement the text. (38 pp.)
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Title
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ISBN
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Jeremiah Learns to Read
4-1842
978-0-590-51527-6
$9.95
$9.95
Title
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CDN Price
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Gatehouse Set 1
Gatehouse Set 2
Gatehouse Set 3
Gatehouse Set 4
4-1828
4-1829
4-1830
4-1831
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$54.95
$74.95
$84.95
$39.95
$54.95
$74.95
$84.95
$39.95
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Easy Readers
Easy Readers: Biographies
The Page Turners Collections
Acts of Courage Series
From Australia… Beginning readers will enjoy these
entertaining, engaging, and easy-to-read stories. Each story
is expanded with amusing line drawings.
(12 to 24 pp. per book)
PRACE, Australia
Terry Barber
We have expanded our line of biographies to include this exciting new series. This series features
four people who have changed the world through their acts of courage.The well-organized
chapters, glossaries, and discussion questions can be used to promote pre-, during, and post-reading
strategies. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to
decode. Each biography contains 48 pages—long enough to narrate fully each person’s story—but
short enough for beginning readers. The workbook contains dozens of activities that promote
reading comprehension, word attack skills, and the writing process.
Page Turners Collection 1
• The Hero
• The Duck • Too Many Marias
• The Stud
• Not Any More
• I Want a Holiday!
New
• Tattoos
• The Beach • A Dog’s Life • Just One Friend
• Pay Dirt
• Spare Parts
• Bikini Sandals
• Motor Bikes
• Fresh Fish
• What?
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The use of familiar language
enables students to use context
cues to predict words.
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
4-1708
4-1709
5-1077
N/A
N/A
N/A
$41.95
$48.95
$20.95
$41.95
$48.95
$20.95
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
Acts of Courage Series (4 books)
Acts of Courage Workbook (48 pp.)
Fannie Lou Hamer (48 pp.)
Laura Secord (48 pp.)
Oskar Schindler (48 pp.)
Rick Hansen (48 pp.)
4-2045
4-2046
4-2038
4-2039
4-2040
4-2041
978-1-894593-97-7
978-1-926583-04-4
978-1-894593-84-7
978-1-894593-81-6
978-1-894593-85-4
978-1-894593-82-3
$50.95
$9.95
$12.95
$12.95
$12.95
$12.95
$50.95
$9.95
$12.95
$12.95
$12.95
$12.95
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Sports Series
Famous Firsts Series
Terry Barber
Terry Barber
Maps enhance
students’
knowledge of
geography.
Bolded idioms and words are
defined in the glossary.
New
New
Title
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ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
Title
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ISBN
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US Price
Sports Series (set of 5 books)
4-2027
978-1-894593-98-4
$63.95
$63.95
Famous Firsts Series (set of 5 books)
4-2033
978-1-894593-99-1
$63.95
$63.95
Sports Series Workbook (64 pp.)
4-2020
978-1-926583-05-1
$10.95
$10.95
Famous Firsts Series Workbook (64 pp.)
4-2047
978-1-926583-06-8
$10.95
$10.95
Nancy Greene (48 pp.)
4-2025
978-1-894593-60-1
$12.95
$12.95
Matthew Henson & Robert Peary (48 pp.)
4-2028
978-1-894593-66-3
$12.95
$12.95
Tom Longboat (48 pp.)
4-2026
978-1-894593-61-8
$12.95
$12.95
First Women in Space (48 pp.)
4-2030
978-1-894593-67-0
$12.95
$12.95
Althea Gibson (48 pp.)
4-2023
978-1-894593-59-5
$12.95
$12.95
Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay (48 pp.)
4-2031
978-1-894593-65-6
$12.95
$12.95
Mohammad Ali (48 pp.)
4-2024
978-1-894593-58-8
$12.95
$12.95
Amelia Earhart (48 pp.)
4-2032
978-1-894593-63-2
$12.95
$12.95
Wayne Gretzky (48 pp.)
4-2022
978-1-894593-62-5
$12.95
$12.95
Charles Lindbergh (48 pp.)
4-2029
978-1-894593-64-9
$12.95
$12.95
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Activist Series: Set 1
New
Terry Barber
New
Terry Barber
New
New
New
New
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isbn
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title
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Activist Series Set 3 (set of 4 books)
4-2104
978-1-926583-10-5
$50.95
$50.95
4-2100
978-1-926583-08-2
$50.95
$49.95
Activist Series Set 3 Workbook (48 pp.)
4-2105
978-1-926583-02-0
$9.95
$9.95
4-2101
978-1-926583-00-6
$9.95
$9.50
Eleanor Roosevelt (48 pp.)
4-2051
978-1-894593-87-8
$12.95
$12.95
Elizabeth Fry (48 pp.)
4-2052
978-1-894593-89-2
$12.95
$12.50
Mahatma Gandhi (48 pp.)
4-2055
978-1-894593-88-5
$12.95
$12.95
Dalai Lama (48 pp.)
4-2050
978-1-894593-90-8
$12.95
$12.50
Mother Teresa (48 pp.)
4-1863
978-1-894593-48-9
$12.95
$12.95
Rosa Parks (48 pp.)
4-1865
978-1-894593-44-1
$12.95
$12.50
Louis Riel (48 pp.)
4-1861
978-1-894593-45-8
$12.95
$12.95
David Suzuki (48 pp.)
4-1859
978-1-894593-50-2
$12.95
$12.50
Terry Barber
New
Terry Barber
New
New
New
title
order #
isbn
cdn price
us price
4-2102
978-1-926583-09-9
$50.95
$50.95
4-2103
978-1-926583-01-3
$9.95
$9.95
The Famous Five (48 pp.)
4-1866
978-1-894593-52-6
$12.95
$12.95
Cesar Chavez (48 pp.)
4-1858
978-1-894593-51-9
$12.95
$12.95
Martin Luther King Jr. (48 pp.)
4-1862
978-1-894593-47-2
$12.95
$12.95
Jane Goodall (48 pp.)
4-1857
978-1-894593-43-4
$12.95
$12.95
“Students who use these books will feel they have
read interesting content and will be able to glean
useful and complete information for a project or
essay. Most importantly, readers will achieve a
sense of success that will hopefully inspire them
to tackle more advanced reading.”
- Harriet Zaidman, Canadian Review of Materials,
Volume XV, No. 5, 2008.
title
order #
isbn
cdn price
us price
4-2106
978-1-926583-11-2
$50.95
$50.95
4-2107
978-1-926583-03-7
$9.95
$9.95
June Callwood (48 pp.)
4-2054
978-1-894593-83-0
$12.95
$12.95
Harriet Tubman (48 pp.)
4-1860
978-1-894593-46-5
$12.95
$12.95
Jean Vanier (48 pp.)
4-2053
978-1-894593-86-1
$12.95
$12.95
Nelson Mandela (48 pp.)
4-1864
978-1-894593-49-6
$12.95
$12.95
“Every participant (in our program) returned
for a second or third book, and this high level of
interest speaks volumes about the value of this
series as a teaching tool.”
- Marie Lou Gentz, Literacy Volunteers of
Washington County, Westerly, RI
Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal,
Volume 2, Number 1, 2008.
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Chapter Books
Chapter Books
Quick Reads
Open Door Series
Welcome to New Island's Open Door Series: brilliant short novels from the cream of Irish writers. This innovative collective
of acclaimed novellas are specially written for adults with low-literacy skills by writers as diverse as Maeve Binchy, Roddy
Doyle, and Marian Keyes. Students will find it difficult to put these books down, as they engage with the riveting plots and
interesting characters. For full details of each title, visit the shopping section at www.literacyservices.com and go to chapter
books. A glossary of terms used in the U. can be downloaded at www.literacyservices.com/glossary.pdf.
Welcome to Quick Reads: short novels from best-selling authors in the UK. The collection,
written for beginning readers, includes tales of crime, romance, adventure, and mystery.
Visit www.bbc.co.uk/raw/quickreads/main.shtml to listen to the authors read from their books.
New
New
New
Lily: A Ghost Story
Adele Geras
Chickenfeed
Minette Walters
A Dream Come True
Maureen Lee
Readability: Grades 3-4
Girl on the Platform
Josephine Cox
Not Just for Christmas
Roddy Doyle
Second Chance
Patricia Scanlan
Joe’s Wedding
Gareth O’Callaghan
An Angel at My Back
Mary Stanley
Order #: 4-2018
Order #: 4-1870
Order #: 5-2183
Order #: 5-2180
Order #: 4-1843
Order #: 4-1844
Order #: 4-1845
Order #: 5-1843
Has Anyone Here
Seen Larry?
Deirdre Purcell
The Quiz Master
Michael Scott
New
New
The Grey Man
Andy McNab
Star Sullivan
Maeve Binchy
One Good Turn
Chris Ryan
Readability: Grades 5-6
Hell Island
Matthew Reilly
The Builders
Maeve Binchy
No Dress Rehearsal
Marian Keyes
Order #: 4-1874
Order #: 4-1872
Order #: 5-2177
Order #: 5-2178
Order #: 4-1846
Order #: 4-1849
title
order #
isbn
cdn price
Quick Reads Single Title
see above
see web site
$10.95
$10.95
Quick Reads Set (all 8 books)
4-1876
see web site
$86.95
$86.95
Order #: 4-1851
Order #: 4-1850
us price
New
Life Is So Good
George Dawson and Richard Glaubman
George Dawson, a 103-year-old grandson of a slave, reflects on his life, offering
insights into humanity, history, hardships, and happiness. This is the true story
about one man’s extraordinary journey through the 20th century and how he
learned to read at age 98. (260 pp.)
Letter from Chicago
Cathy Kelly
Secrets
Patricia Scanlan
Order #: 4-1852
Order #: 5-1844
An Accident Waiting
to Happen
Vincent Banville
The Story of Joe Brown
Rose Doyle
Order #: 4-1854
Order #: 4-1853
Title
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ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
Life Is So Good
4-1787
978-0-14100168-5
$20.95
$20.95
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
Open Door Series
Open Door Set
see above
4-1856
see web site
N/A
$10.95
$129.95
$10.95
$129.95
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Chapter Books
Chapter Books
Novels for Adult Learners
The Breadwinner Trilogy
Kate Ferris and Don Sawyer
Deborah Ellis
The Breadwinner
A collection of love stories and adventures. Once students pick up these
books, they will find it hard to put them down.
