National Adult Literacy Database

Literacy and the Justice System Conference:  Revealing the Connections between Literacy and Crime

When:  Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Time:  12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (coffee and snacks will be provided throughout the afternoon)

Location:  Civic Garden Complex, 625 Springbank Drive, London, Ontario

Workshops will cover:

• Strategies for working with individuals with low literacy skills and/or learning disabilities
• Strategies for written and verbal communication with low literacy individuals
• How to recognize low literacy skills in individuals involved in the criminal justice system
• Links between low literacy and crime
• Links between learning disabilities and crime

To register: email edunsworth@frontiercollege.ca or call 226-234-4963 for more information.

Registration deadline: November 8 – limited spaces available.

This event is being organized by Frontier College, Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre and Literacy Link South Central.  It is sponsored by the Ontario Literacy Coalition and Great West Life.

For more information view the poster and speaker schedule.

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