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Bright Ideas, Vol. 9 , Issue 3: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Issues in Adult Basic Education,

Description: http://www.sabes.org/bi93.htm Subjects: Gay/Lesbian; Curriculum

World Education, 2000, Winter, (no isbn), pdf on Internet, 28 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Internet.

Cathy's Cards: Instant Conversation in the Classroom, Cathy Seitchik Diaz
Description: The cue cards are designed to promote natural, spontaneous, and personalized conversation in the classroom. They are ideal for pre-lesson warm-ups, in-between snapper-uppers, and end-of-class cool-downs. (Set of 50 blank cards also available, 1882483-53-7, $8.50) Subjects: Curriculum

ALTA Book Center, 1-882483-92-8, Boxed, 270 cards with teacher’s guide pgs, 6 x 9, $30.50. Level: High Beginner - Advanced.

 

Cathy's Job Interview Cards: Instant Conversation in the Classroom, Cathy Seitchik Diaz
Description: Though prepared for English language learners, these cards will be useful for any adult educator working with students preparing for work or a job interview. The questions are organized in several thematic categories: personal reflection (How do you solve problems?), education (Describe your educational background), job-specific (Are you free to work a split shift? or Why should we hire you?), location (How far are you willing to commute to work?) and situational (How would you handle an angry customer?). There are also questions to ask the interviewer and some “free cards” for additional prompts. The teacher’s guide includes several suggestions and activities for using the cards both in class or with individuals. It includes pages useable to photocopy including stages of an interview and an interview skills rating sheet. Though not specifically intended for women, these questions also do raise some gender issues (How do you feel working for a woman?). Also, though intended for a job interview, many of the questions may be useful as esteem building or goal setting exercises (What are your srengths? or What motivates you?). *Recommended* Subjects: ESOL; Workplace

ALTA Book Center, 2003, 1-882483-76-6, Boxed, 270 cards with teacher’s guide, 32 pgs, 6 x 9, $30.95. Level: mixed.

Celebrating International Women's Day March 8 -- a curriculum sample: Women's Issues Series, Vol. 1, Refugee Women's Alliance (Developed by)

Description: This booklet provides a sample of lessons and activities used to prepare learners for International Women's Day. (from the introduction) Subjects: Women's Issues; Politics; Curriculum; Learner Writings

Refugee Women's Alliance, 1996, no isbn, Staple Bound, 8 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Contact Source. Level: mixed.

Civic Participation and Community Action Sourcebook: A Resource for Adult Educators, Andy Nash (editor)
Description: The complete table of contents can be viewed at:
http://easternlincs.worlded.org/docs/vera/index1.htm
Section 4 especially has may topics of interest to women, though women's issues are present throughout Subjects: Curriculum; Community Involvement; Politics

New England Resource Center, date unknown, (no isbn), Spiral Bound, 218 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $14.00.

Economic Literacy: Curriculum Guidebook, The Literacy Project and Lindy Whiton
Description: This guidebook was created from the works of the staff and students who participated in economic literacy classes as part of The Literacy Project's Economic Literacy Strand. Subjects: Economy / Money; Popular Education; Curriculum

North Quabbin Adult Education Center, 1997, no isbn, Spiral Bound, 33 pgs, 11 x 8 1/2, $---. Level: mixed.

ESL Job Skills Curriculum, Lincoln Literacy Council
Description: Using 4 units with several lessons each, this curriculum has been developed by Lincoln Literacy Council and has been used with their Refugee Women's Group. The units work through job basics, getting ready to get a job (writing a resume, etc.), job search and other work-related issues (child-care, workplace concerns, insurance and money issues, and so on). Subjects: ESL; Work / Career; Learning Center Publication; Immigration Issues; Curriculum

Lincoln Literacy Council, 1999, (no isbn), Paperback, ? pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Contact Source.

Family Violence -- a curriculum sample: Women's Issues Series, Vol. 2, Refugee Women's Alliance (Developed by)
Description: The materials in this curriculum sample are written as an ESL lesson to begin the discussion of family violence. (from the introduction) Subjects: Violence; ESL; Family; Curriculum

Refugee Women's Alliance, 1996, no isbn, Staple Bound, 10 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Contact Source. Level: mixed.

Getting Involved in Community Issues: Yes, You Can Make A Difference, Pat Larson, Cindy Rodriguez, Caridad Santiago and Lisa Willard
Description: What one group of women did to get involved in their community -- A Manual of activities and reflections. While discussing some of their community problems, this group of women decided the biggest problem was lack of transportation. This packet outlines what they did. Subjects: Community Involvement; Economy / Money; Learner Writings; Curriculum

North Quabbin Adult Education Center, 1997, no isbn, Spiral Bound, 17 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---. Level: mixed.

Getting There: Producing Photostories with Immigrant Women, Deborah Barndt, Ferne Cristall and dian marino
Description: Getting There is the story of immigrant women surviving in a new culture, and provides an introduction to a collective method of learning based on personal and social experience. The authors are community workers and activists committed to alternative forms of education. Subjects: Immigration Issues; Writing; Curriculum

Between the Lines, 1982, 0-919946-29-1, Paperback, 110 pgs, 11 x 8 1/2, $10.95.

Health Education in Plain Language: Curriculum Guidebook for Plain Language Health Resources, Women's Network PEI
Description: from the website...The lives of women in your program will be enriched as they explore their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Beyond Prescriptions, a holistic health workbook for students, is accompanied by a curriculum guidebook which provides 25 hours of instruction. The curriculum focuses on four topics: You are a whole person, What makes you healthy, Making a health plan, and Supporting your health. This series also includes a plain language handbook about menopause entitled Is it Hot in Here? Subjects: Health; Curriculum

Grass Roots Press, (date unk), 0-9695419-2-9, Spiral Bound, 36 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $16.00 (US).

