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Helping Literacy Learners find Structure in English: Modified Functional Grammar

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by Jean Campbell Jean Campbell has a passion for helping ESL literacy learners and literacy teachers excel. She is the Literacy Coordinator for the Saskatoon Open Door Society where she has taught LINC literacy-designated classes for 19 years. She has a Master’s Degree in TESOL and wrote and teaches the...

Preparing EAL Literacy Learners for the Canadian Workforce

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by Terri PetersTerri Peters has been in the field of adult literacy and learning for the past 20 years. She is currently a learner experience designer and consultant. She loves to develop fun ways to facilitate learning that keeps adults engaged and motivated. Her areas of expertise include adult literacy...

Breaking Down the Continuum of Reading Skills into Literacy Levels

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by Donna Clarke Literacy Centre of Expertise Lead Many first-language learners don’t realize the depth of their reading skills. I certainly didn’t until I started teaching literacy learners. In ESL for ALL, these skills are broken down into specific parts. It is a great resource that all literacy teachers should know and use...

A-C-E: Three Things I Learned While Teaching Literacy

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by Joanne Hingley Joanne Hingley has been teaching for over 20 years.  She loves following and applying research that represents best practices in the teaching and acquisition of reading, writing and numeration skills.  She is currently teaching a Literacy and Basic English class at TIES. I have three ideas that...