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  1. About Section One

    https://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=833
    In this first section, Allan gives an overview of the field of literacy, sharing personal stories from his own experience, to highlight the state of the field and the opportunities to build it further. A...

  2. What is an "Adult"?

    https://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=847
    Let’s think about this question: “What is an ‘adult’?” Further, let’s think about: “What is an adult with reference to the adults whom we teach?” Some will say a person becomes an adult...

  3. What Makes a Great Teacher?

    https://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=848
    As seen in more depth in Section Five, most learners enter our programs in a very vulnerable state. Most need some initial “nurturing” until they find their comfort level with the tutor or teacher,...

  4. What is Empathy?

    https://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=896
    What is empathy? The famous educator, Carl Rogers, defined empathy as “the ability to understand the student’s reactions from the inside, a sensitive awareness of the way the process of education...

  5. Moving Away from Marking Errors

    https://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=986
    It is not easy to make the shift to giving positive-only feedback or success-only feedback. Everything seems against making that move. As students we had our errors marked, points docked from essays; as...

  6. RAP Comprehension Strategy

    https://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=1090
    This video introduces the RAP strategy—an easy-to-remember approach to help adult learners understand and recall what they read. RAP stands for: R: Read a paragraph A: Ask yourself, “What was...

  7. Learning for LIFE: An ESL Literacy Handbook - Executive Summary

    https://calp.ca/resources/learning-for-life-an-esl-literacy-handbook-executive-summary.htm
    Created by Bow Valley College, this handbook looks at ELL/EAL Literacy through the stages and gives clear descriptions and strategies in working with students at this level. ESL Key Words: ELL Literacy...

  8. Learning for LIFE: An ESL Literacy Handbook - Appendix 4: Works Cited

    https://calp.ca/resources/learning-for-life-an-esl-literacy-handbook-appendix-4-works-cited.htm
    Created by Bow Valley College, this handbook looks at ELL/EAL Literacy through the stages and gives clear descriptions and strategies in working with students at this level. This document is a collection...

  9. Alberta Routes Tipsheet: Learner Assessment

    https://calp.ca/resources/alberta-routes-tipsheet-learner-assessment.htm
    A concise guiding introduction document on how to perform a learner assessment. Produced by ESL Alberta Routes (NorQuest College)

  10. ABC Life Literacy

    https://calp.ca/resources/abc-life-literacy.htm
    Non-profit organization that inspires Canadians to increase their literacy skills. Connect and mobilize business, unions, government, communities and individuals to support lifelong learning.

  11. Searching for Words: A Woman's Fight to Learn

    https://calp.ca/resources/searching-for-words-a-womans-fight-to-learn.htm
    This 13 minute video tells a compelling story of an Alberta woman overcoming her learning disabilities. "Colleen Smereka spent the first 22 years of her life pretending. In her words, she spent her life...

  12. Newell Adult Education Centre

    https://calp.ca/calps/newell-adult-education-centre.htm
    NAEC serves the County of Newell which includes Bassano, Gem, Rosemary, Duchess, Patricia, Scandia, Rolling Hills, Tilley, and their surrounding areas. Services provided include tutorials, workshops, classes,...

  13. MHC Pathways Medicine Hat

    https://calp.ca/calps/mhc-pathways-medicine-hat.htm
    Medicine Hat College Pathways - Adult Learning Foundations provides services in Medicine Hat, Cypress County, Brooks and the County of 40 Mile.

  14. Step 12: Reporting on Your Outcomes

    https://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=344
    Filling out government forms is probably your least favourite part of the job, right? Well, fortunately you’ve already done all the hard work of measuring outcomes, and now all that’s left is to fill...

  15. What to Teach Outside the Writing Group

    https://calp.ca/e-learning/?id=1015
    In the writing group, elements of good writing come up at random moments, depending on what you see in the writing that learners bring in. You can pick examples from the writing that focus on what learners...

  16. Learning for LIFE: An ESL Literacy Handbook

    https://calp.ca/resources/learning-for-life-an-esl-literacy-handbook.htm
    Learning for LIFE: An ESL Literacy Handbook is designed for instructors, program coordinators and other stakeholders in ESL literacy. It is a practical handbook, outlining promising practices in program...

  17. Volunteer Alberta Info Centre

    https://calp.ca/resources/volunteer-alberta-info-centre.htm
    Find learning guides, sector statistics, and provide referrals to relevant information for Alberta nonprofits, all in one place. Explore these resources for information on collaboration, funding, human...

  18. Charity Village

    https://calp.ca/resources/charity-village.htm
    The purpose of this award-winning site is to encourage, support and serve the 175,000 registered Canadian charities and non-profit organizations, and the millions of professionals, staffers, volunteers,...

  19. Linking 1-2-3 and A-B-C: All About Numeracy and Literacy (2007)

    https://calp.ca/resources/linking-1-2-3-and-a-b-c-all-about-numeracy-and-literacy-2007.htm
    Developed by the Centre for Family Literacy with Beverley Kula Adults and children will both benefit from the addition of numeracy activities to family literacy programs. This manual provides information...

  20. ABC's for Parents

    https://calp.ca/resources/abcs-for-parents.htm
    Developed by the Centre for Family Literacy, this tip sheet for families gives a tip for how you can support literacy development with your children for each letter in the alphabet (printable PDF).