National Adult Literacy Database

ABC Life Literacy Canada applauds the work of Canada’s Financial Literacy Task Force who released a new financial literacy strategy to build a more financially literate Canada. The organization also looks forward to working with the Government of Canada, business and literacy partners to implement solutions on this critical literacy and numeracy issue.

Canada's Task Force on Financial Literacy today made public its report to the federal Minister of Finance, recommending urgent action on a national strategy to strengthen Canadians' financial literacy.

Throughout Canada, having no family history of college or university is a significantly greater obstacle to higher education than is family income. In fact, according to two new studies, a single year of parental education has a greater positive impact on the likelihood of a son or daughter attending a post-secondary institution than does an extra $50,000 in parental income.

The Financial Basics workshop offers participants a hands-on learning experience on topics of vital importance to responsible management of personal finances and teaches them money management skills for life.

Since its release in December, the Oscar-bound historical drama has been inspiring stutterers and raising public awareness of the speech disorder like nothing else before it.

Are you uncertain and/or maybe a bit overwhelmed by the new and ever-changing technology and online tools you are exposed to every day? Considering using some of them but not sure where to start?

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.

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.