This curriculum and cultural resource manual was produced as a result of the "Knowing Your Literacy Students" project, funded by Alberta Employment and Immigration. The manual is designed to enhance student-teacher relationships by increasing teachers' cultural knowledge and sensitivity to foster respectful communication in the classroom. The manual presents a customized lesson plan for teaching non-literate students. It provides materials, and activities for 8 of the 12 units suggested by the LINC curriculum guidelines. Each unit includes teaching objectives and the reading, writing, speaking, listening, and numeracy competencies that the lessons focus on, as well as detailed teaching notes and handouts.

Resource Details

Alberta Initiatives Gallery:	Yes
Areas of Focus:	Professional Development Teaching
Instructional Level:	ESL Literacy
Language Focus:	Integrated Skills Listening Reading Speaking Vocabulary Writing
Format:	Documents Websites/Links
Produced by:	Calgary Immigrant Women's Association
Author:	Maria Dumitrescu (curriculum developer); Lane Larush (Project Assistant); Beba Svigir (Senior Editor); Cherie Beninger (Editor); Amber Hyde (Editor); Mara Hawkins (Editor)
Publication year:	2000
Keywords:	curriculum guideline, lesson plans, activities, cultural barriers, instructional approaches, strategies,
Contact:	Eva Szasz-Redmond
Contact Email:	language@ciwa-online.com
Added:	Nov. 13, 2012, 3:05 p.m.
Updated:	Nov. 13, 2012, 3:05 p.m.