The Breadwinner tells the story of Parvana, a young girl, and her family as they
struggle to survive under the Taliban in Afghanistan. Parvana’s father supports his
family as a letter reader and writer in the market until he is arrested. His crime?
He was educated in a foreign country. After her mother becomes ill, Parvana must
transform herself into a boy and become the family breadwinner. The Breadwinner
is a novel about loyalty, survival, families, and friendship under extraordinary
circumstances. (170 pp.)
“The books are completely adult in content
which, along with the approachable print
size and use of white space, has made them
a popular addition to classroom discussion.”
The Activities Handbook for Instructors contains a potpourri of ideas and
activities that can be used in conjunction with the six novels for adult
learners. These activities include discussion questions, research topics,
vocabulary development, character analysis, crossword puzzles, interviews,
response journals, and more! (128 pp.)
–Jan Weiten, The Literacy Materials Bulletin, Volume 17.
Parvana’s Journey
This gripping sequel to The Breadwinner tells the story of Parvana’s quest to find her
family. In her search for shelter and food across the desolate Afghan countryside,
she encounters other children who are strays from the war. At times extremely
sad, Parvana’s Journey provides an honest and compassionate look at the situation in
Afghanistan, yet never loses sight of the courage and hope that can keep children
afloat even in the most horrific circumstances. (199 pp.)
Crocodiles and Rivers
Order Number: 4-1625
*Winner of the 2004 Golden Oak Award.
Mud City
Mud City is the final book in the acclaimed trilogy by Deborah Ellis. Shauzia, Parvana’s
friend, has fled from Afghanistan to a refugee camp in Pakistan. Shauzia dreams of
escaping the camp and travelling to France. She manages to leave the camp, but she has
no money or food. Shauzia, however, is determined to find a new future for herself.
(176 pp.)
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
The Breadwinner
Parvana’s Journey
Mud City
Parvana’s Journey Novel Study
The Breadwinner Novel Study
Mud City Novel Study
4-1763
4-1764
5-1075
4-1776
4-1777
5-1076
978-0-88899-416-5
978-0-88899-519-3
978-0-88899-542-1
N/A
N/A
N/A
$9.95
$9.95
$9.95
$12.95
$12.95
$12.95
$9.95
$9.95
$9.95
$12.95
$12.95
$12.95
The Buckle
ISBN: 978-0-7718-9493-0
Readers will enjoy the adventures of Ross and Gordy, two
millworkers who come from different worlds, yet decide to
travel together to Africa. (120 pp.)
Luke is a bull rider who lands in Okalla Prison. While serving
time, he reflects upon his life and finds that the biggest contest
is not in the ring. It’s inside himself. (124 pp.)
Frozen Tears
Three Wise Men
Each book is accompanied by a reproducible novel study. It contains comprehension
questions, reader response assignments, crossword puzzles, and more. (60 pp.)
ISBN: 978-0-7718-9492-3
ISBN: 978-0-7718-9491-6
ISBN: 978-0-7718-9489-3
Laura is a woman who survives a traumatic childhood
through her courage and determination. Although she is
strong enough to survive in a tough world, she may not have
the courage to let herself feel again. (120 pp.)
Hank witnesses a Mafia murder while selling Christmas
trees in New York City. He is afraid that if he reports the
murder, the Mafia will come after him. (152 pp.)
The Scowling Frog
The Mailbox
ISBN: 978-0-7718-9490-9
This story tells the tale of two men at sea who are in trouble
because they have stolen a sacred object. (120 pp.)
ISBN: 978-0-7718-9488-6
Helen Turner, a young and beautiful woman, is married to a
much older man. She is forced to choose between the man
she married and the man she loves. (144 pp.)
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
Novels for Adult Learners (individual book)
Set of 6 books
Activities Handbook for Instructors
see above
4-1640
4-1699
see above
978-0-7719-1757-8
978-0-7718-9557-9
$11.95
$71.50
$13.95
$11.95
$71.50
$13.95
*The Golden Oak Adult Literacy Book Club is an initiative of the Ontario Library Association.
17
First Nations
Health
Two Old Women:
Baby Basics:
An Alaska legend of betrayal, courage, and survival
Velma Wallis
Title
Order # ISBN
CDN Price US Price
Two Old Women
4-1742
$14.95
978-1-006072-35-21
$14.95
This story of survival and isolation is based on a beautiful
Athabascan legend from central Alaska. This is the tragic and
shocking story—with a surprise ending—of two elderly women
abandoned by a migrating tribe. They face starvation brought
on by unusually harsh Arctic weather and a shortage of fish and game. Ten years after its
first publication, Two Old Women continues to be a publishing phenomenon and has been
translated into 17 languages, selling more than one million copies. (145 pp.)
April Raintree
Empowering
the Spirit II
Beatrice Culleton
Native literacy curriculum
This is the tragic story of two Métis
sisters caught in the foster home
system within a contemporary urban
setting. The central character, April
Raintree, is a young Métis woman.
The author explores racism, the
treatment of Native children, violence, and the search for
identity in this powerful novel. (185 pp.)
Title
Order # ISBN
CDN Price US Price
April Raintree
4-1766
$18.95
978-1-895411-41-6
$18.95
The Education of
Little Tree
Native literacy workbook
The Education of Little Tree tells of a boy
orphaned very young, who is adopted
by his Cherokee grandmother and
half-Cherokee grandfather in the Appalachian mountains
of Tennessee during the Great Depression. This story has
entranced readers of all ages since it was first published
twenty-five years ago. (216 pp.)
Title
Order # ISBN
CDN Price US Price
Little Tree
4-1745
$18.95
$18.95
Channing L. Bete
The What to Expect Foundation
This publication provides a comprehensive monthly guide on
prenatal health for low-income women. Additional chapters
focus on postpartum care, nutrition, and special issues such
as homelessness, miscarriage, and drug addiction. Each
chapter begins with “The Basics,” which describes the baby’s
development and the mother’s changing body, basic medical
advice, and what to expect and ask at monthly visits to the
doctor or midwife. The next section, “Take Care of Yourself,”
provides expecting mothers with more in-depth information
on pregnancy issues. “The Basics” is written at a Grade 3
readability level, while “Take Care of Yourself ” is written at a
Grade 6 readability level. In each chapter, health information
comes alive through personal pregnancy stories, cultural
stories, myths, and old wives’ tales. Please note that the final
chapter on referrals is specific to the United States. (292 pp.)
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price US Price
Baby Basics
4-1743
N/A
$19.95
Getting Fit
What type of activity should you
avoid if you are easily bored? (Answer:
swimming!) The charts and checklists
used throughout this book will help
students to find their fitness level, set
fitness goals, choose activities, develop
an activity chart, and find their target heart rate. (80 pp.)
This easy-to-read book stresses the importance of
preventative care. The book contains the following chapters:
“Healthy Eating,” “Exercise,” “Keeping Your Weight Down,”
“Quitting Smoking,” “Handling Stress,” and “Preventing
Injury.” The last chapter—“The Doctor’s Part”—has
practical advice on dealing with doctors. (96 pp.)
Title
Order # ISBN
CDN Price US Price
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
Empowering Spirit
Empowering Learner
4-1631
4-1632
$59.95
$19.95
Getting Fit
Staying Well
4-1565
4-1566
978-1-56420-023-5
978-1-56420-027-3
$9.95
$9.95
$9.95
$9.95
978-1-896832-44-9
978-1-896832-21-0
$59.95
$19.95
Working Through
Grief
Channing L. Bete
Working Through Grief can be used
with students who have recently
lost a loved one or experienced
a loss. The handbook provides information on the
grieving process and ways to work through it. Students
will also learn about common myths that might get in
the way of healing. (31 pp.)
Quitting for Life
Channing L. Bete
The workbook is designed
to accompany the manual
Empowering the Spirit. The
30 lessons provide exercises in
writing and grammar.
(166 pp.)
Students who feel anxious,
frazzled, or just plain wornout will appreciate Stress
Management. This handbook
includes dozens of useful tips
for reducing stress. Students
will benefit from the practical
activities on identifying warning signals, responding
to “stressors,” positive thinking, self-talk, keeping a
journal, and committing to change. (31 pp.)
$19.95
Staying Well
Ningwakwe Learning Press
This curriculum provides Native
literacy coordinators and tutors with 30 culturally
appropriate lesson plans for their work with Native learners.
Empowering the Spirit contains three distinct sets of lesson
plans for teachers who instruct at the basic, intermediate,
and advanced levels. Students will appreciate the eclectic
nature of the lesson plans, which include the following
topics: “Elders are Our Teachers,” “Sweetgrass,” and
“Traditional Poetry.” This updated edition includes additional
activities and resources for each lesson. (186 pp.)
Empowering
the Learner
Forrest Carter
978-0-8263-2809-0
Ningwakwe Learning Press
Stress Management
Your month by month guide
to a healthy pregnancy
This is an excellent resource for
students who are thinking about
overcoming their smoking habit.
The handbook takes students through the four phases of
quitting: preparing to quit, choosing a quit date, coping
with withdrawal, and fighting relapses. Activities include
maintaining a smoking log and identifying their smoking
“triggers.” (31 pp.)
Title
Order # ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
Stress Management
Working Through Grief
Quitting for Life
4-1650
4-1652
4-1651
$9.95
$9.95
$9.95
$9.95
$9.95
$9.95
N/A
N/A
N/A
19
Health
Health
The Easy-to-Read Health Series
Judy Murphy
The Gift of Self-esteem
New
FilmWest Associates
Living with Healthy Relationships
Stuart
Lenny,
the host
Relationships are an important part of our lives. This book focuses
on our relationship with ourselves and others. The opening chapter
examines the signs of a healthy relationship. In Chapter two, students
are encouraged to respond to the question, “Who are you?” An
interactive activity called “Map Your Identity” provides students with an
opportunity to examine their identity. Chapters three and four discuss
how to respond to and resolve conflict. The last two chapters provide
ideas for building and/or ending a relationship. The interactive activities
throughout the book encourage critical thinking and reflection.
