National Adult Literacy Database

With a strong belief that every child’s first and most important teachers are their parents, the Regina Literacy Network promotes intergenerational family learning opportunities whenever it can. Family Literacy Day allows its members to celebrate the importance of family, relationships and learning with others across the country.

Several new themes emerged from the 2010 institute, specifically around questions of embedded teaching and learning and the qualifications and professionalism of workplace essential skills providers. The 2011 institute, June 27-29 in Montreal, will focus on these, as well as on the continuing preoccupation of engaging employers and learners.

FREDERICTON, N.B. - The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) has issued a call for nominations for its second annual NALD Innovative Technology Award. NALD established the award in 2010 to bring greater visibility to an exemplary or innovative technology product, project or service that benefits the field of adult literacy and essential skills.

Ipsos Reid research shows that 50 per cent of Canadian parents lack confidence in helping their children with reading, writing and math homework.

With funding from the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Literacy Link Eastern Ontario has completed four bilingual occupational curricula based on the essentials skills, and is seeking community partners to field-test the materials.

Ontario's libraries, school boards, colleges and universities have been collaborating to provide a wide range of electronic French-language products and services across the province, and Knowledge Ontario, a not-for-profit collaborative, coordinates these initiatives.

The Canadian Literacy and Learning Network (CLLN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Eileen Dooley of Ottawa as its new president and CEO.

The Centre for Literacy has launched its newly designed website to better serve the information needs of Canada’s literacy and essential skills community.

The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) is a proud supporter of family literacy in all its forms. Every year since 1999, on January 27, Family Literacy Day (FLD) is celebrated in communities throughout Canada with activities related to reading, writing and math. The NALD website has a section dedicated to FLD. This page has been recently updated and now contains reading suggestions from the NALD library for families.

Digital literacy is the ability to understand and use information and communication technology (ICT). It requires a working knowledge of computer software and being able to decipher sounds and visual representations, for example icons.

If that little voice inside your head is telling you something may be wrong with your child’s speech and language development, an expert in the field suggests you listen to it.

Money Matters will increase the financial literacy and numeracy skills among adult learners across Canada. The program will help them make appropriate decisions and increase confidence when dealing with their finances.

A national survey conducted for the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants finds that many Canadians are in difficult financial circumstances or making financial decisions that threaten their long-term prosperity.

Ningwakwe Learning Press has carved out a niche in the relatively new field of Aboriginal literacy and educational publishing. By continuing to support First Nation, Inuit and Métis artists and writers in their development of high quality books, they have added an Aboriginal presence in not just literacy, but publishing as well right across Canada.