The Her Project: Homebound English for Refugee Women, Deborah Reck
Description: Subjects: Curriculum

Tacoma Community House, , no isbn, Paperback, $---Contact Source.

June Jordan's Poetry for the People: A Revolutionary Blueprint, Lauren Muller
 Description: June Jordan prepared this book to encourage young people to develop a love for poetry. she views poetry as an accessible way of writing for culture, power, and revolution. The book includes example of poems written by new writers (youth) but is still usable with adult new writers. Subjects: Poetry; Writing; Curriculum
Routledge, 1995, 0-41591168-0, Paperback, 232 pgs, 7 x 9 1/4, $25.00.

Learner's Lives As Curriculum: Six Journeys to Immigrant Literacy, Gail Weinstein
Description: from the catalog...Learners' Lives as Curriculum is a framework for developing curriculum and materials that speak to the most pressing issues of learners' lives. Includes the Breast Cancer Oral History Project--Alameda County Public in California. (Video & Workbook) Subjects: ESL; Curriculum; Immigration Issues; Popular Education/Participatory

Delta Systems Co., Inc., (date unknown), 1-887744-21-5, Paperback, 8 1/2 x 11, $16.95.
1-887744-20-7, Video, $29.95.

Love Your Body Day - Educational Kit, NOW (National Organization for Women Foundation)

Description: This organizing tool sponsors a national day of action to speak out against ads and images of women that are offensive, harmful, dangerous, and disrespectful. Though not specifically designed for basic readers, the information is prepared for classroom teachers. Facts Sheets are available on topics such as Advertising & Health; Date Rape; Size Discrimination; Domestic Violence. Subjects: Health; Women's Issues; Curriculum

NOW, Internet, $---http://www.nowfoundation.org/health/lybdkit/index.html

Making Connections: A Literacy and EAL Curriculum from a Feminist Perspective, Kate Nonesuch (ed)
Description: This book is a collection of lesson plans, sample lessons, materials and resources on themes such as herstory, role models, cross-cultural awareness, work, safer sex, identity, self esteem. It was created by a group of literacy workers from across Canada. Audio cassette included. Subjects: Curriculum; Teacher's Guides

Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW), 1996, 0-921283-18-0, Spiral Bound, 398 pgs, Now available On-Line - pdf version.

The Money Management and Home-Buying Readiness Sourcebook, Fannie Mae Foundation

Description: The Money Management and Home-buying Readiness Sourcebook is the culmination of efforts by numerous organizations--the Fannie Mae Foundation, the Adult Literacy Resource Institute, the Center for Applied Linguistics, and all of the organizations that have enthusiastically incoporated the subjects of money management and home-buying readiness into their adult basic education classrooms. The Sourcebook has four major sections: * Getting Started: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating a Home-Buying Readiness Project; * Supporting a Home-Buying Readiness Project: Fundraising and Resource Development; * Expanding Your Resources: Tools for Teachers; and * Appendices
Also available on the Internet: http://www.fanniemaefoundation.org/ESOL_ABE Subjects: Economy / Money; Curriculum

Fannie Mae Foundation, Spiral Bound, 8 1/2 x 11, $FREE. To order a free copy of the Sourcebook please call (800) 665-0012.

Other Colors, Rachel Martin and Tatiana Schreiber

Description: This set includes two audiocassettes and a teacher's guide. The cassettes have excerpts from interviews of women immigrants from a variety of countries. Health is touched on occasionally in the stories. The first cassette has two parts, "No Time for Home" and "Here, Everything is Different." The second cassette includes discussions of domestic violence; mothers and daughters; employment; lesbian immigrants; and race, color and identity. The teacher's guide includes suggestions for activities to use before, during, and after listening to the tapes. The activities are writing and processing exercises that provoke thoughtful discussion and can be adapted to ESOL, ABE, or college-level classes. The Teacher's Guide includes sections on Facilitating Rich Discussions, and Notes on the Uses of Writing, as well as suggested readings.
http://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/culture/materials/video_audio_004.html
Subjects: Immigration Issues; Curriculum

Other Colors Project, 215-849-3775, 1996, no isbn, Audio Cassette, $20.00 (individuals) / $35.00 institutions.

Personal and Life Management Skills for Women: A facilitator's manual, Kwantlen University College
Description: This manual consists of three workshops on Self-esteem, Stress, and Assertiveness. Over 60 interesting and innovative group exercises, which vary in length from 15 minutes to an hour, are woven throughout the workshops. The stress workshop includes four guided relaxation scripts which are also available on audiotape cassettes. The manual also features a 30-page section entitled An orientation to group facilitation. Subjects: Women's Issues; Self-Help; Curriculum

Grass Roots Press, , no isbn, Paperback, 329 pgs, $57.00.

Refugee & Immigrant Women's Project Curiculum, Educators at Tacoma Community House
Description: Subjects: Curriculum; ESL

Tacoma Community House, 2000, no isbn, Paperback, $---Contact Source.

 

Scarves of Many Colors: Muslim Women and the Veil, Audiotapes by Joan Bohorfoush, Diana Dickerson and Curriculum by Bill Bickerton, Sandra Childs, Norm Diamond, Diana Dickerson, and Jan Haaken  
Description: This award-winning audiotape and an accompanying curriculum engage students in thinking critically about stereotypes of "covered" Islamic women. The audiotape introduces a range of U.S. and Middle Eastern women who tell stories and offer insight. The curriculum offers four classroom-tested lessons, including an excellent role play/tribunal on "Women and the Veil," with accompanying student handouts. Ideal for Global Studies, psychology, sociology, women's studies, world history, or teacher education. “It's an excellent resource for helping to dispell  stereotyping of Muslim women.” -- Mary Ann Corley, NIFL-Povracelit Moderator Subjects: Muslim; International

Teaching for Change, 2000, Audio Cassette & Curriculum, 54 pgs, $15.00.