This popular and powerful television series is now available in DVD format. Although
the series was developed for First Nations communities, the content is applicable to
all communities. The narrator, a Cree woman, discusses techniques and strategies
for achieving balance in life and improving self-esteem. Adult literacy students and
educators can use the program as a springboard for discussion about self-esteem.
A participant’s guide is also available for the series. (Each program is 26 minutes.)
Program 1: Achieving Balance in Life
This introduction to The Gift of Self-esteem discusses the key
ingredients to creating balance and harmony in one’s life.
Program 2: Five Principles to High Performance
This program explains universal principles and how you can
successfully apply them to your life.
Living with Stress
This popular book appeals to students of all ages. The first two chapters
provide interactive activities for identifying the stressors in our lives
and the ways we respond to stress. The next three chapters deal with
strategies for calming our minds, bodies, and breath. The author also
discusses how to identify and deal with panic anxiety, burnout, and
post-traumatic stress disorder. Parents will appreciate the final chapter,
“Helping Our Children Deal with Stress.” This easy-to-read book
contains over 40 illustrations by Val Lawton. (96 pp.)
Program 3: Unlocking Your Potential
Learn how to recognize and overcome learned fears. This
program explains the importance of a positive attitude, which is
the key to unlocking your potential.
Program 4: Taking Charge of Your Life
Recognize the critical link between the acceptance of
responsibility and the feeling of being in complete control of your
life. Foster high self-esteem through taking responsibility.
Program 5: Managing Your Emotions
Aquire key insights to transform the way you view yourself and
others. Learn to short circuit negative emotions, especially anger,
and achieve peace and clarity.
Living with Grief and Loss
This book focuses on the loss of a loved one. The first two chapters
discuss grieving, which is a normal response to loss. Chapters three and
four provide essential information about attending to the emotional,
physical, and spiritual needs of a person who is dying.The next chapter
addresses the decisions that need to be made when you plan a funeral
service for a loved one. In the final chapter, readers will learn the
importance of making their own legal, living, and/or spiritual will.
The easy-to-read text is enhanced with photographs, illustrations, and
interactive activities. (86 pp.)
Program 6: Releasing Your Brakes
Commit to freeing yourself from guilt and unworthiness. Learn
and practice the power of forgiveness, and key assertiveness
techniques that will give you peace and personal power.
Program 7: The Worry Buster
Create peace of mind, clarity, and sound sleep though a powerful
technique that frees you from fear and worry. Learn how to
neutalize the factors that predispose people to worry.
Program 8: The New Mental Diet
Start each day proactively and maintain a proactive attitude.
Keep your mind focussed and directed until your new behaviour
becomes a habit.
Program 9: Rapid Learning Techniques
Learn how the brain absorbs new information best and how to
use rapid learning techniques to accelerate the acquisition of new
knowledge.
Program 10: Five Keys to Goal-setting
Learn the five key concepts in goal-setting and how to create
action plans to accomplish these goals. Tackle the obstacles that
have inhibited you in creating meaningful, achievable goals in
the past.
Program 11: Seven Steps to Goal-achieving
Learn how to clarify your goals, prioritize them, and set
deadlines. Develop greater persistence and remove self-made
and third-party obstacles.
Program 12: Developing a Success Personality
Observe the links between your self-esteem and the way you
make others feel. Eliminate destructive criticism and learn about
the boomerang effect in human relationships.
Program 13: Parenting
How do children learn to be self-reliant and self-responsible?
How do they learn to love and respect themselves as worthwhile?
In this program, you will learn the secrets of successful parenting
to build confidence, courage, and self-esteem in your children.
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
Living with Healthy Relationships
Living with Stress
Living with Grief and Loss
4-3333
4-1823
4-1902
978-1-926583-07-5
978-1-894593-36-6
978-1-894593-38-0
$19.95
$19.95
$19.95
$19.95
$19.95
$19.95
Participant’s notes ( for each program)
Participant’s guide book (or series)
Gift of Self-esteem DVD series (13 programs)
4-1684
4-1685
4-1903
N/A
N/A
N/A
$3.95
$49.95
$299.95
$3.95
$49.95
$299.95
21
Workbooks
Workbooks
The Spelling Toolbox
Linda Kita-Bradley
Vocabulary Boosters
Susan Rogers
Workbook 1 readability: Grades 3 - 4
Workbook 2 readability: Grades 5 - 6
These workbooks aim to help adult learners develop their vocabulary
through reading passages written at an appropriate level. The
workbooks are organized around four themes: health, wildlife,
the environment, and popular culture. Each lesson
presents a non-fiction passage that relates to
one of the four themes and a set of activities.
The workbook activities can be completed
independently, with a tutor, or with a group.
Because repetition is essential for vocabulary
development; each lesson presents five activities
that focus on the new words. Added features
include crossword puzzles, word searches, and a
glossary. The answer key is located at the back of
each book. (178 pp.)
Over 5,8
00 copi
These workbooks promote a strategy-based approach to
spelling. Each workbook provides an introductory lesson that
describes the spelling “tools”, and 20 thematically organized
units on the topics of home, community, work, health, and
writing. In each unit, the student learns how to spell 15 words
by using phonics, syllabication, word families, and a spelling
rule. Dictation and an application activity are provided so the
student can try out the spelling strategies he/she has learned.
Application activities include writing a notice to a landlord,
making a shopping list, filling in a form for a free offer, making
a to-do list, etc. Finally, students are encouraged to write words that they
frequently use in their personal dictionary. Spelling Toolbox 3 is more difficult than
Spelling Toolbox 1 & 2 because the words are multi-syllabic. (176 pp.)
es sold!
“I didn’t know what my
spelling problems were until I
started doing the toolbox and
realized the piece I missed.”
–John, Muriel’s student.
“These workbooks have revolutionized my
student’s approach to writing. Now, he has
the confidence that he can spell the words.”
–Muriel Walker, Rocky Adult Literacy Program. Rocky
Mountain House, AB
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
Spelling Toolbox Workbook 1
4-1642
4-1643
4-1749
978-1-894593-14-4
978-1-894593-15-1
978-1-894593-31-1
$19.95
$19.95
$19.95
$19.95
$19.95
$19.95
Write it Right!
Marlene Gellert Hutchins
Is it their or there or they’re? This practical spelling workbook contains 15 lessons that
focus on 500 homonyms, those tricky words that sound the same but are spelled
differently. At the beginning of each lesson, students can test their knowledge by
completing a multiple-choice exercise. This activity is followed by an explanation of
the homonyms and a review exercise called “Try it Again.” (148 pp.)
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
Vocabulary Boosters Workbook 1
Vocabulary Boosters Workbook 2
4-1825
4-1824
978-1-894593-40-3
978-1-894593-41-0
$19.95
$19.95
$19.95
$19.95
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
Write it Right
4-1706
978-0-9689903-0-8
$17.95
$17.95
23
Workbooks
Workbooks
Grammar Wise
Voyager:
GrammarWise is designed to help ESL students master basic
grammar structures. Lessons offer a wide variety of practice
including multiple-choice, error correction, fill-in, sentence
formation using key-word prompts, and sentence completion—
all in a real-life context. Lessons are non-sequential, so you can
focus on specific student needs. Each book includes a handbook
of grammar rules. (204 pp.) The Teacher’s Guide gives an
overview of each GrammarWise workbook, lesson notes, and
teaching suggestions. (48 pp.)
Reading and writing for today’s adults
Kevin Anthony Keating
This best-selling program combines a contemporary theme-based approach
with the best elements from traditional direct instruction. The series emphasizes
vocabulary development, fluency, reading comprehension skills and strategies,
and phonics instruction. The Teacher’s Resource Guides include notes for
each lesson, photocopy masters, and extension activities. These books
can be used with groups, one-on-one instruction,
and independently.
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
Grammar Wise 1
Grammar Wise 2
Grammar Wise Teacher’s Guide
5-1000
5-1001
5-1002
978-1-56420-430-1
978-1-56420-431-8
978-1-56420-452-3
$15.75
$15.75
$15.75
$15.75
$15.75
$9.95
Grammar for You
Using nouns and verbs in context
Janet Giannotti
These two workbooks provide students with an opportunity to read
a passage, answer comprehension questions, learn grammar rules,
and complete exercises that feature one basic grammar structure.
Each lesson also contains an extension activity, grammar review, and
writing topic for practice. An answer key is included. UsingVerbs in
Context emphasizes present tense, past tense, present perfect tense,
infinitives, and passive voice while Using Nouns in Context focuses on
capitalization, noun plurals, possessives, articles, and gerunds. These
workbooks are suitable for both ABE and ESL students. (48 pp.)
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
Grammar For You: Using Nouns
Grammar For You: Using Verbs
5-1003
5-1004
978-1-56420-468-4
978-1-56420-469-1
$4.95
$4.95
$4.95
$4.95
The Road Ahead
A driver’s handbook
Anne Kendell
New
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
Voyager Foundation Book (96 pp.)
Voyager Foundation Workbook (48 pp.)
5-3000
5-3001
978-1-56420-150-8
978-1-56420-160-7
$13.50
$9.25
$13.50
$9.25
Voyager Book 1 (128 pp.)
5-3002
978-1-56420-151-5
$13.50
$13.50
Voyager Workbook 1 (48 pp.)
5-3003
978-1-56420-161-4
$9.25
$9.25
Voyager Teacher’s Guide for Foundation Book and Book 1 (80 pp.)
5-3004
978-1-56420-159-1
$14.50
$14.50
The Emerging Reader
5-3005
5-3006
978-1-56420-152-2
978-1-56420-162-1
$13.50
$9.25
$13.50
$9.25
5-3007
978-1-56420-153-9
$13.50
$13.50
US Price
5-3008
978-1-56420-163-8
$9.25
$9.25
$29.95
Voyager Teacher’s Guide for Books 2 and 3 (80 pp.)
