Literacy for ME: Community Literacy Teams
Planning Tools

 

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Comprehensive Community Literacy Planning Guide

Literacy for ME Regional Community Literacy Workshop Power Point - The power point used in workshops presented to introduce the Literacy for ME initiative and to assist communities in beginning to develop comprehensive literacy plans. PPT, 7.85MB | PDF, 1.1MB

Literacy for ME Workshop Materials Packet - A collection of activities utilized in the regional workshops for community literacy teams. (MS Word)

2010 Legacies Now Community Literacy Planning Guide - A comprehensive community literacy planning guide based on the 2010 Legacies Now Community Literacy initiative in British Columbia, Canada. (PDF)

Simple Steps: A Workbook to Help You Plan a Community Literacy Project - A workbook that walks through the steps involved in planning a specific community literacy project.  Concepts can be easily transferred to community literacy plan development. (PDF)

 

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Literacy Team Formation

Potential Community Literacy Team Members - A list of ideas for potential community members to include on a Community Literacy Team. 

Norms for Team Work - A list of generic norms for Community Literacy Team work. 

Initial Meeting Guidance - A list of key questions to address during the initial Community Literacy Team meetings as well as a planning checklist for these meetings.

Literacy Reflections Introductory Activity - An opening activity for team members that encourages them to connect with a quote about literacy and share that connection with other team members.

Spheres of Influence - This activity helps team members define their individual roles related to the Literacy for ME initiative and how their roles can contribute.

 

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Developing a Vision

Four activities:

Activity 1: Carousel - Helps team members examine critical questions about community literacy that will surface ideas to include in a vision statement.

Activity 2: Story Tapestry - Encourages team members to identify the feelings associated with literacy to help shape a vision statement.

Activity 3: Visioning Statements - Encourages team members to articulate a vision for literacy for different roles represented within the community. 

Activity 4: Gallery Walk - Encourages team members to articular a vision for literacy for different  age spans in the community.

 

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Community Literacy Profiles and Inventories

Literacy for ME Needs Assessment - A comprehensive tool for conducting a community literacy profile and inventory of literacy resources. PDF, 150KB | MS Word, 265KB

2010 Legacies Now Asset Inventory - Tools for organizing literacy assets and for examining them to determine literacy strength and needs within the community. (MS Excel)

 

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Goal Setting

Consensus Building Activity - This activity helps teams determine the priority goals for their community literacy plan.

Mind Maps - This activity is a process for developing objectives that support the goals of the community literacy plan.

 

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Action Planning

Literacy for ME Community Literacy Action Planning Template - An action planning template for community literacy teams to use to craft their plans. (MS Word)

Literacy for ME Community Literacy Matrices - A tool that maps out key steps to engage in across the development and implementation of a comprehensive literacy plan.  The matrices are organized by essential components of comprehensive literacy planning.

2010 Legacies Now Community Literacy Action Plan - A sample community literacy plan from a community in British Columbia, Canada. 

 

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12/13/12