Sex Education Activities: Just for the Health of It, Unit 4 , Janet Rizzo Toner
Description: (From the catalog... The Just for the Health of It series is an unmatched tool for teaching basic health concepts and skills to students in grades 7-12. Features ready-to-use games, puzzles, worksheets, skits, and more. Each volume features 90 reproducible activities, a teacher's guide, and complete answer keys. Subjects: Health; Sexuality
Prentice-Hall, 1993, 0-876-28851-4, Paperback, $19.95.

Tacoma Community House ESL Curriculum, Educators from Tacoma Community House Description: Subjects: Curriculum; ESL


Tacoma Community House, 1998, (no isbn), Spiral Bound, 195 pgs, $40.00.

Take on the Challenge: A Source Book from the Women, Violence, and Adult Education Project, Elizabeth Morrish, Jenny Horsman and Judy Hofer

Description: This resource book includes photos and original artwork along with a practical collection of ideas and activities. The examples come from teachers working in GED, native language literacy, ABE, ESOL, welfare-to-work, corrections, and shelter settings.  It shows how they successfully changed their curriculum and learning environment to address the impact of violence on learning.     Subjects: Violence; Curriculum; Research  

World Education, 2003, (no isbn), Paperback, 191 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $15.00. To order a hard copy, contact Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi: skurtz@worlded.org

On-line version available - pdf.

Talking Shop: A Curriculum Sourcebook for Participatory Adult ESL, Andrea Nash, AAnn Cason and Madeline, McGrail, Loren, & Gomez-Sanford, Rosario Rhum
Description: Subjects: ESL; Curriculum

Delta Systems Co., Inc., 1992, 0-937354-78-3, Paperback, 70 pgs, $---Out of Print.

Views and Voices: Writers of English Around the World, Valerie Whiteson and Françoise Beniston, editors.
Description: Publisher description: “This collection of fourteen stories is a vibrant testimony to the richness of global literature written by authors whose first language is English, but whose first culture is not. Drawn from various continents, each story in its original English form intellectually and emotionally explores life while simultaneously expanding learners' knowledge of the English language. The units open with pertinent pre-reading questions, unique library/Internet activities, and a short introduction to the author and theme. This is followed by the text of the reading, with difficult vocabulary defined in the margins. Further activities explore each story through Internet sites, journal writing, a focus on different styles and usage of English, discussion questions, and follow-up projects.” The textbook style may not draw learners to it, but this is a useful format for teacher of intermediate level ESL/EFL learners. Most interestingly, though, is that this is fiction by well-known international writers, all but one of whom are women! It also has a wide international range: Korea, The Middle East, Botswanna, Vietnam, Antigua, Sweden and India to name a few. Subjects: International; Fiction: Short Stories

ALTA Book Center, 2003, 1-882483-87-1, Paperback, 189 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $16.95. Level: Intermediate.

WEdGE, Women's Education in the Global Economy: A Workbook of Activities, Games, Skits and Strategies for Activists, Organizers, Rebels and Hell Raisers, Miriam Ching Louie and with Linda Burnham
Description: Sample lesson can be seen at: http://www.coloredgirls.org/pub/pub_wedge.html
from their website... Women, workers, indigenous peoples, and poor communities are paying a heavy price for the ever-expanding global economy. Women's Education in the Global Economy (WEdGE), a new workbook, increases our understanding of how women around the globe are affected by the global economy and how they are organizing to defend their rights. Subjects: Community Involvement; Women of Color; Curriculum; Popular Education

Women of Color Resource Center, 2000, 1-892999-01-3, Spiral Bound, 166 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $24.95.

The Women's Health Project, NOW (National Organization for Women Foundation)

Description: NOW offers a series of Health Fact Sheets on a variety of topics including: Body Image, HIV/AIDS, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Smoking, Reproductive Health and other issues.     Subjects: Health; Women's Issues; Curriculum

NOW, Internet, $FREE. http://www.nowfoundation.org/health/whp/ 

Women's Words: A Change Curriculum for Tutors and Learner, SCALE
Description: This reflection and action curriculum was designed for volunteer tutors who are working with girls and women in their community. The curriculum offers women-focused social change texts, accompanied by reflection session agendas for use by tutors and lesson plans for use with learners. Through the provided texts, both tutors and learners will examine the issues women face, as well as learn about women who have taken positive action in their communities. The curriculum will also prompt tutors and learners to examine their own experiences and contexts, and to make their own plans for action.Packets include:
* Girls and... Education; Social Change; Well-Being; Family
* Women and... Education; Social Change; Well-Being; Family; Work Subjects: Curriculum; Women's Issues

SCALE / http://www.unc.edu/depts/scale/, 2001, July, , Internet, $---Internet.

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These resources -- learner writings and curriculum -- have been prepared by various learning centers and literacy programs. Please contact the organizations for more information.

Carol-Lines, Members of the Caroline Center
Description: Poetry and other short writings and artwork by students at the Caroline Center. Subjects: Learning Center Publication; Learner Writings; Memoir

Caroline Center, periodical, (no isbn), Staple Bound, @10 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $---Contact Source.

Celebrating International Women's Day March 8 -- a curriculum sample: Women's Issues Series, Vol. 1, Refugee Women's Alliance (Developed by)
Description: This booklet provides a sample of lessons and activities used to prepare learners for International Women's Day. (from the introduction) Subjects: Women's Issues; Politics; Curriculum; Learner Writings

Refugee Women's Alliance, 1996, no isbn, Staple Bound, 8 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Contact Source. Level: mixed.