5-3009
978-1-56420-169-0
$14.50
$14.50
Learning to Read
For many students, obtaining a driver’s license is a number one goal. This
handbook will provide students with the basic information about the rules
of the road and safe driving practices. The contents are generic, except for
three pages that pertain to the province of Ontario. Although this isn’t really
a workbook, most of the chapters contain review exercises. (89 pp.)
Title
The Road Ahead
Order #
5-1101
Grass Roots Press also
sells Levels 4 to 8.
Please contact us for
prices and delivery
times.
ISBN
CDN Price
978-0-9682878-0-4
$29.95
25
Numeracy and Science
EMPower Mathematics:
Extending mathematical power
EMPower, a new series designed for ABE students, provides
engaging exercises that are relevant to real-life situations.
The program is based on the assumption that mathematics
is meaningful within a social context and encourages
extended understanding through work in pairs or groups.
The curriculum, which focuses on mathematical reasoning,
communication, and problem-solving, fosters a pedagogy
of learning for understanding. EMPower Teacher Books offer
extensive support, including discussion suggestions and
examples from pilot classes.
Split It Up: More Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Student book (150 pp.) Order #: 4-1834 ISBN: 978-1-55953-730-8
Teacher book (200 pp.) Order #: 4-1835 ISBN: 978-1-55953-731-5
Students develop their skills in adding 1/2s, 1/8s and 1/100s.
Operation Sense: Even More
Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Students develop their skills in adding 1/2s, 1/8s and 1/100s.
Many Points Make a Point: Data and Graphs
This workbook brings data to life as students learn how to collect,
organize, and represent data using frequency, bar, line, and circle
graphs.
Keeping Things in Proportion:
Reasoning with Ratios
Everyday Number Sense:
Mental Math and Visual Functions
Student Book (192 pp.) Order #: 4-1838 ISBN: 978-1-55953-726-1
Teacher Book (235 pp.) Order#: 4-1839 ISBN: 978-1-55953-727-8
Students solve problems and compute with whole numbers
using mental math strategies with benchmarks of 1, 10, 100, and
1,000.
Students use various tools—objects, diagrams, tables, graphs, and
equations—to understand proportional and non-proportional
relationships.
Seeking Patterns, Building Rules: Algebraic Thinking
Basic algebra is demystified as students explore the meanings
revealed by tables, graphs, verbal rules, and equations.
Over, Around, and Within:
Geometry and Measurement
Students build their knowledge about the nature of shapes, the
measures of perimeter, area, and volume, as well as linear-,
square-, and cubic-unit measurements.
Using Benchmarks: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Student Book (108 pp.) Order #: 4-1780 ISBN: 978-1-55953-728-5
Students focus on the concept of fractions as representations of
part/whole relationships. They use the fractions 1/2, 1/4, 3/4,
and 1/10; the decimals 0.1, 0.5, 0.25, and 0.75; and the percents
25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%.
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
Student Book
Teacher Book
see above
see above
see above
see above
$11.95
$29.95
$11.95
$29.95
Kitchen Math
Your Checking Account:
Students are presented with real-life
situations that involve the selection,
purchase, and preparation of food.
Typical lessons address these
questions: How do you double a
recipe? What is unit pricing? How
much do you save with a 10 percent
discount? The workbook activities
provide students with practice in the basic math operations
(addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division). Kitchen
Math includes pre- and post-tests and answer keys for the
lessons and tests. The blackline masters in this workbook
can be reproduced by a single instructor for use by his/her
class, which means that each instructor needs to purchase
only one copy. The permission to reproduce does not apply
to entire institutions. (59 pp.)
Victoria Reitz
Lessons in personal banking
Susan Brendel
Your Checking Account guides
students step by step through
the process of establishing and
maintaining a personal checking
account. (121 pp.) The second
section of the workbook is a
realistic six-month banking
simulation that provides practice
in applying their skills. The skills covered include filling
out deposit slips and ATM/debit applications, choosing a
PIN, writing cheques, keeping records, and reconciling the
register with a monthly statement. The 53-page teacher’s
guide can be reproduced.
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price US Price
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price US Price
Kitchen Math
4-1759
978-0-8251-2881-3
$20.95
Checking Account - SB
Checking Account - TG
4-1761
4-1762
978-0-8251-3948-2
978-0-8251-3949-9
$15.95
$13.95
$20.95
$15.95
$13.95
Clock and Calendar Skills:
Teaching time to special students
Science Within Reach
Jean Bunnell
This workbook presents a logical
development of time-telling skills,
but students do not necessarily
have to complete all the material in
order. The worksheets, games, and
activities in this book have been
designed to demystify clocks and
calendars for special students and
to help them improve their timetelling skills. The worksheets provide everyday activities that
allow students to practice their skills. For instance, students
learn how to set an alarm clock, use a timer, decipher a bus
schedule, and read a TV schedule. Blackline masters in this
workbook can be reproduced by a single instructor for use
by his/her class, which means that each instructor needs to
purchase only one copy. The permission to reproduce does
not apply to entire institutions. (137 pp.)
A manual for teaching and learning
science in adult literacy programs
by Rose Strohmaier, contributions from Veronika Bauer
Science Within Reach explores
basic science principles
that relate to our everyday
experiences. Learn how to use
the principles of chemistry
to make cheese, crystals, and
volcanoes. This exciting new
curriculum contains readings,
activities, and experiments that
teachers can use with adult
literacy students. The topics
include chemistry, health and the body, the weather, and
machines and energy. Instructors do not need a degree in
science, as each concept is clearly explained! (175 pp.)
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price US Price
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price US Price
Clock and Calendar
4-1760
978-0-8251-2811-0
$23.95
Science Within Reach
4-1343
978-1-895999-15-0
$39.95
$23.95
$39.95
27
Software
Math for all Ages
Dartmouth Literacy
Network
This workbook contains 35
lessons that are appropriate for
students who need to practice
addition and subtraction
with whole numbers. The
initial lessons cover one-digit
operations (e.g., 5 + 6) and
gradually progress to four-digit operations. The lessons
include word problems that pertain to the themes of
history, geography, government, and lifestyles. Note to U.S.
customers: The word problems contain Canadian content.
(100 pp.)
Contents
Lessons 1 to 10: Focus on Counting
Lessons 11 to 20: Focus on Addition
Lessons 21 to 30: Focus on Subtraction
Lessons 31 to 35: Focus on Addition & Subtraction
Rethinking Assessment:
Dilemma in the Workplace
Strategies for holistic adult
numeracy assessment
Educational Activities Software
This book presents a model
of holistic assessment that is
grounded in the experience
of numeracy practitioners.
The first section contains a
comprehensive overview of
assessment strategies. These
strategies include interviews, keeping track of progress,
and focusing on student success and autonomy. The second
section provides 18 numeracy assessment activities based on
real-life experiences. For example, the “Anyone for Pizza?”
activity shows how you can use local pizza menus to assess
number skills in the context of money calculations. Each
assessment activity contains templates, stimulus materials,
and recording sheets. (262 pp.)
Title
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price US Price
Title
Order # ISBN
CDN Price US Price
Math for All Ages
4-1702
978-0-9734914-2-5
$11.95
Rethinking Assessment
4-1885
$39.95
$11.95
978-1-876768-58-4
Mathematics I, a series of three workbooks and an instructor’s
guide, is designed to help the student gain greater confidence
and skills. A New Way to Look at Math shows the student
strategies for dealing with mathematics anxiety, and methods to
develop better ways to learn. Natural Number Sense and Natural
Number Operations provide instruction and practice in solving
problems using natural numbers. Mathematics II is a series of
five workbooks with instruction, exercises, and tests in whole
numbers, fractions, measurement, and geometry.
Mathematics I:
A New Way to Look at Math (66 pp.)
Natural Number Sense (184 pp.)
Natural Number Operations (137 pp.)
Guide for Instructors (153 pp.)
Mathematics II:
Whole Numbers (210 pp.)
Decimal Fractions (174 pp.)
Common Fractions (184 pp.)
Percents (136 pp.)
Metric Measurement (122 pp.)
Tests and Answer Keys
The software contains four units, with each unit containing four stories
on topics such as sexual harassment, teamwork, substance abuse, safety,
stealing, etc. The reading levels of the units increase in difficulty. Unit 1
is written at a Grade 4 - 5 readability level, Unit 2 is a 5 - 6 level, Unit
3 is a 6 - 7 level, and Unit 4 is a 7 - 8 level.
Minimum System Requirements
Compatible with all networks
Windows: 3.x, NT, 95/98/Me/2000, XP Workstation,
16 MB of RAM; 256-Colour Display, CD-ROMs require 4X min.
CD Drive; Voice programs require sound capability.
Macintosh: System 7.0 or higher, 8 MB of RAM;
CD-ROMs require 4X min. CD Drive. (Macintosh OS X should
be run in classic mode).
$39.95
ABE Fundamental Level Mathematics
Title
Students view a video vignette that illustrates a realistic workplace
situation in which the main characters are faced with a dilemma.
After watching the video clip, students read a story and decide how
the dilemma should be resolved. Comprehension and vocabulary
questions accompany each story. This interactive program develops
reading comprehension and vocabulary, enhances learners’ awareness
of workplace dilemmas and etiquette, and promotes critical thinking
skills and sound decision-making. The dilemmas in the stories will spark
discussion and communication among students.
Beth Marr, Sue Helme and
Dave Tout
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4-1387
4-1388
4-1389
4-1390
978-0-7719-0465-3
978-0-7719-0466-0
978-0-7719-0467-7
978-0-7719-0468-4
$6.50
$17.95
$13.95
$15.95
$6.50
$17.95
$13.95
$15.95
4-1391
4-1392
4-1393
4-1394
4-1395
4-1396
978-0-7719-0368-7
978-0-7719-0628-2
978-0-7719-0629-9
978-0-7719-0630-5
978-0-7719-0370-0
978-0-7719-0371-7
$19.95
$16.95
$17.95
$13.95
$15.95
$14.95
$19.95
$16.95
$17.95
$13.95
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$14.95
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Dilemma 1 user
Dilemma 5 user
4-1750
4-1751
N/A
N/A
$175.00
$350.00
$159.00
$318.00
Starspell 2.4
Spelling Fusion
This multimedia spelling program emphasizes four spelling
strategies: phonics, word patterns, word parts, and visualmotor memorization. Every word in the program is
incorporated into a spoken sentence to establish context.
