Categories of ResourcesIt remains t

Categories of Resources

It remains the responsibility of educators to preview and select materials that best meet the needs of their students, school, and community. Educators should choose resources in accordance with their school division’s learning resources selection policy.

In the Core and Additional Learning Resources Lists, there are several categories of resources that indicate the intended audience for the use of the resource.


Major Integrated Resource
These are multi-genre comprehensive resources that integrate all strands of a subject; for example, English language arts (i.e., reading, speaking, writing, listening, viewing, and representing). The resource may include multi-components, and /or multimedia, a teacher’s guide, and assessment tools.


Professional Resource
Professional resources can be in any format and foster professional development for educators. They are intended to provide educators with background information to the content, context, and philosophy of the subject area and grade level.



Student Resource
Student resources can be reference materials, such as a dictionary, or a learning resource designed to assist students to achieve curricular outcomes.


Teacher or Instructional Resource
These learning resources are intended to be used in the instructional process by teachers. These may include teacher guides, or materials that teachers would present to students as part of the instructional process. Textbooks would be included in this category.