The Westcoast Reader (The WCR) is a newspaper and online resource for adult learners. Its purpose is to help learners develop reading and language skills through newsworthy articles about living in British Columbia and Canada. It also serves as an introduction to Canadian daily newspapers.
On the Westcoast Reader website, educators and learners can find articles based on reading level (1, 2, and 3) as well as by topic.
The articles cover diverse topics; recent articles include:
Wonderopolis publishes a Wonder of the Day every day and explores it in a variety of ways. This site is designed to encourage curiosity and lifelong learning. There are over 2,600 “wonders” on this dynamic website. It’s a place where the “wonders of learning never cease”!
As well, Wonderopolis has created a new component of their website, called Wonder Ground, which houses resources and lesson plans especially for educators. See: http://wg.wonderopolis.org/.
View the “wonder list” at: https://wonderopolis.org/wonders/list
The “wonders’ are also divided into the following topic areas:
Worksheet Works is a website collection of customizable worksheets. Annual membership is a small fee in USD with no limitations but many resources can also be accessed as a guest. Subjects covered include:
A curated collection of shareable, free and high-quality learning materials that adult literacy educators can use to enhance their personal and program collections. We looked for materials that could be copied, printed or posted in online and offline environments. This means you can add materials to a website, or a learning management platform, attach them to an email or share them with learners in Google Drive. They can also be printed. In addition, some materials are templates or permit adaptations, allowing you to build and modify materials for your own use. Copyright information and Creative Commons licensing details are included for all materials.
The collection is divided into five sections for learners working at OALCF Levels 1 and 2:
Download a PDF version below or click here to open the collection in your Google Drive.