Chain Reaction: A Look at Many Issues, of Women, Written by Women, for Everyone, Denise Roulhac (Coordinator)
Description: from the cover -- "...a newsletter put together by a group of women. These women decided to put together how they felt about a lot of issues going on in Today's Society. This newsletter is for the public, government officials, ex-offenders, those incarcerated and normal working people. The women who pout together this newsletter are all Fortune society clients." This is their first issue and they are currently working on a second. for more information, see their website: http://www.FORTUNESOCIETY.ORG/damas/ Subjects: Learner Writings; Prisons; Women's Issues; Learning Center Publication


Fortune Society, 2001, Winter, no isbn, Staple Bound, 16 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Contact Source.

The Change Agent: Adult Education for Social Justice: News, Issues & Ideas, New England Literacy Resource Center
Description: -- from the website: "Our mission is to provide a low-cost teaching resource that inspires and enables teachers and learners to make civic participation and social justice part of their teaching and learning. Each issue explores a different social justice topic through news articles, opinion pieces, classroom activities and lessons, poems, cartoons, interviews, project descriptions, and printed and web-based resources." View on-line at http://www.nelrc.org/changeagent Subjects: Learning Center Publication; Community Involvement; Politics; Popular Education

World Education, 2x year (March & September), (no isbn), Newspaper, 24 pgs, other, $subscription.

La Cocina de Vida: The Kitchen of Life, Anson Green (coordinator)
Description: Curriculum developed by and for women making the transistion into the workplace from public assistance, oppressive relationships, or with low expectations of what work can offer them. Subjects: Learning Center Publication; Learner Writings; Community Involvement; Memoir

Texas Education Agency, 1999, http://members.aol.com/lacocina99/cocina.html, Internet.

Economic Literacy: Curriculum Guidebook, The Literacy Project and Lindy Whiton
Description: This guidebook was created from the works of the staff and students who participated in economic literacy classes as part of The Literacy Project's Economic Literacy Strand. Subjects: Economy / Money; Popular Education; Curriculum

North Quabbin Adult Education Center, 1997, no isbn, Spiral Bound, 33 pgs, 11 x 8 1/2, $---. Level: mixed.

ESL Job Skills Curriculum, Lincoln Literacy Council
Description: Using 4 units with several lessons each, this curriculum has been developed by Lincoln Literacy Council and has been used with their Refugee Women's Group. The units work through job basics, getting ready to get a job (writing a resume, etc.), job search and other work-related issues (child-care, workplace concerns, insurance and money issues, and so on). Subjects: ESL; Work / Career; Learning Center Publication; Immigration Issues; Curriculum

Lincoln Literacy Council, 1999, (no isbn), Paperback, ? pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Contact Source.

Family Violence -- a curriculum sample: Women's Issues Series, Vol. 2, Refugee Women's Alliance (Developed by)
Description: The materials in this curriculum sample are written as an ESL lesson to begin the discussion of family violence. (from the introduction) Subjects: Violence; ESL; Family; Curriculum

Refugee Women's Alliance, 1996, no isbn, Staple Bound, 10 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Contact Source. Level: mixed.

Four Stories: Oral Histories From the Open Book, Stephanie Lawson and John Gordon, eds.
Description: These four memoirs were true stories told by students and recorded on tape and typed by the editors (their teachers). Subjects: Memoir; Learner Writings; Learning Center Publication

Open Book, 1990, no isbn, Staple Bound, 69 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $---Contact Source. Level: 5-8.

Getting Involved in Community Issues: Yes, You Can Make A Difference, Pat Larson, Cindy Rodriguez, Caridad Santiago and Lisa Willard
Description: What one group of women did to get involved in their community -- A Manual of activities and reflections. While discussing some of their community problems, this group of women decided the biggest problem was lack of transportation. This packet outlines what they did. Subjects: Community Involvement; Economy / Money; Learner Writings; Curriculum

North Quabbin Adult Education Center, 1997, no isbn, Spiral Bound, 17 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---. Level: mixed.


How to Feel Good: Learning to Relax and Exercise - An Invitation, Wai Ming Chan, Rosalba Torres, Mayra Villalta, Miralta Campos Virgilia Guzman and Lee Hewitt
Description: from the introduction -- When you are a new arrival in a country, you may feel strange because it is a place that you don't know very well and everything is different! This can make you feel sad or depressed. We know how that feels because it happened to us. On these pages we want to share our experiences and how we overcame those bad moments. We found ways to relax by doing things that we enjoy like exercising, crocheting, reading and fishing.
Subjects: Health; Self-Help; Learner Writings; Immigration Issues

Adult Learning Program, Jamaica Plain Community Centers, 1998, http://www2.wgbh.org/MBCWEIS/LTC/ALRI/feelgood.html, Internet, $---Internet.

I See a Part of Myself: Voices from the Community, Edami Roa, Basemah Jaber and Ivan Ramirez
Description: Longer memoir writings by learners living in New York City. Subjects: Learner Writings; Memoir; Learning Center Publication
Open Book, (date unk), no isbn, Paperback, 99 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $---Contact Source. Level: 5-8.

Mujer: Mothers United for Jobs Education and Results, Culebra Moms of the Culebra Workforce Center's "Choices" Class
Description: Subjects: Learner Writings; Welfare; Culture; Latina

Anson Green, 1999, http://members.aol.com/culebramom/mujer.html, Internet, $---Internet.

