National Adult Literacy Database

The Digital Citizenship program aims to educate all members of the school community including students, staff, parents and community members on the responsible use of technology. The program will be integrated into the current curriculum at all grade levels and is a board-wide philosophy that will be adopted by every school and centre.

Literacy Link South Central is nearing the end of a two-year project the primary goal of which is to develop seven workbooks that embed essential skills activities within employment-readiness tasks.

An innovative international conference will take place this year in Toronto to examine the complex relationship between media and higher education. Worldviews: Media Coverage of Higher Education in the 21st Century will be held June 16 to 18 at several venues including the University of Toronto, MaRs Discovery District and Ryerson University.

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.

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

Digital literacy is not only the ability to use and understand digital technology but also the ability to create content and effectively communicate using a variety of digital media tools.

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.

The PEI Literacy Alliance invites all families to come and join in the fun as they celebrate family literacy on Saturday, January 22.

Information technology is no longer just the relationship between a user and a personal computer as new devices like smart phones emerge to challenge us in new ways.