Literacy & Numeracy

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Improving Literacy is in the Bag

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 4, August 2001, p. 22

Promotes the concept of Storysacks, a technique developed in England, and how First Nations in Canada have adapted it.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.22.

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Improving Literacy Levels among Aboriginal Canadians

Alternate Title
Lessons in Learning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council on Learning
Results from the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS) revealed a literacy gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adults in Canada.
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In an Arctic library: Cleaning Out those Dusty Shelves Told Me a Lot About Northern Education -- and Race

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michelle Mulder
Maclean's, vol. 116, no. 3, January 20, 2003, p. 43
Author hired to teach six week writing course for Adult Literacy Project of Kugluktuk, Nunavut found that while government is pushing towards instruction in Inuit languages, there are few literary resources and most teachers are not Inuit.
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Indian Education in Canada: The Legacy, Volume 1

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Olive Patricia Dickason
Prairie Forum, vol. 12, no. 1, Spring, 1987, pp. 173-175
Book review of: Indian Education in Canada: The Legacy, Volume 1 edited by Jean Barman, Yvonne Hébert and Don McCaskill.
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[Indian Education in Canada. Volume 1: The Legacy]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
D. Bruce Sealey
Native Studies Review, vol. 3, no. 1, 1987, pp. 160-162
Book review of: Indian Education in Canada, Volume 1: The Legacy edited by Jean Barman, Yvonne Hebert and Don McCaskill.
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Indian Education in Canada, Volume 2: The Challenge

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
F. Laurie Barron
Prairie Forum, vol. 12, no. 2, Fall, 1987, pp. 325-327
Book review of: Indian Education in Canada, Volume 2: The Challenge edited by Jean Barman, Yvonne Hébert and Don McCaskill.
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Indian Record (Vol. 34, #1-2, Jan.-Feb. 1971)

Documents & Presentations
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
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Indigenous Arts and Technology ARE Mathematics: Experiments in Connection at Northwest Indian College

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matteo Tamburini
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 1, The New Information Age, Fall, Aug 11, 2019
Author, who is also a teacher at Northwest Indian College (NWIC), reflects on his own experience with unlearning the cultural bias of his European education, and with connecting with Indigenous students.
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Indigenous History: A Bibliography

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Shekon Neechie
Lists works written by Indigenous authors published between 2000 and 2018. Focuses on substantial books, articles and book chapters on original primary historical research, research methodology and historiography.
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Indigenous Logic Math Games

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lori Bernard
Karla Gamble
Games included from across North America were chosen for the logic and strategy used to win. Focuses on BC curriculum connections for Grades 8 and 11, but includes suggestions for other grade levels.
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Indigenous Pedagogy: Storytelling as a Foundation to Literacy Development for Aboriginal Children: Culturally and Developmentally Appropriate Practices

Alternate Title
Storytelling as a Foundation to Literacy Development for Aboriginal Children: Culturally and Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Walking Together: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Perspectives in Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne McKeough
Stan Bird
Erin Tourigny
Angela Romaine
Susan Graham ... [et al.]
Argues the importance of early literacy development through the use of traditional oral narrative by teachers and students.
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Indigenous Students and Literacy and Numeracy: What Does the Research Say?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nola Purdie
Alison Stone
Professional Educator, vol. 4, no. 2, May 2005, pp. 10-13
Results from the 2000 Longitudinal English Literacy and Numeracy Survey for Indigenous Students. Reports leadership; good teaching; student attendance and engagement and Indigenous presence at school are factors for achieving success in school.
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An Individualized Computer-Assisted Language Experience Remedial Reading Inquiry: Can Inner-City Students Make the Grade?

Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 47
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Anne Izatt Gambell
Gail Neurauter Sajtos
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Focuses on outcomes observed with four students. Data collected through self-assessment, teachers' records of fluency and use of strategies in oral readings, evidence of semantic and syntactic development in stories, and standardized tests. Study took place at Westmount Community School in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
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Innu Oral Dominance Meets Schooling: New Data on Outcomes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Burnaby
David Philpott
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, vol. 28, no. 4, 2007, pp. 270-289
Explores the impact of interaction with Western culture on a specific minority culture and language.
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Inuit Youth in Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Franco Buscemi
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 60-66
Looks at various activities of youth organizations across northern Canada. To access this article, scroll down to page 60.
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Iqaluit Golf on Ice 1997

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Author/Creator
Dorothee Komangapik
Inuktitut, no. 91, 2002, pp. 110-[?]
Celebrity golf tournament held in support of literacy.
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Islands of Time Before: The Miraculous Translation of Californian

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karl Kottman
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, 1999, pp. 115-126
Argues that Mission San Luis Rey and its buildings at Pala Reservation are "California’s literary place markers" as Canterbury is to Chaucer.
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Johnny Can't Talk, Either: The Perpetuation of the Deficit Theory in Classrooms

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca G. Eller
Reading Teacher, vol. 42, no. 9, May 1989, pp. 670-674
Discusses the 'deficit' theory assumption that children from lower socioeconomic homes have lower levels of language skill, whereas the classes may provide fewer opportunities to speak out, and so may be perceived as less capable expressively.
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The Journey to Reclamation through Oral Tradition

Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 272
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Diane Peekeekoot
Charlotte Campbell
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Follows up on Ē-kiwēyitotamāhk Kitāyisinēwinānāw: Reclaiming Our Cree Language through Oral Tradition and examines the impact on grade 7-9 students when Elders are integrated into Cree classrooms.
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Joy of Apex: Junior Novel Study

Alternate Title
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Teacher's resource for use with primary students in Grades 5 and 6. Book explores the life of a young girl growing up during a parental separation.
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Joy of Apex: Novel Study

Alternate Title
Joy of Apex: Senior Novel Study
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Designed to improve literacy and communication skills. Book explores the life of a young girl growing up during parental separation.
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Kindergarten and Early Learning Menu L

Alternate Title
Learn at Home Activity Menu L: Kindergarten and Early Learning
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Upper Canada District School Board

Lesson plans for math, literacy and French as a second language using themes from the books The Water Walker, Sharing Our Stories, When We Are Kind, and Let's Play Waltes.

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Koorie English: Teacher Guidance Package

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Esme Bamblett
Merle Hall
Koorie English refers to a dialect spoken in the state of Victoria, Australia. Resource is meant to encourage recognition of the variant, help students to recognize differences between it and Standard Australian English, and give them the ability to 'code-switch' between the two depending on the situation.
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Language Learning in the American Southwestern Borderlands: Navajo Speakers and Their Transition to Academic English Literacy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gloria Dyc
Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education, vol. 26, no. 3, Fall, 2002, pp. 611-630
Research conducted on regional language learners at the University of New Mexico examines language attitudes. Data will be used in the further development of bilingualism.
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Language Rights and Language Choices: The Potential of Inuktitut Literacy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aurélie Hot
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 2009, pp. 181-197, 263
Discusses new linguistic policies, the dominance of the English language, and the need for bilingualism in Nunavut institutions to stop the erosion of the Inuit language.
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Leadership in Learning: Research Abstracts from the Graduates of the Nunavut Master of Education

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Vera Arnatsiaq
Rhoda Cunningham
Louise Flaherty
Matry Joanne Kauki
Bertha Iglookyouak ... [et al.]
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Nunangat, 2013, pp. 80-83
Presented at the Research Symposium, Leadership in Learning June 2013. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 80 to read article.
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