By Diana Agudelo - Academic Coordinator at ECSD LINC Diana Agudelo has been the Academic Coordinator for the LINC program at Edmonton Catholic Separate Schools (ECSD) since 2016. She supports teachers and creates curriculum for literacy classes at ECSD LINC in consultation with its instructors. She has an MA in TESL from Mankato State University, Minnesota,...
by Shona Nichols Shona Nichols loves travelling, teaching English, and being a life-long learner. She has taught in LINC programs in Edmonton, both in-person and online. The COVID-19 pandemic provided the opportunity/inspiration to create her own YouTube channel, My Canadian English. She has a BA (English) and LLB, and will...
by Katrina Derix-Langstraat Katrina has been teaching adult ESL literacy in Calgary since 2005. She loves to collaborate and connect with other teachers, in the pursuit of excellence in adult ESL literacy education. We literacy teachers can be a nerdy bunch. I fantasize of someday having a classroom with...
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...
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...
by Theresa WallTheresa Wall is an educational consultant specializing in second language and literacy acquisition. She has worked extensively with LESLLA learners, first as an adult ELL literacy teacher and then in her role as a learning support specialist, where she developed interventions to support learners. Theresa led a group...
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...
by Donna ClarkeLiteracy Centre of Expertise LeadThe Reading Room at TIES needed new alphabet flashcards for one-on-one tutoring, and our literacy teachers needed adult-focused flashcards for their classes. So, I started my search. I wanted:One-sided cardsUpper- and lower-case letters on separate cardsA photo image that literacy students could easily interpretA...
by Jeremy Wilson Literacy Centre of Expertise Assistant As we are now months into the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, some of us have realized that many of the resources and materials we were accustomed to using in a physical classroom have had to be replaced by those we can use online....