The program is progressive, providing nine levels of spelling
instruction and practice exercises. Instructors can customize
instruction to meet the needs of individual students by
adding word lists and changing fonts, font size, and colours.
Starspell 2.4 comes with a user guide and a spelling guide,
which provide clear and concise explanations.
Students learn vocabulary and spelling through seeing and
hearing words in context. The target words are grouped into
contemporary, relevant topics such as home, environment,
places, and food. Students have the opportunity to work
through interactive exercises, games, and tests at their
own pace. Instant feedback gives learners the positive
reinforcement they need. The program provides both
beginner and intermediate instruction for ESL/literacy
students.
Fisher-Marriott
Protea Textware Ltd.
System requirements: Windows 98 or better. When placing
orders for multiuser licences, please indicate whether you will be
running the program from a network.
System Requirements:
A multimedia PC with Microsoft Windows® 98
(or higher)
>> Please phone our toll-free number for information
on 10 and 20 user licences.
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Starspell
Additional user
4-1607
4-1608
N/A
N/A
$135.95
$135.95
$34.95
$34.95
Spelling Fusion
5 user license
4-1895
4-1528
978-0-9587330-8-3
N/A
$160.00
$320.00
$160.00
$320.00
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Software
Tutor Training
Pronunciation Power
English Computerized Learning Inc.
Pronunciation Power 1 is a wonderful program for
beginning and lower intermediate learners of
English, while Pronunciation Power 2 is designed
formore advanced learners. Each user-friendly and
interactive program provides instruction, practice,
and reinforcement for ESL students who want to
improve their pronunciation and listening skills.
The instructions for using the software provide a
clear road map for navigating through the variety
of lessons and activities. The pronunciation lessons,
which are thorough and accurate, include a speech
analysis section. This feature permits students to
record their voices, using waveform technology
to compare and analyze their pronunciation of the
target sound against the instructors. Students have an opportunity to improve
their pronunciation through activities that focus on stress, timing, articulation,
intonation, and rhythm. The listening discrimination exercises allow the student
to focus entirely on sound without being influenced by the written form of the
words. Pronunciation Power can supplement classroom instruction and serve as a
great resource for independent study.
Windows: Intel Pentium
processor, 100MHz or faster,
Windows 95/ 98, 2000, NT
4, XP 32MB RAM; 800x600
resolution at 16-bit (thousands)
of colours; 4x CD-ROM
drive or faster; high-quality
microphone; speakers; 5MB
available disk space.
Macintosh: Power PC, 100MHz
or faster, System 7.5.3 or later, 20MB of
available RAM; 800x600 resolution at 16-bit
(thousands) of colours; 4x CD-ROM drive
or faster; high-quality microphone; speakers;
5MB available disk space.
Order #
ISBN
CDN Price
US Price
Pronunciation Power 1
Pronunciation Power 2
4-1717
4-1718
978-0-9681877-5-3
978-0-9681877-0-8
$154.95
$93.95
$154.95
$93.95
My Canada
Measuring Up
NAS Software Inc.
Protea Textware Ltd.
This software was created with the needs of new
immigrants and literacy students in mind. By covering
a variety of topics such as Canadian geography, history,
government,and culture, this program helps to facilitate
a smoother integration into Canadian society.
All topics are presented in a number of levels from
beginner to advanced, with beautiful pictures, videos,
helpful graphic organizers, and summaries. This dynamic
software is an interactive, multimedia learning tools
that will help ESL and literacy students learn about the
language and culture of Canada.
Students will appreciate
the interactive nature
of this software.
Meaningful real-life
contexts are used
to teach fractions,
decimals, and metric units. This interactive multimedia
software provides modelling and practice activities in each
skill area. Measuring Up also features a range of applied
assessment activities. Note to US customers: this software
uses the metric system.
System requirements: Windows 95/98, NT, 2000, Me, XP, Vista
System Requirements: Windows 98 (or higher)
In the Trainer’s Manual you will
find everything you need to
customize a training program
for your volunteer literacy
tutors. (484 pp.) The training is interactive and varied, using
icebreakers, case studies, group work, and assignments.
The Trainer’s Manual also has suggestions for organizing,
preparing, administering, and evaluating the training. (318
pp.) The Information Package for Participants, which describes
the training, can be given to tutors before they register for
training. (52 pp.) Coordinators will appreciate Managing the
Volunteer Process, which includes practical guidance on intake,
training, supervision, motivation, recognition, performance
appraisal, and program evaluation. (96 pp.) LiteracyVolunteer
Opportunities, written for prospective tutors, describes what
is involved in volunteering in a literacy program. (18 pp.)
LiteracyVolunteer Resources is an excellent accompaniment to
the Handbook for Literacy Tutors. Format: Shrink-wrapped.
Title
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CDN Price US Price
Literacy Volunteer
4-1687
$64.95
978-0-9731217-0-4
$64.95
Learning Disabilities Training:
Phases I and II
Literacy Link South Central
These manuals can be used to
develop training workshops or as a
personal reference guide. The Phase
I manual (390 pp.) contains five
modules on learning disabilities,
with each module incorporating a
case study that helps link theory to practice. The modules
provide information on the nature of learning disabilities,
screening and assessment processes, developing training
plans and effective instructional approaches, and selecting
accommodations. The Phase II manual (282 pp.) provides
a variety of effective screening tools that can predict the
possibility of a learning disability. Format: shrink-wrapped.
Title
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US Price
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CDN Price US Price
Title
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My Canada
5 station license
4-1900
4-1901
$149.95
$624.95
$149.95
$624.95
Measuring Up
5 user license
4-1517
4-1518
978-0-646-33064-8
N/A
$114.95
$229.95
Learning Disabilities I
Learning Disabilities II
4-1803
5-1803
N/A
N/A
$39.95
$39.95
Ottawa-Carleton
Coalition for Literacy
Ottawa-Carleton Coalition
for Literacy
Minimum System
Requirements:
Title
N/A
N/A
Handbook for
Literacy Tutors
Literacy Volunteer
Resources
$114.95
$229.95
$39.95
$39.95
Over 1
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copies 00
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Do you find yourself scrambling
and digging through files to
gather and compile handouts
before your tutor training
workshops? If so, you will appreciate the wealth of
information in this manual. The practical nature of this
manual is reflected in the section entitled “Questions Tutors
Commonly Ask.” The manual contains comprehensive
sections on teaching reading, writing, and numeracy. The
section on accessibility addresses working with people
who have developmental, physical, emotional, and learning
disabilities. (278 pp.) Format: Shrink-wrapped.
Title
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CDN Price US Price
Handbook for Tutors
4-1589
$39.95
978-1-894593-10-6
$39.95
A Guide for Tutoring
Adult Literacy Students
Joyce Cameron with Myrna Rabinowitz
This classic resource for ABE programs has been revised and
updated. This manual covers the fundamentals of tutoring,
from getting to know students to specific techniques for
helping adults learn to read and write to setting goals,
assessing progress, and planning lessons. (147 pp.)
Title
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CDN Price US Price
Tutoring Adults
4-1380
$16.95
978-0-7718-9580-7
$16.95
Frontier College Tutor’s Handbook
Frontier College
It’s here! North America’s oldest
literacy organization has produced a
brand-new guide for literacy tutors
working one-to-one with adults. Full of
practical suggestions for tutoring adults,
the handbook provides information
on addressing specific needs of street
youth, prison inmates, people with disabilities, and ESL
learners. (200 pp.) Format: Shrink-wrapped.
Title
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CDN Price US Price
Frontier Handbook
4-1373
$26.95
978-0-921031-20-8
$26.95
31
Tutor Training
Teacher Resources
Teaching Reading to Adults:
A Balanced Approach Over 2,
Teaching Reading to Adults:
Tutor Training DVDs
Dr. Pat Campbell
Grass Roots Press
pies so
ld!
This is an ideal resource for adult educators who want to deepen
their theoretical and practical knowledge about reading
assessment and instruction.The author situates “balance” not only
within the context of methodology, but also within the broader
context of reading the word and the world.The intended audience
for this book is adult basic education and English as a Second
Language instructors, trainers, reading specialists, administrators,
literacy coordinators, and graduate students. (170 pp.)
Have you been searching for videos or DVDs that demonstrate word recognition and
comprehension strategies? Look no further! In these videos and DVDS, tutors and students
demonstrate 13 highly successful reading strategies. Tutors will learn how to identify a
student’s reading pattern and how to choose strategies that meet the student’s learning
needs. Facilitators can use these videos in tutor training workshops, or tutors can view them
independently.
Word Recognition Strategies
(Running time: 31 minutes)
Table of Contents
• Overview of Reading Patterns
Chapter 1: Teaching Reading to Adults:
A Balanced Approach
• Aspects of Balance
• Integrating Print and Meaning
• Reading the Word and the World
• Strategies for Print-based Readers
> Think Blank Strategy
> Cloze Procedure
• Strategies for Meaning-based Readers
> Word Families
> Word Sorts
Chapter 2: Foundations of Reading
• Reading Theories
• The Process of Learning to Read
• The Literacy Development of Adults
• Principles for Teaching Adult Beginning Readers
• Strategies for Non-integrative Readers
> Language Experience
> Sight Words
> Phonics
> Modified Cloze
Chapter 3: Assessment
• Types of Assessment for Adult Learners
• Assessment and Learning Disabilities
• Linking Labels and Curriculum
• Review
Comprehension Strategies
Chapter 4: Word Recognition
• Miscue Analysis
• Reading Patterns
• Instructional Strategies
(Running time: 28 minutes)
• Overview of Reading Patterns
• Strategies for Text-based Readers
> Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA)
> Invisible Messages Technique
Chapter 5: Comprehension
• Factors Affecting Comprehension
• Reading Patterns
• Instructional Strategies
• Strategies for Knowledge-based Readers
> Herringbone Technique
> ReQuest Procedure
• Strategies for Integrative Readers
> SQ3R
• Review
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Word Recognition video
Comprehension video
Word Recognition DVD
Comprehension DVD
4-1692
4-1693
4-1898
4-1899
978-1-894593-19-9
978-1-894593-20-5
978-1-894593-53-3
978-1-894593-54-0
$59.95
$59.95
$59.95
$59.95
$59.95
$59.95
$59.95
$59.95
000 co
Chapter 6: Teaching Reading
in a Participatory Context
• Participatory Education
• Participatory Curriculum
• Possibilities
“This book is essential for anyone working in the literacy field. The
reader will find it to be an informative resource and a catalyst for
challenging his/her own views on how to teach reading and how to
approach literacy programming in general.”