My Life Story with Cancer, Mary Walker
Description: My Life Story with Cancer is a story written by Mary Walker, a former student at Somerville Center for Adult Learning Experiences (S.C.A.L.E.) in Joyce Ralph's class. The story was adapted for students with limited English literacy by Kathy Brucker. Illustrated by Joane Wheeler.
Subjects: Memoir; Health; Learner Writings

World Education, date unknown, http://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/Mary/introduction.html, Internet, $---Internet. Level: 3-5.

My Name Is Rose, Rose Doiron
Description: (not available) Subjects: Learner Writings; Violence; Learning Center Publication

East End literacy Press (Toronto / 416-968-6989), 1987, 0-920013-07-4, Paperback, 67 pgs, $---Contact Source.

Reviews: Recommended by Kate Nonesuch & Evelyn Battell / from a list compiled in 1998 "Reading about Surviving: Literacy in Transition"

Outer Limits, The Literacy Project (ed)
Description: Learner writings from literacy centers located in Western Massachusetts. Subjects: Poetry; Memoir; Learner Writings

Literacy Project, Periodical, no isbn, Staple Bound, Various pgs, $---Contact Source. Level: mixed.

Proclamation of Independence: Women of Oakland / Life Stories Told by Women Students, Second Start Program
Description: Subjects: Learner Writings; Learning Center Publication; Memoir; Women's Issues

Oakland Public Library, (Distributed by: Peppercorn Books & Press Inc.) 2000, 1-928836-06-2, Paperback, 59 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $10.00. Level: 3-5.

Quest for Life: Women of Oakland / Life Stories Told by Women Students, Second Start Program
Description: (none available) Subjects: Learner Writings; Learning Center Publication; Memoir; Women's Issues

Oakland Public Library, (Distributed by: Peppercorn Books & Press Inc.) 2000, 1-928836-05-4, Paperback, 48 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $10.00. Level: 1-2.

Question Violence: Love Is the Answer, Young Parent Program: Health Patrol
Description: This small collection was written by learners about their experiences of personal and community violence. Produced with educator Elizabeth Morrish (World Education) Subjects: Violence; Learner Writings; Learning Center Publication

Adult & Community Services, Lowell, MA, 1994, , Spiral Bound, 29 pgs, 11 x 8 1/2, $---Contact Source

 

Stories from Home: A collection of creative writing by students and friends, Learners & Staff
Description: This annual publication is a collection of creative writing by students and friends of the North Quabbin Adult Education Center -- Poetry, short writings, and artwork by learners.
Subjects: Learning Center Publication; Learner Writings; Memoir

North Quabbin Adult Education Center, annual, (no isbn), Staple Bound, @35 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $---Contact Source.

To Open Your Mind: A Collection of Writings by Adult Learners in Minnesota, MLC Staff (ed)
Description: from website: "To Open Your Mind is a publication featuring the writings and artwork of Minnesota adult learners and students. It is published periodically by the Minnesota Literacy Council, but learners are invited to submit their works at any time. In between publications, selected writings may be posted on this Web page with the author's permission."
http://www.themlc.org/To_Open_Your_Mind.htm Subjects: Learner Writings; Fiction; Memoir; Poetry

Minnesota Literacy Council, Annual, (no isbn), Staple Bound, various pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $---Contact Source. Level: mixed.

We're All in This Together: Leadership and Community at the Open Book, Students and Staff of the Open Book
Description: Journal notes, conversations, and other writings portray the work and community created in learning at The Open Book in New York. Subjects: Community Involvement; Learner Writings; Education; Learning Center Publication

Open Book, 1991(?), no isbn, Staple Bound, 80 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $---Contact Source.

Women Getting Together, The Women's Health Group at the Learning Centre
Description: A supplement to "Learning for our Health", this is a photostory about a women's health group at the Learning Centre. Also available at Peppercorn Books. Subjects: Health; Learner Writings

Learning Centre Literacy Association, 1998, 0-9698539-8-X, Staple Bound, 10 pgs, $4.00.

 

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Cultural Etiquette: A Guide for the Well-Intentioned, Amoja Three Rivers
Description: from the publisher... "Racism and the stereotypes it spawns are so subtly intertwoven into the fabrics of Western society that very often, even those with the best of intentions will display bad cutural manners. This does not necessarily mean one is a bad person - sometimes people just don't know any better..." This book is written for all people, not just "white" people, because no one living in Western society is exempt from the influences of racism.

Marketwimmin.
Subjects: Culture; Popular Education; Race Issues
Marketwimmin, 1990, no isbn, Staple Bound, 28 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $6.00.

Excerpts available at: http://fic.ic.org/cmag/90/4490.html#author

Culture & Nursing Care: A Pocket Guide, Juliene G. Lipson, Suzanne L. Dibble and Pamela A. Minarik, editors.
Description: This book offers practicing nurses a snapshot of human diversity. Though intended for use by nurses in health care settings, this book can be useful for anyone working with a diversity of communities. It contains a general guidelines to the similarities as well as differences between and within the groups. Each chapter outlines history of immigration, major languages and nonverbal communication, greetings, cultural expectations, as well as discussions of family, religion, rituals, beliefs about illness and so on. The communities discussed include: American Indians, Arab Americans, African Americans, Brazilians, Cambodians, Central Americans, Chinese Americans, Colombians, Cuban Americans, Ethiopians, Filipinos, Gypsies, Haitians, Hmong, Iranians, Japanese Americans, Koreans, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Russians, Samoans, and Vietnamese. Subjects: Health; Culture

UCSF Nursing Press, 1996, 0-943671-15-9, Spiral Bound, 342 pgs, 4 1/4 x 11, $21.95.

