Education
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From A Parachute for Ralph |
Richard Doiron recounts the story of Ralph. The chapter discusses his functional illiteracy, difficulties in school, foster care, the Moncton Boys & Girls Club, and his active journey to literacy. | Richard Doiron | 5 | 2009 | $0.50 Add |
From ForewordFrom: In Defiance |
- | Naomi Klein | 3 | 2015 | $0.30 Add |
From Preface to the English EditionQuebec at the Crossroads: The Roots of the 2012 Students’ Spring From: In Defiance |
- | Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler | 12 | 2015 | $1.20 Add |
From Soaring |
Afiena Kamminga recounts the story of Cathy. The chapter discusses her difficulty learning, her dyslexia, her time learning with CALP, and more. | Afiena Kamminga | 3 | 2009 | $0.30 Add |
From ChronologyFrom: In Defiance |
- | Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
From The Hardest Thing I Ever Did |
Dawn Watson recounts the story of Raymond. The chapter discusses his frustrations with being unable to help his daughter with her schoolwork, being unable to reproduce his signature, Polly … | Dawn Watson | 4 | 2009 | $0.40 Add |
From Family Comes First |
Laurie Glenn Norris recounts the story of Myrtle. The chapter discusses her upbringing, foster care, her Indigenous identity, being a mother, family, being illiterate and navigating a city, … | Laurie Glenn Norris | 6 | 2009 | $0.60 Add |
From Teena’s Dream |
Janet Hammock imagines the future story of Teena, someone currently learning how to read and write. The chapter is different discusses reaching ones literary goals, motivations afterwards, … | Janet Hammock | 8 | 2009 | $0.80 Add |
From Afterword: Adventures in Literacy |
Greg Cook concludes the book with the afterword: Adventures in Literacy. The chapter reflects on the topics and stories discussed throughout the book including the empowerment of literacy, … | Greg Cook | 3 | 2009 | $0.30 Add |
From Appendices |
The appendix includes Canada’s Adult Literacy Statistics, a list of Educational Programs in New Brunswick, and a list of Literacy Service Providers Across Canada. | Angela Ranson; Marilyn Lerch | 10 | 2009 | $1.00 Add |