– Susan Toews, Field Consulting Team Manager, Centre AlphaPlus Centre
“A must-read, must-buy, and must-use reference for adult and family
literacy professionals!”
– Marg Rose, Executive Director, Literacy Partners of Manitoba
“Teachers new to and experienced in teaching reading to adults will
find much here to assist them in planning, observing, and evaluating
readers at all levels. The author situates her work in teaching reading
within a participatory framework, acknowledging the importance
of context both within and beyond the classroom. A valuable
contribution to the field.”
– Janet Isserlis, Project Director, Literacy Resources/Rhode Island
Title
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ISBN
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Teaching Reading Book
Teaching Reading Package (Book and 2 videos - featured on page 30)
Teaching Reading Package (Book and 2 DVDs - featured on page 30)
4-1691
4-1690
4-1915
978-1-894593-18-2
978-1-894593-21-2
978-1-894593-69-4
$39.95
$39.95
$159.00
$159.00
$159.00
$159.00
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Teacher Resources
Teacher Resources
Writing Out Loud
More Writing Out Loud
Participatory Practices in Adult Education
This best seller is a collection of fun exercises and inspiring
ideas to encourage even the most reluctant writer to put
words on paper. Adult basic education and ESL educators
will appreciate this user-friendly manual that provides
detailed steps for each writing activity, samples of student
writing, and ways to adapt the activity for students at
different literacy levels. (154 pp.)
This manual is a must-have for your resource collection. The
opening chapters discuss the importance of using strategies
that create a safe environment to help reluctant writers
overcome their fears and take a risk. The remaining chapters
contain dozens of writing exercises and ideas collected
from adult literacy educators. The final chapter stresses
the importance of celebrating students’ writing through
publishing and public readings. (178 pp.)
Although there has been a great deal of rhetoric about learner
empowerment in educational and community development circles,
this book is the first to offer detailed examples of successful
participatory practices in adult education spanning a wide range
of program settings, such as literacy and ESL programs, and
correctional and workplace programs. The editors join with
practitioner colleagues in the United States and Canada to document
successes; to exchange ideas about active projects, past and present,
that have had a participatory component; to share experience, new
knowledge, lessons learned, and reflections. Some chapters give
detailed descriptions of the triumphs and challenges in individual
projects, while others centre more on theoretical analysis and years
of experience. All, however, are rooted in particular experiences and
give examples from action. Participatory Practices in Adult Education
is a vital resource for both new and experienced practitioners who
want to learn from the practical experiences of their counterparts,
and is highly appropriate as a text for courses in adult education and
community development. (304 pp.)
Deborah Morgan
Deborah Morgan
More Writing Out Loud is a
remarkable combination of the
practical and the mystical. It
guides us expertly through the
techniques that prompt new
writers to write, and at the
same time it encourages us to
let go when the magic sets in
—as it always does.
We’ve used Writing out Loud in
our workshops for five years,
and have watched with pride
and admiration as new writers
discover that they have something
to say, and that they can say it in
fresh and artful ways.
Deborah Epstein, Founding Directors,
Neighbourhod Writing Alliance,
Chicago, IL.
Undoing the Silence:
Six tools for social change writing
Louise Dunlap
This book is for activists
who want to use writing for
social change. Empowering
tools include freewriting
and audience analysis, along
with ways to organize ideas.
A favourite tool is a process
for feedback that does not
activate self-censorship.
Edited by Dr. Pat Campbell and Dr. Barbara Burnaby
Deborah Epstein, Founding Directors,
Neighbourhod Writing Alliance,
Chicago, IL.
Too Scared to Learn:
Reading Instruction that Makes
Sense: Black Line Masters
Mary Tarasoff
Black Line Masters contains
reproducible charts, graphs,
maps, and story wheels that
will assist students with
organizing, analyzing, and
understanding fiction and
non-fiction passages.
(76 pp.)
Drawn from many traditions
and piloted in classes and
workshops over forty years,
these tools build self-confidence and skill in
writing for real-world audiences. (240 pp.)
Women, violence, and education
Jenny Horsman
Too Scared to Learn explores the
impact of women’s experiences
of violence on their learning. The
author proposes radical changes
to educational programs through
connecting therapeutic and
educational discourses. The book
is based on original research with
literacy learners and instructors as well as
practicing therapists. By bringing together
a wealth of previously unconnected
knowledge, this book sparks new
approaches to learning and teaching.
(323 pp.)
“Inclusive and clearly stated definition of
participatory education...impressive scope of
learning/teaching venues...I would love to
require this book in several of my courses...
Thank you, thank you, thank you for the
opportunity to reconnect with the people in
this book...Many things to think about, and a fine
feeling of companions along the road.”
–Pia Moriarty, Stanford University/New Song Literacy
Dragonslippers:
This is what an abusive relationship looks like
Rosaline Penfold
When Rosaline Penfold met Brian, she was swept off
her feet, but the love story soon became a nightmare. As
words failed her, she drew the horrors she experienced
and witnessed as they happened. This compelling graphic
memoir sheds insight into the question “Why do women
stay in abusive relationships?” This book is recommended for
educators who want to understand the nature, cycle, and
process of domestic abuse. Dragonslippers presents the many
warning signs of abuse and
offers a frank examination
of the psychology of
both abusers and victims.
The book contains some
profanity and nudity.
(272 pp.)
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Writing Out Loud
More Writing Out Loud
Black Line Masters
Undoing the Silence
4-1306
4-1646
4-1359
5-4000
978-1-894593-16-8
978-1-894593-17-5
978-1-895111-10-1
978-0-9766054-9-2
$39.95
$39.95
$15.95
$23.95
$39.95
$39.95
$15.95
$23.95
Participatory Practices
Too Scared to Learn (CAD version)
Too Scared to Learn (US version)
Dragonslippers
4-1588
4-1756C
4-1756U
4-1826
978-0-8058-3705-6
978-0-9698064-8-6
978-0-8058-3659-2
978-0-14-305020-9
$49.95
$24.95
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$19.95
$49.95
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$47.95
$19.95
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Literacy and ESL Assessment
Canadian Adult
Reading Assessment
Used in over 1,
40
0 programs!
Asking the Right Questions
Anne Moore
Dr. Marilyn T. Samuels and Anna Kae McIvor-Todd
Planning for change
Instructor’s manual and CD-ROM
Student’s assessment booklet
What are the benefits of CARA?
Dr. Pat Campbell and Flo Brokop, M.Ed.
The Canadian Adult Reading Assessment
(CARA) provides placement and diagnostic
information and identifies reading patterns,
enabling you to choose effective teaching
strategies. The Instructor’s Manual and CDROM provide step-by-step instructions and
interactive exercises on how to administer,
score, and interpret CARA. (186 pp.) As well,
this manual contains a word list, 49 graded
passages that range in readability from Grades 1
to 12, and comprehension questions. The Student’s
Assessment Booklet contains a graded word list and 49 passages. (51 pp.) Parallel
forms are available, enabling you to administer tests and post-tests with
confidence. (Alternate-form reliability was established by piloting CARA
with over 1500 ABE students.) Note: CARA is designed for individual testing
situations, rather than group testing.You need to purchase only one copy of
this test, as passages and questions may be photocopied. (The Adult Diagnostic
Reading Inventory, described below, is the U.S. version.)
Title
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CARA Instructor’s manual
CARA Student’s booklet
4-1546
4-1547
978-1-894593-01-4
978-1-894593-02-1
$84.95
$14.95
N/A
N/A
• It provides diagnostic information,
enabling you to design effective lesson
plans.
• It identifies reading patterns, enabling
you to choose effective teaching
strategies.
• It includes two parallel fiction forms
and three parallel non-fiction forms for
each level, enabling you to administer
tests and post-tests with confidence.
What are the features of CARA?
• It is easy to administer and score.
• It has contemporary Canadian content.
• It is coil-bound for easy photocopying.
• Each of the nine CARA levels is
articulated with provincial and
territorial literacy levels.
Used in
o
ver 1,20
Dr. Pat Campbell and Flo Brokop, M.Ed.
This assessment was specifically designed for our
American audience. ADRI provides placement and
diagnostic information and identifies reading patterns,
enabling you to choose effective teaching strategies. This
manual contains a word list, 40 graded passages that range
in readability from Grades 1 to 12, and a combination of
factual and inference comprehension questions. As well,
the manual provides step-by-step instruction on how to
score and interpret ADRI. (Alternate-form reliability
was established by piloting ADRI with over 1500 adult
basic education students.) Please note that ADRI is designed
for one-on-one testing, rather than group testing.You need
to purchase only one copy of ADRI, as the passages and
questions can be photocopied. (206 pp.)
A Dream ThatWalks II: Planning
for Change is a workbook and
CD for adults who want to
set goals and plan for change
in their lives. The workbook
has specific sections on
developing goals in the areas
of independence, employment, and education. The book
presents steps to assist adults in setting realistic goals and
includes looking at who you are; your dreams, personality,
smarts, skills; researching and setting your goals; making
an action plan, and taking care of yourself along the way.
The CD-Rom includes forms from the book that can be
completed on the computer or by hand. (130 pp.)
Title
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Planning for Change
4-1821
$24.95
978-0-9695863-8-8
0 progra
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“I am a literacy instructor
working with adults and last
year began using the Adult
Diagnostic Reading Inventory
with my learners. Kudos! The
passages are right on—adult
appropriate, interesting, and
nicely leveled.”