Health Education and Adult Literacy HEAL: Breast and Cervical Cancer
Description: The Health Education and Adult Literacy: Breast and Cervical Cancer (HEAL:BCC) Project promotes the diffusion of information about breast and cervical cancer to adult learners with less than a high school education Subjects: Health

World Education, Current, http://www.worlded.org/us/health/heal/index.htm, Internet, $---Internet.

Looking for Home: Women Writing about Exile, Deborah Keenan (ed) and Roseann Lloyd
 Description: This is a collection of poems written in English by women who were born in other countries and came to the U.S. out of exile. We used some selections from this book for one of the book discussion groups with women learners. They are somewhat challenging but the topics are resonant with learners who have left their home countries as exiles rather than by choice. Also, this is good reading for those wanting to encounter the emotional aspects of exile. Some of the poems are bilingual. Subjects: Poetry; Immigration Issues; Bilingual

Milkweed Editions, 1990, 0-915943-45-X, Paperback, 288 pgs, 6 x 9, $---Out of Print.

New to North America: Writings by U.S. Immigrants, Their Children and Grandchildren, Abby Bogomolny (ed)
Description: "Abby Bogomolny's collection of moving narratives -- firsthand testimonials by people who have been excluded from voicing their own experiences--document in fiction, poetry, memoir and essay the crossing of cultural and linguistic borders and the precarious nature of negotiating life in the U.S. They celebrate la lucha (the struggle) y la esperanza (the hope) that keeps alive the immigrants' dream of a better life and the desire to contribute new ways of being and conocimientos (knowledges) to their adopted country. In this text of diverse voices, Bogomolny interweaves refreshing responses to the anti-immigration craze. It is a necessary addition to the immigrant debate and a must for courses in literature, International Studies and Multicultural and Ethnic Studies." -- Gloria Anzaldúa author, Borderlands/La Frontera Subjects: Social Issues; Immigration Issues

Burning Bush Publications, 1997, 0-9650665-9-2, Paperback, 359 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $24.95.

Other Colors, Rachel Martin and Tatiana Schreiber
Description: This set includes two audiocassettes and a teacher's guide. The cassettes have excerpts from interviews of women immigrants from a variety of countries. Health is touched on occasionally in the stories. The first cassette has two parts, "No Time for Home" and "Here, Everything is Different." The second cassette includes discussions of domestic violence; mothers and daughters; employment; lesbian immigrants; and race, color and identity. The teacher's guide includes suggestions for activities to use before, during, and after listening to the tapes. The activities are writing and processing exercises that provoke thoughtful discussion and can be adapted to ESOL, ABE, or college-level classes. The Teacher's Guide includes sections on Facilitating Rich Discussions, and Notes on the Uses of Writing, as well as suggested readings.
http://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/culture/materials/video_audio_004.html
Subjects: Immigration Issues

Other Colors Project, 215-849-3775, 1996, no isbn, Audio Cassette, $20.00 (individuals) / $35.00 institutions.

Push: A Novel, Sapphire
Description: Precious Jones, 16 years old and pregnant by her father with her second child, meets a determined and highly radical literacy teacher who takes her on a journey of transformation and redemption. Audiotape available.
Subjects: Fiction; Violence; African American

Vintage, 1997, 0-679-76675-8, Paperback, 180 pgs, 5 1/4 x 8, $11.00.

Safe and Secure: Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls in Muslim Societies, Mahnaz Afkhami, Greta Hofmann Nemiroff and Haleh Vaziri
Description: from the website...This training manual assists women to identify sources of violence in the family, community, society, and state; to communicate information about and understanding of violence to other women and men; and to influence governments to formulate and implement policies that eliminate gender-based violence. Available in: Arabic, English, Farsi, French, Russian. <http://www.sigi.org/Programs/VAWP/index.htm> Subjects: Muslim; Violence; International

Sisterhood Is Global Institute, 1998, no isbn, Paperback, $22.00.

Stories to Tell Our Children , Gail Weinstein-Shr
Description: from the catalog... Stories to Tell Our Children is an anthology of fourteen stories collected from immigrants and refugee students enrolled in adult ESL programs in the United States and Canada. Each one is accompanied by activities designed to invite adults who are new users of English to respond to the stories and to tell their own as they develop reading and writing skills. The stories in this anthology are unique and powerful because they are authentic they speak directly to the adult learner and they address the joys and sorrows of the immigrant experience. Subjects: Immigration Issues; ESL; Curriculum

Heinle & Heinle Publishers, 1992, 0-838423-62-0, Paperback, 8 1/2 x 11, $25.95. Level: mixed.

Telling Our Stories Our Way: A Guide to Good Canadian Material for Women Learning to Read, CCLOW Project Working Group (ed)
Description: This guide contains reviews and sample pages from books and pamphlets, considered to be good material for women literacy learners. Primarily contains Canadian resources and it is not known how many of those are still available.
http://www.nald.ca/canorg/cclow/cclow2.htm Subjects: Book Reviews/Resources; Reading

Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW), 1991, 0-921283-08-3, Paperback, 101 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, Now available on the internet - pdf version.

Together We Bloom: Women Speaking Out Against Domestic Violence, Judy Hofer
Description: Also available through Laubach Literacy Action (outside of Massachusetts)
see also Civic Participation and Community Action Sourcebook section 4: http://hub1.worlded.org/docs/vera/saying.htm. Also has a book to accompany Subjects: Violence

Literacy Project, date unknown, no isbn, Video, $29.95.

