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Literacy Speaking
A Weekly Series on Literacy Issues
by Lesley Carruthers


graphic link to Port Hawkesbury Literacy Council websiteThis series has been discontinued. Lesley Carruthers was Literacy Coordinator of the Port Hawkesbury Literacy Council for several years, and a member of the Inverness County Literacy Network - one of 28 literacy programs in Nova Scotia that delivers the Nova Scotia Community Learning Initiative programs.

2002
Feb. 15, 2002 We held a writing contest for students from grades P-8 !
Feb. 8, 2002 ‘Kama Coast to Coast: A Celebration of Literacy Across Canada'
Feb. 1st, 2002 Trivia, anyone?
Jan. 25, 2002 Trying to reach the people who have the most to gain
Jan. 18, 2002 Tips for reading with children
Jan. 11, 2002 Making plans for Family Literacy Day 2002
Jan. 4, 2002 Why not make this the year for learning?
2001
Dec. 28, 2001 Just what do we mean by "literacy"?
Dec. 21, 2001 Seasons Greetings from the Inverness County Literacy Network!
Dec. 14, 2001 Ten Facts to Consider...
Dec. 7, 2001 We are all life-long learners
Nov.30/01 News from the new Coordinator of the Inverness County Literacy Network
May 23/01 Barriers to Employment
May 7/01 Essential Skills. What Are They?
Apr. 27/01 Share your Love of Reading
Apr. 17/01 Literacy Action Week April 23-28
Apr.3/01 A Success Story!
Mar.27/01 Spring Has Arrived!
Mar.20/01 Homework Help is Just a Click Away!
Mar.8/01 Are You Over 55?
Feb.27/01 Where Are You?
Feb.21/01 Community Meeting
Feb.14/01 Homework Connection
Feb.7/01 It's A Link!
Feb.1/01 Attention all youth! -
Thinking about going back to high school?
Jan.23/01 Family Literacy Day - January 27
Jan.16/01 Family Learning
Jan.9/01 Things are hopping at the PHLC
Jan.1/01 What's New! What's Not!
2000
Dec.4/00 Help Wanted!
by Nicole Mann
Nov.29/00 Welcome A Board!
Nov.27/00 Champion of the Cause - Paula Davis
by Elizabeth MacInnis, CLI Coordinator
Nov.17/00 You're Never Too Old!
by Elizabeth MacInnis, CLI Coordinator
Nov.6/00 Beat the Street!
by Nicole Mann
Oct. 24/00 2 New Programs at PHLC!
by Nancy Murray
Oct. 17/00 How Can You Vote If You Can't Read?
Oct. 10/00 My, How We've Grown!
Oct. 2/00 It All Starts With An Education!
by Nicole Mann
Sept. 25/00 Volunteer Tutors Needed!
Sept. 18/00 Word on the Street Festival
Sept. 14/00 GED Changes
Sept. 5/00 Literacy is for Life!
June 19/00 The Year in Review
June 5/00 Summer's Coming!
May 29/00 A Success Story
May 24/00

Classes to End Soon
May 12/00 Farewell Nicole, A New Resource,
& some Food for Thought!
May 5/00 An Overview of Project Options
by Nicole Mann
May 1/00 Focus Groups a Big Help
by Nicole Mann
April 17/00 CLI Adult Upgrading an Option
by Nicole Mann
April 10/00 Community College May be for You!
by Nicole Mann
April 3/00 Literacy Action Week
by Nicole Mann
March 27/00 G.E.D.
by Nicole Mann
March 20/00 The Correspondence Studies program
by Nicole Mann
March 13/00 Options for Youth
by Nicole Mann
March 6/00 The RAMPS Program
by Nicole Mann
Feb.28/00 Project Options
by Nicole Mann
Feb.21/00 English as a Second Language
Feb.15/00 Parenting Programs
Feb. 7/00 Literacy and sports?
Jan. 31/00 Books in the Home Survey
Jan. 24/00 Ways to Encourage Reading
Jan. 17/00 Family Literacy Tips
Jan. 10/00 Learning is a Family Affair
Jan. 4/00 Back to School in 2000
1999
Dec. 16/99 Thanks to NALD!
Dec. 10/99 Nova Scotia's Labour Market & Literacy
Dec. 2/99 "My Daughter"
Nov. 25/99 Council recruiting volunteer tutors
Nov. 10/99 The Fog Readability Formula

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