–Julie Gould Marothy, Reading
Specialist, Pennsylvania
$24.95
A Dream that Walks
A goal-setting workbook
Myrna Hanna
Adult Diagnostic Reading Inventory
A Dream
that Walks II:
Over 1,7
00 copi
es sold!
The goal of this
easy-to-read
workbook is to
help students’
dreams become
real. By setting
goals, students
will work toward
their dreams by
taking charge of
their lives. The workbook breaks goal-setting into steps,
making the goals easier to achieve. This process includes
having students describe themselves, draw a lifeline, record
and analyze their dreams for the future, identify their
personality type, and analyze their learning style. In the
33-minute video, students talk about their experiences with
setting and reaching goals. (52 pp.)
Assessment & program planning for adults
with learning difficulties
Do you have a student who makes limited progress in spite
of everyone’s best efforts? This informative manual will help
you understand the blocks to learning that may be impeding
the student’s progress.You will learn how to gather
information through informal
assessment and how to develop
individual program plans. The set
of three videos illustrate the key
concepts discussed in the manual
and include dramatizations of the
process of assessing adults with
learning difficulties.
Components of Kit:
Manual - (236 pp.)
Videos - Observing and Interviewing (52 min.)
- Informal Assessment (45 min.)
- Program Planning (27 min.)
Title
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Asking Questions kit
Asking Questions manual
4-1332
4-1334
$190.00
$59.95
$190.00
$59.95
N/A
N/A
The Progress Profile
Measuring progress in literacy development
This is a must for every tutor/
student pair! This unique tool,
written for students, tutors,
and program coordinators,
measures progress in reading
and writing. As a tutor, you
can use the Progress Profile to
help a student identify goals
for learning, plan a program of
learning based on these goals,
and monitor progress. As a program coordinator, you can
use information about the student’s progress to evaluate
your program’s effectiveness and plan improvements. The
manual (45 pp.) is accompanied by one set of goal cards.
Title
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Title
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ADRI
4-1593
978-1-894593-11-3
N/A
$69.95
Video & Workbook
Goal-setting workbk
4-1580
4-2002
$39.95
$19.95
Progress Profile
Set of extra goal cards
4-1201
4-1202
$14.95
$6.50
978-0-9695863-7-1
978-0-9695863-6-4
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Measures of Success:
Integrating CLB Assessment
into your ESL Classroom
Assessment and accountability in adult basic education
Edited by Dr. Pat Campbell
New
Tara Holmes
In Measures of Success, 13 respected practitioners and
researchers from Canada, the US, Australia, and the
UK explore the theory and practice of assessment and
accountability. Building on the premise that literacy is
complex and multi-faceted, the authors define the dominant
types of assessment tools and then shift to the broader
questions of assessment for whom and for what. (374 pp.)
The Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) are Canada’s national
standard for describing, measuring, and recognizing the second
language proficiency of adult immigrants and propective immigrants.
This package provides CLB support materials that will help teachers
integrate formative assessment, a process that provides feedback to
learners and teachers, resulting in significant learning gains, into
their classroom practice. (137 pp.)
The accompanying DVDs are an ideal training tool for
workshops and in-services. The diagnostic assessment DVD
demonstrates how to administer and interpret a diagnostic
assessment (Running time: 25 minutes). The performance
assessment DVD features an interview, portfolios, building a
rubric, and demonstrations (Running time: 27:30 minutes).
Title
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CLB Assessment
5-5010
$60.00
978-1-897100-03-5
$60.00
Literacy Placement Tool (LPT):
New
Contents
INTRODUCTION
PART I: TYPES OF ASSESSMENT TOOLS
1.1 Developing Practice-based Performance Assessments
1.2 What does Competence Mean? Who Decides?
Competency-based Assessment in Adult Education
1.3 Diagnostic Assessment
1.4 Standardized Referenced Tests
PART II: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
2.1 Assessment for Whom and for What? Stepping Back to
Ask Important Questions about Assessment
2.2 The Challenges of Consistency: National Systems for
Assessment and Accountability in Adult Literacy Education
2.3 Student Assessment in Canada’s Adult Basic
Education Programs
2.4 Assessment in Australia: A Balancing Act
2.5 A Balancing Act? The English and Welsh Model of
Assessment in Adult Basic Education
PART III: A CONVERSATION AMONG
THE INTERNATIONAL AUTHORS
3.1 Key Principles for Accountability Systems
If I had to choose a single must-read for all literacy providers
and policy-makers, Measures of Success would be it.
Linda Shohet
Executive-Director, The Centre for Literacy
Dr. Sondra Stein
National Director (retired)
Equipped for the Future Initiative
This book is packed with useful information! It doesn’t shy away
from the complexities and debates at the heart of this field.
Instead, it brings them out of the shadows and makes them
accessible to practitioners and policy-makers alike.
Nancy Jackson
University of Toronto
Title
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LPT (Volume 1)
LPT (Volume 2)
5-5001
5-5002
$30.00
$30.00
978-1-897100-04-2
978-1-897100-14-1
Volume 1 (45 pp.) is based on the Foundation and Phase I
levels, while Volume 2 (37 pp.) is based on Phase II of the
Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000: ESL for Literacy Learners.
$30.00
$30.00
Summative Assessment Manual (SAM)
for Canadian Languge Benchmarks
New
Volumes 1 and 2
Centre for Canadian Language Benchmaks
As a whole, this book presents a compelling case for
fundamental changes in our thinking about what we test, how
we test it, and how we apply test results.
Dr. Regie Stites
Program Manager, Center for Educational Policy, SRI International
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Performance Assessment DVD
Diagnostic Assessment DVD
4-2037
4-2034
4-2035
4-2036
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978-1-894593-55-7
978-1-894593-57-1
978-1-894593-56-4
$144.95
$44.95
$59.95
$59.95
$144.95
$44.95
$59.95
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Centre for Canadian Language Benchmaks
These standardized assessment tools help place learners on
the national literacy benchmark scale. The LPT:
• provides a checklist of reading, writing, and numeracy skills
• contains reading, writing, and numeracy tasks
• facilitates placement into ESL literacy programs
• helps plan more targeted literacy training.
Pre-publication Reviews
This book is indeed a critical contribution to the field at a time
when accountability rules.
Volumes 1 and 2
This publication, developed by the author of the Canadian
Language Benchmarks, provides tools to document learner
benchmark achievement. SAM provides thematic assessment
tool and supports for CLB programs from Levels 1 to 4.
Using four universal themes (food and nutrition, health
and safety, home and community, and work), the CLB tools
assess speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Volume 1
(368 pp.)assesses CLB 1 and 2, while Volume 2 (477 pp.)
assesses CLB 3 and 4.
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SAM (Volume 1)
SAM (Volume 2)
5-5015
5-5016
$100.00
$100.00
978-0-9734182-8-6
978-0-9734182-9-3
$100.00
$100.00
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ESL
ESL
English for Everyday Activities:
English No Problem!
A picture process dictionary
Language for home, school, work, and
community
This bestselling program teaches vocabulary for more than 60 daily activities.
English as a Second Language students will learn the vocabulary for fixing breakfast,
riding a bus, using an ATM, changing a flat tire, mailing a letter, and more. A fullcolour dictionary serves as the foundation of the program. The key vocabulary is
a combination of the nouns and verbs that pertain to each of the
daily activities. The low beginning edition focuses on present
tense, while the high beginning-intermediate edition focuses on
simple present, past, and future tense. The workbook activities
provide English language learners with practice to reinforce the
new vocabulary. The audiotapes are ideal for students who want to
work independently; students can listen to the dialogue for each
set of pictures in the dictionary.
This new series focuses on building language, developing
critical thinking skills, and enhancing cultural awareness and
life skills. The units are organized around themes that are
relevant to adults, such as participating in your new country
and community, protecting your legal rights, consumer
awareness, and making connections. Each unit opens with
an issue or problem for students to explore, followed
by cohesive lessons that provide reading, writing, and
communication activities; and a contextualized, inductive
approach to grammar. Each unit includes a project that
encourages students to apply their language and problemsolving skills to the issue at hand.
CDs are available for each level.
Title
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Literacy Level Book (96 pp.)
4-1811
978-1-56420-355-7
$20.50
$20.50
Literacy Level Workbook (64 pp.)
Literacy Level Teacher’s Edition (100 pp.)
4-1812
4-1813
978-1-56420-360-1
978-1-56420-350-2
$10.50
$17.75
$10.50
$17.75
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Low Beginning: Book 1 (128 pp.)
4-1814
978-1-56420-356-4
$20.50
$20.50
Basic Dictionary (96 pp.)
4-1788
978-1-56420-284-0
$19.75
$19.75
Workbook 1 (80 pp.)
4-1815
978-1-56420-361-8
$10.50
$10.50
CD for Basic Dictionary
4-2010
978-1-56420-288-8
$18.00
$18.00
Teacher’s Edition 1 (132 pp.)
4-1816
978-1-56420-351-9
$17.75
$17.75
Audiotape for Basic Dictionary
4-1789
978-1-56420-287-1
$18.00
$18.00
Basic Workbook (95 pp.)
4-1790
978-1-56420-285-7
$11.75
$11.75
Basic Teacher’s Guide (32 pp.)
4-1791
978-1-56420-289-5
$9.95
$9.95
High Beginning: Book 2 (128 pp.)
Workbook 2 (80 pp.)
Teacher’s Edition 2 (132 pp.)
4-1817
4-1818
4-1819
978-1-56420-357-1
978-1-56420-362-5
978-1-56420-352-6
$20.50
$10.50
$17.75
$20.50
$10.50
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Low-Intermediate Book 3 (128 pp.)
4-1889
978-1-56420-358-8
$20.50
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4-1792
978-1-56420-222-2
$19.75
$19.75
Workbook 3
4-1910
978-1-56420-363-2
$10.50
$10.50
4-1911
978-1-56420-353-3
$17.75
$17.75
Low Beginning Edition – Red Series
High Beginning-Intermediate Edition – Orange Series
Dictionary (96 pp.)