We are the Ones We Are Waiting For: Women of Color Organizing for Transformation, Rinku Sen (ed)
Description: from the introduction..."We Are the Ones We Are Waiting For - Women of Color Organizing for Transformation centers on the stories and experiences of women of color in the United States organizing our communities to change the economic and social structures that govern our lives. This document is based on interviews conducted in 1993 with 32 women organizing in communities of color all over the United States who were identified by a committee of activists related to the US/URM Contact Group. African American women comprise the largest single racial group represented, with 12 interviews; we also interviewed 7 Latinas (of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Dominican descent), 8 Asians (of Korean, Filipino, Indian, Japanese and Chinese descent), and 6 Native Americans (of Cheyenne, Menominee and Ojibwa nations). Five of the 33 are openly lesbian. Twenty-three were born in the United States, while 10 have immigrated from Korea, Mexico, Puerto Rico, India, Hong Kong and the Philippines. We range in age from 25 to 60."
Subjects: Community Involvement; Women of Color

For more information: http://www.urm-usa.org/transform_women.htm
Phone: 919-683-3145, Fax: 919-683-6395
10+ copies cost $5.00 each

Urban Rural Missions of the World Council of Churches, 1995, no isbn, Staple Bound, 56 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $8.00.

Women's Health: Body Wisdom for Every woman, Hudson River Center for Program Development (HRCPD)
Description: This module looks at how we, as women, can take charge of our own health. We explore when to seek professional care. We also provide suggestions on how to successfully interact with health providers so we can make informed decisions and receive appropriate care if, or when, it becomes necessary. In this curriculum guide, we discuss: choosing a healthy lifestyle, that which is uniquely feminine, making decisions about health, preventing, detecting, and treating illness, mental health. While this information may seem daunting at first, remember to take it one piece at a time. Tailor your instruction to your students' needs and interests. Subjects: Health

Hudson River Center for Program Development (HRCPD), 1998, no isbn, pdf on Internet <http://www.hudrivctr.org/womanhth.pdf>, 74 pgs, $---Internet.

 

Working Parts: (A Novel), Lucy Jane Bledsoe

Description: From the catalog... Lesbian cyclist Lori Taylor is a likable, top-notch bicycle mechanic and a smart, exceedingly charming woman. And, she cannot read. Her best friend Mickey, also a mechanic, is long on literacy but comes up short in matters of love. The two friends enter into a pact that leads each of them into dangerous emotional territory. But as they negotiate the rough ride of personal growth, the mutual dream that drove them to the pact begins to unravel . . .
Winner of the American Library Association Gay and Lesbian Book Award
Subjects: Fiction; Gay/Lesbian

Seal Press, 1997, 1-878067-94-X, Paperback, 208 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $12.00. Level: 8+.

Working with Pregnant and Parenting Teens: A Guide for Use withTeenage Pregnancy, Linda Barr and Catherine Monserrat
Description: From the catalog...This book is written for professionals from a variety of disciplines, concisely presenting the most essential information in the field. The material is both practical and realistic, while still maintaining a positive approach to working with this population. Subjects: Teens; Pregnancy

New Futures Inc., 1996, 0945886136 , Spiral Bound, 8 1/2 x 11, $27.95.

 

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 Women's Issues Writing

Women's Issues

By Women / for Women: A Beginning Dialogue on Women and Literacy in the United States, Laubach Literacy Action
Description: Outlines barriers for women who are pursuing their education and makes specific recommendations for ways to address issues pertaining to women and literacy. Subjects: Women's Issues

Laubach Literacy Action, 1995, no isbn, Staple Bound, 12 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Contact Source.

Celebrating International Women's Day March 8 -- a curriculum sample: Women's Issues Series, Vol. 1, Refugee Women's Alliance (Developed by)
Description: This booklet provides a sample of lessons and activities used to prepare learners for International Women's Day. (from the introduction) Subjects: Women's Issues; Politics; Curriculum; Learner Writings

Refugee Women's Alliance, 1996, no isbn, Staple Bound, 8 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Contact Source. Level: mixed.

Changes : A Woman's Journal for Self-Awareness and Personal Planning , Mindy Bingham, Sandy Stryker and Judy Edmondson
Description: Subjects: Women's Issues; Self-Help

Advocacy Press, 1987, 0-911655-40-9, Paperback, ? pgs, 11 x 8 1/2, $19.95.

Claiming Our Rights: A manual for women's human rights education in Muslim societies, Mahnaz Afkhami and Haleh Vaziri
Description: http://www.sigi.org/Programs/HREP/index.htm
This manual was designed to promote human rights awareness among Muslim women at the grassroots level. Claiming Our Rights also provides concrete guidelines aimed at promoting dialogue among women about themes relevant to their daily lives. The nine themes addressed in the manual reflect the concerns articulated during the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women convened in Beijing in September 1995. Women's rights to: · responsibilities within the family · autoNomy in family-planning decisions · bodily integrity · subsistence · education and learning · privacy, religious beliefs, and free expression · during times of conflict · Languages available: Arabic, Azeri, Bangla, English (reprint), Hindi, Malay, Farsi, French, Russian, Urdu, and Uzbek
Subjects: Muslim; Rights; Women's Issues; International

Sisterhood Is Global Institute, 1998, no isbn, Paperback, $17.00.

Reviews: This is a pedagogical breakthrough -- Fatima Mernissi, author of Islam and Democracy and Women's Rebellion and Islamic Memory

From Dark to Light: Regaining a Caring Community, Status of Women Council of the NWT
Description: from the catalog... This manual contains books for educators who want to facilitate a women's group within their program. From Dark to Light is comprised of seven books: The Facilitator book, The spousal abuse book, The sexual assault book, The parenting skills book, The healthy relationships books, The abusive men's support group. Each book contains background information, agenda, activities, handouts, and a comprehensive resource list. Subjects: Women's Issues; Parenting; Health; Violence

Grass Roots Press, 2000 (?), no isbn, Paperback, 418 pgs, $80.00 US.

