Publications of KL&S
To order or to learn more about these publications please contact Kingston Literacy & Skills at 613.547.2255. We accept Visa and MasterCard.
Run Your Own Spelling Bee
We always knew we had a winner on our hands with this event, but it wasn’t until 2004 that we developed our Bee in a Box Kit. This Kit, available for purchase, includes the infrastructure to hold a Bee as well as word collections for this event. Both the event title and the logo are trademarked. There are now many other organizations in the province running their own unique versions of the Bee.
If you would like more information about our Bee in a Box Kit, please or call 613.547.2012.
Electronic Referral Guide
When it comes to adult education in Kingston and area, if you’re unsure where to refer, consult our new electronic referral guide.
Reading and Parents Program (RAPP) – Resource Manuals for Literacy Programs, Family Resource Programs and Teachers of Young Children
The Reading and Parents Program (RAPP) Resource Manuals are intended to help literacy organizations introduce a family literacy component to their existing programs. The manuals include information on how to use a variety of different books and related activities in your family literacy program. The books, combined with the activities, are referred to as “RAPP packs.” Each RAPP pack includes:
- a selection of reading and language hints
- a craft idea and the materials to complete the craft
- a selection of poetry based on the theme of the book
- children’s fine motor activities (for both younger and older children)
Individual organizations supply the books themselves, as well as a tape of the book and the poetry
(if permission to tape the book has been granted).
RAPP packs are designed to encourage family reading and to help parents support their children’s emergent literacy skill development. RAPP can easily be adapted to produce packs that are tailored to suit all families with children aged 0 to 10 years, regardless of the size of the family.
Kingston Literacy & Skills currently has four different RAPP collections for sale:
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RAPP The Multicultural CollectionDeveloped by the Family Literacy Program of Kingston Literacy & Skills © 2011 by Kingston Literacy & Skills (KL&S) The books in The Multicultural Collection are:
$35.00 plus shipping and handling.
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RAPP Spring and Fall CollectionDesigned by Deborah Nesbitt-Munroe Developed by the Family Literacy Centre of Kingston Literacy & Skills © 2000 by Kingston Literacy & Skills The books in the RAPP Spring and Fall Collection are: $35.00 plus shipping and handling.
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RAPP Classics CollectionDesigned by Deborah Nesbitt-Munroe Developed by the Family Literacy Centre of Kingston Literacy & Skills © 2000 by Kingston Literacy & Skills The books in the RAPP Classics Collection are: $35.00 plus shipping and handling.
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RAPP Early Years Literacy CollectionDeveloped by the Family Literacy Centre of Kingston Literacy & Skills © 2005 by Kingston Literacy & Skills The books in the RAPP Early Years Literacy Collection are: 1. A Child’s Treasury of Nursery Rhymes $35.00 plus shipping and handling.
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Training Incorporating Essential Skills – TIESEssential Skills Profiles: Top 50 Entry-Level Jobs in Canada © 2011 by Kingston Literacy & Skills Those who work with entry-level job seekers have reported that their clients need improved
Essential Skills if they are to find and retain work in today’s competitive market. The TIES
profiles are an important resource for assisting in this endeavour.
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Family Literacy Today A Manual for Community-Based Literacy Programs
By Deborah Nesbitt-Munroe & Susan Barry A Publication of Kingston Literacy & Skills © 2000 by Kingston Literacy & Skills Family Literacy Today is designed to help community-based literacy programs provide family
literacy programming for students who are parents of young children. The manual has two
sections: the first section outlines planning ideas for small group learning and provides a wide
variety of learning activities that focus on reading, writing, speaking and listening. The
second section focuses on leveled learning demonstrations such as Parent Talk and Toy Choice.
These demonstrations could also be used as learning activities. $35.00 plus shipping and handling.
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Family Literacy Bookmaking Club:
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The Employment Highway (CD)Content by Rose Strohmaier, Leonard Judge and Kari Jalbert. Web creation by Darren MacDonald. The activities in The Employment Highway have been selected for adult learners at LBS levels 1, 2 and 3. Since real-life contexts have been used, some tasks may require higher level skills. Instructors may need to provide assistance when necessary. Jobs covered on this CD are: 1. Fast Food Server Units covered on this CD are: 1. Forms - This unit contains activities to help demystify the world of forms for students, encouraging greater self-confidence in the workplace and in everyday life. Students will get a chance to look at forms, read them and fill them in. 2. Text - Here students get the chance to practice reading and understanding text that they might encounter in an employment context. As well, they are offered a few techniques for decoding unfamiliar words. The writing activities focus on spelling, sentence structure, note taking and use of appropriate language. There are also many opportunities to use the computer and search the Internet. 3. Math - Topics in this unit are: 4. Job Skills - Topics in this unit are: $20.00 plus shipping and handling.
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The Implications of Adult Literacy Practices in England for Adult Literacy Programs in OntarioBy Carynne L. Arnold © 2005, Kingston Literacy & Skills This report represents a snapshot of literacy in Ontario and England in a five-month period from March to July 1999. During this time the author interviewed practitioners in these two major regions. The author tracks how funding and other program reforms have shaped the delivery of literacy and basic skills, and the challenges faced by practitioners in these two regions. Seventeen interviews with practitioners in England were recorded and transcribed for this study. The report concludes with a 2004 update on the implementation of the National Skills for Life Strategy that resulted from the recommendation of the 1999 report, “A Fresh Start - Improving Literacy and Numeracy”. Read the Foreward (PDF) $24.00 plus shipping and handling.
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