CD for Dictionary
4-2011
978-1-56420-259-8
$18.00
$18.00
Teacher’s Edition 3
Audiotape for Dictionary
4-1793
978-1-56420-225-3
$18.00
$18.00
High-Intermediate Book 4 (144 pp.)
4-1891
978-1-56420-359-5
$20.50
$20.50
Workbook (56 pp.)
4-1794
978-1-56420-223-9
$11.75
$11.75
Workbook 4
4-1912
978-1-56420-364-9
$10.50
$10.50
Teacher’s Guide (32 pp.)
4-1795
978-1-56420-258-1
$9.95
$9.95
Teacher’s Edition 4
4-1913
978-1-56420-354-0
$17.75
$17.75
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ESL
Family Literacy
Teaching Adults
An ESL resource book
New Readers Press
We have searched high
and low for a book that
is specifically designed to
assist new or experienced
ESL tutors and teachers
with the special challenges
they face in the classroom.
Teaching Adults: An ESL
Resource Book pulls together
many of the “best practice” ideas in the field and discusses
the special needs and characteristics of adult ESL learners.
It includes important background information on both the
principles of second language acquisition and the process
of adapting to a new culture. It also contains 61 easy-touse activities for teaching reading, writing, listening, and
speaking. (175 pp.)
A Day in the Life
of the Gonzalez
Family
Books for Children and Families
The Early Childhood Centre, University of New Brunswick
Center for Applied
Linguistics & Delta
Publishing
This best-selling video and
accompanying workbook for
high beginning-through-intermediate adult ESL students
focuses on the González family. This is a well-acted,
dramatic story of five family members and their typical
experiences in looking for a job, furthering their education,
and meeting the daily demands of working parents
with three children. The workbook uses the video as a
springboard for developing language, communication skills,
and critical thinking. These skills are embedded within the
following themes: looking for work, helping children at
school, and exploring educational options.
Components:
• Video (15 minutes) • Guide (26 pp.) • Workbook (89 pp.)
The Books for Children and Families collection is an excellent focal
point for front-line literacy workers as they support parents
who are cultivating literacy with their young children. The
seven titles in this collection support the emergent literacy
development of preschool children through text and pictures.
Each book contains repeated, rhythmic language and familiar
scenes. These features produce confident emergent readers, and
enable parents, who may be beginning readers themselves, to
successfully share the books with their children. (24 pp.)
The collection includes:
• Wiggles, Squiggles, Lines and Jiggles
• Baby and Mommy Go Walking
• Seth Writes A Story
• I Am Starting School Today
• Careful, Corey!
• Going on a Number Hunt
• Singing and Dancing
Title
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Title
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ESL Resource Book
4-1596
978-1-56420-130-0
$21.25
Gonzalez Package
4-1666
978-1-887744-13-3
$49.95
Books for Children
4-1720
N/A
$29.95
$29.95
$21.25
$49.95
You Make the Difference in
Helping Your Child Learn
Communication Skills
My Kokum Called Today
Making It Work:
The Hanen Centre
A young girl reminisces
about past experiences
with her kokum
(grandmother). This is
a story about loving,
caring, and devotion
between generations
of women. Every page
features soft pastel
illustrations by Gloria
Miller. (44 pp.)
This easy-to-read guide is
designed for parents of all
young children, especially
those who are at risk for
developing a language
delay. The simple language,
colourful illustrations, and
humourous cartoons help
parents learn to connect
with their children in ways
that foster the child’s selfesteem and learning. (90 pp.)
Iris Loewen
A workbook on conflict and communication
for adult literacy learners
Anne Moore
Making itWork is based on the premise that good
communication skills are key to managing and avoiding
conflict in our lives. The six chapters focus on the topics
of communication, anger, assertiveness, understanding
differences, rights at work, and working through conflict.
The exercises include active listening, body language,
and using “I” statements. Although the book is written
at an intermediate level, it can be used with basic level
learners who are working with a tutor. The accompanying
CD-ROM contains forms that can be completed on a
computer. (186 pp.)
“…simply the best and most
charming guide for raising
happy, confident children
that I have ever seen.”
–June Callwood,
Social Activist/Writer
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Making It Work
4-1909
978-0-9782372-0-2
$27.95
My Kokum
4-1810
978-0-921827-36-8
$10.95
You Make the Difference
4-1719
$21.95
$27.95
$10.95
978-0-921145-06-3
$21.95
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Employment and Workplace Literacy
Problem-Posing
at Work:
English for action
Revised Edition
Elsa Auerbach and Nina Wallerstein
The student book contains 30 lessons
that focus on workplace themes
and issues related to the working
lives of immigrants and refugees.
Inspired by the problem-posing
approach of Paulo Freire, this book
invites learners to share and analyze
their experiences to acquire the
language, skills, and information necessary for
greater power over their circumstances, and
to strategize together for changes. Originally
published in 1987 as ESL for Action, this revised
edition is updated to incorporate a focus on
the effects of globalization on workers’ lives
and to expand its scope to include information
about Canada as well as the US. It includes
authentic photos and stories of workers active
in their workplaces and communities. The text
is intended for intermediate-to-advanced ESL
students in workplace, pre-vocational, vocational,
community-based, and union and labour
education programs. (335 pp.)
Problem-Posing at Work:
Popular educator’s guide
A picture process dictionary
Nina Wallerstein and Elsa Auerbach
This book explores Freirian approaches
to adult education. This educator’s guide
presents the underlying rationale for the
“problem-posing” teaching approach,
strategies and tools for classrooms and
community settings, a case study of a
problem-posing cycle by workplace
educator Jenny Utech, an analysis of the
role of social change pedagogy within
globalization struggles, and an extensive
resource list. While the book draws on prior work of the authors
(including Wallerstein’s Language and Culture in Conflict and Auerbach’s
Making Meaning, Making Change), it extends these texts to build on the
accumulated knowledge and experience of educators who have been
inspired by Freire’s work over the past several decades. (112 pp.)
Title
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English for Action
Popular Educator’s Guide
4-1774
4-1775
978-1-894593-32-8
978-1-894593-33-5
$29.95
$21.95
$29.95
$21.95
Special features:
• Dozens of activities that can be completed
independently, with a partner or in a small group.
• Contextualized grammar, literacy, and
communication skills.
• Information about workers’ rights.
• Tools for investigating workplace health
and safety and other issues.
• Stories, narratives, and photos of immigrant workers
(including excerpts from Miriam Ching Louie’s
SweatshopWarriors, South End Press).
• Readings and analysis about the effects of
globalization on immigrant workers and the
responses of worker organizations.
• Information relevant to U.S. and Canadian
work contexts.
English for Work Activities:
This program teaches vocabulary for more than 50 work-related activities.
English as a Second Language students will learn the vocabulary for a range of
activities, such as getting a uniform, using a cash register, and working safely
with chemicals. The key vocabulary highlights the verbs that pertain
to each of the activities.
The full-colour dictionary serves as the foundation of the program.
The workbook activities provide English language learners with
practice to reinforce the new vocabulary. The audiotapes are ideal for
students who want to learn independently; students can listen to the
dialogue for each set of pictures in the dictionary. The books are aimed
at students who have high beginning-to-intermediate language skills.
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Workplace Dictionary (78 pp.)
4-1877
978-1-56420-439-4
$19.75
$19.75
Workplace Workbook (73 pp.)
4-1878
978-1-56420-448-6
$11.75
$11.75
Teacher’s Guide (32 pp.)
4-1879
978-1-56420-484-4
$10.00
$10.00
Workplace Audiotape
Workplace CD
4-1880
4-2009
978-1-56420-449-3
978-1-56420-450-9
$18.00
$19.95
$18.00
$18.00
Reading
at Work:
Ready for Work!
An employment curriculum for women
SkillPlan
Workplace reader
Anson Green
Women in adult basic education and
welfare-to-work programs actively
participated in the development
of this curriculum. Ready for Work!
provides over 50 engaging activities
on topics women in literacy and
workforce programs have said
represent their “real barriers to
getting and keeping a job.” The seven units provide activities
on building self-esteem, handling sexual harassment and
discrimination on the job, developing childcare supports,
identifying learning disabilities, making a successful
transition from public assistance to work, and addressing
issues related to family violence. The activities provide
opportunities for women to discuss and explore options
around challenges presented within each theme. (623 pp.)
Title
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Ready for Work
4-1754
$49.95
$49.95
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Numeracy at Work
SkillPlan
The Workplace Reader
uses authentic workplace
documents and real-life
stories of workers on
the job. The stories and
activities provide a unique opportunity for students to
practice reading skills. Reading at Work will enable instructors
and trainers to focus on the information processing
structure and strategies that lead to increased learner
success and worker competency. Lesson activities in the
Facilitator’s Guide (402 pp.) help the instructor introduce
and expand on topics in the Workplace Reader (306 pp.),
providing learning strategies, suggestions for further
activities, and additional source documents.
Numeracy at Work is a collection of workplace examples
that illustrate on-the-job applications of numeracy.
This exemplary resource uses narratives from workers
to illustrate how they use numeracy in their jobs and
provides activities and suggestions for further exploration.
These applied work
activities are intended
as a resource for
educators to enrich
their instructional
activities. The binder
format allows for
flexibility, and all
parts of the book may
be photocopied for
educational use.
(374 pp.)
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Numeracy at Work
4-1833
978-0-9685027-6-1
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$37.95
$77.95
$51.95
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Making Choices:
Teaching writing in the workplace
Diane Millar
Making Choices is an ideal resource package for workplace
educators. The Instructional Activities Manual is a flexible
resource containing dozens of activities for teaching
employees how to write effective notes, memos, notices,
business letters, accident reports, procedures, and e-mail
messages. In addition, hands-on activities are provided for
teaching employees how to
complete forms, create charts
and flowcharts, plot graphs,
and keep logs. (512 pp.)
The Reference Manual is an
academic text that describes
approaches to writing
instruction, and the features
of spoken, written, and visual
language. (172 pp.)
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4-1689
$64.95
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