Gender Perspectives in Literacy: Action-Learning Manual, A Guide for Literacy Practitioners, Sushan Acharya and Joanie Cohen
Description: from the introduction... "This manual is designed to provide a self-training process for literacy practitioners who need to understand gender issues." Subjects: Education; Women's Issues

Center for International Education, 1996, 0-932288-99-5, Spiral Bound, 27 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $8.00.

Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century: A Book by and for Women, Boston Women's Health Book Collective
Description: Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century is the first major revision of this classic since 1984 and reflects the major changes that have occurred in every area of women's health. It is still the definitive consumer health reference of all women. Subjects: Health; Women's Issues

Touchstone Books, 1998, 0-684-84231-9 , Paperback, 8 1/2 x 11, $24.00.

The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World: Completely Revised and Updated, Joni Seager (editor)
Description: In this revision of her ground-breaking atlas, Joni Seager draws on a vast amount of new global data to explore the key issues facing women today: equality, motherhood, feminism, beauty, culture, women at work, women in the global economy, changing households, domestic violence, time budgets, literacy and education, lesbian rights, women in government, and more. This useful book full of color graphics and charts, may be useable with upper level learners and in GED math courses. Subjects: Women's Issues

Penguin Books (www.penguinputnam.com), 2003, 0-14-200241-0, Paperback, 128 pgs, 7 x 9 1/4, $20.00.

Personal and Life Management Skills for Women: A facilitator's manual, Kwantlen University College
Description: This manual consists of three workshops on Self-esteem, Stress, and Assertiveness. Over 60 interesting and innovative group exercises, which vary in length from 15 minutes to an hour, are woven throughout the workshops. The stress workshop includes four guided relaxation scripts which are also available on audiotape cassettes. The manual also features a 30-page section entitled An orientation to group facilitation. Subjects: Women's Issues; Self-Help; Curriculum

Grass Roots Press, , no isbn, Paperback, 329 pgs, $57.00.

The Power of Woman-Positive Literacy Work: Program-based Action Research, Betty-Ann Lloyd, with Frances Ennis and Tannis Atkinson
Description: This book provides the background for the research, details the research process and describes what actually happened when women in twelve programs decided to do something they consider women-positive. Subjects: Education; Women's Issues; Research

Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW), 1994, 1-895686-36-9, Paperback, 250 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, Now available on the Internet - pdf version.

Something in My Mind Besides the Everyday: Women and Literacy, Jennifer Horsman
Description: This book examines the frequently hidden issues that contribute to the illiteracy of women, through the words of women rarely heard in the literature about literacy. Horsman examines social, personal, familial and community patterns that form the social disorganization in the lives of rural women. With interviews of rural women about their illiteracy, Horsman's theoretical analysis soundly argues that illiteracy is socially constructed. Subjects: Education; Women's Issues

Women's Press, 1991, 0-889611-45-9, Paperback, 238 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $14.95.

To order: Toronto Women's Bookstore, (416) 922-8744, twb@web.net

Starting with Women's Lives, Changing Today's Economy: A facilitator's guide to a visual workshop methodology, Suzanne Doerge and Beverly Burke
 Description: This tool is intended for groups of women who want to facilitate workshops with women on gender relations in today's economy. Beginning with women's experiences, it is adaptable to many kinds of groups and situations. Subjects: Economy / Money; Popular Education; Work / Career; Women's Issues

Women's Inter-Church Council of Canada, Distributed by: Bookstore of the Americas (www.americas.org) 2000, 0-9691439-6-6, Spiral Bound, 94 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $13.95.

Tell Me Something I Can't Forget, Diane Garey and Lawrence Hott
Description: This film documents the work of Pat Schneider who has led a remarkable Amherst Writers & Artists Institute workshop for women in low-income housing projects in Chicopee, Massachusetts since 1985. see: http://www.amherstwriters.com/AWAIfilm.html -- clip available. Subjects: Writing; Women's Issues

Amherst Writers & Artists Institute, 1993, 1-55974-427-8, Video, 24 minutes (color), $35.00.

Tell Them Who I Am: The Lives of Homeless Women, Elliot Liebow
Description: Using participant-observer methods, Liebow offers a moving and illuminating study about the lives of women living in a homelss shelters in ad around Washington, DC. Subjects: Housing Issues; Women's Issues; Research

Penguin, 1995, 0-14-024137-X, Paperback, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $13.95. Level: 8+.

When We Are All Strong Together: Understanding Gender Discrimination, Building Gender Justice, Jennifer Butler and Melissa Gillis, eds.
Description: This study and action guide on women's issues provides in-depth analysis in everyday language. Designed for use in adult and youth groups, the resource addresses a diversity of issues including: 4th World Conference on Women, Women's human rights, violence, media, health, economics. Includes some Christian content.
Presbyterian Distribution Services (800) 524-2612. $10 each/$9 for ten or more. http://www.horeb.pcusa.org/peacemaking/resources.htm Subjects: Women's Issues; Community Involvement

Presbyterian Distribution Services, 1997, no isbn, Paperback, 156 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $10.00.

Women in Literacy Speak: The Power of Woman-positive Literacy Work, Betty-Ann Lloyd, with Frances Ennis and Tannis Atkinson
Description: This book includes material written by students and staff, and a summary of the research process, collaborative analysis, and recommendations. Subjects: Women's Issues; Education; Research

Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW), 1994, 1-895686-37-7, Paperback, 180 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $Now available on the Internet - pdf version.

Women Leading Through Reading

In 1996, Women Leading Through Reading published a six-part series in Important Information, the monthly newsletter produced by the Minnesota Literacy Council. The articles were meant to raise awareness about women's issues and to educate literacy workers about the specific barriers faced by women when trying to pursue their education.

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