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NALD's Feature of the Month: A Timeline of Literacy and Essential Skills from Essential Skills Ontario
Posted: May 1, 2013 | 
Categories: Essential skills, Learning
“Throughout its long history, the literacy and essential skills field has continually evolved and adapted in response to the changing needs of adults. This timeline captures some of the important people, events, initiatives and other influences that have helped shape the literacy and essential skills field in Canada over the past 200 years.” -- Essential Skills Ontario
Ottawa, TD Bank Group lend support to Money Matters, a program by ABC Life Literacy Canada
Posted: January 11, 2011 |
Category: Learning
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.
ABC Life Literacy Canada encourages everyone to register events for Family Literacy Day
Posted: January 7, 2011 | | Family Literacy Day
| Family Literacy DayCategory: Learning
Everyone from families to groups to individuals is encouraged to register their event or activity and share how they plan to celebrate Family Literacy Day on January 27, 2011.
Four-day B.C. literacy program produces videos that offer hope for young offenders
Posted: January 7, 2011 |
Category: Learning
Young men and women from the Burnaby Youth Custody Centre in British Columbia have teamed up with filmmakers from Vancouver’s Reel Youth organization to create two raw and inspiring music videos about life behind bars.
Canadians signal strong need for financial literacy education at all ages: CICA survey
Posted: January 5, 2011 |
Category: Learning
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.
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.
From holistic literacy methodology to dream catchers: A look at Ningwakwe Learning Press
Posted: January 5, 2011 |
Category: Learning
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.
B.C. Liberal leadership hopeful wants good teachers rewarded with merit pay
Posted: January 4, 2011 |
Category: Learning
Public school teachers should be paid according to their teaching skills, not their length of service or level of professional training, says British Columbia Liberal leadership hopeful Kevin Falcon.
Tom Sticht, international consultant in adult education, writes about his memories of Canada and the time he spent travelling with Charles Ramsey, NALD’s former executive director.
Family literacy activities for the holidays
Posted: December 22, 2010 | | Family Literacy Day
| Family Literacy DayCategory: Learning
Learning can take place during a variety of family activities. This material, adapted by the NWT Literacy Council, originates with the Reading and Parents Program developed by Kingston Literacy.
Money-wise: The growing importance of financial literacy in Canada
Posted: December 21, 2010 |
Category: Learning
Increasingly Canadians are faced with a complex array of financial decisions to make in their everyday lives, from choosing a mortgage and retirement planning to managing consumer debt and funding for post-secondary education.
Start 2011 off right by resolving to succeed in your studies. These 10 suggestions can help.
Check out Literacy BC’s nine essential skills activities for December (PDF)
Posted: December 14, 2010 |
The Canadian government recognizes nine essential skills that are used in nearly every occupation and throughout daily life in different ways. Literacy BC has amusing skill-boosting activities you could try during the month of December.
Sentence structure matching means a lot in email correspondence, study says
Posted: December 13, 2010 |
Imagine WikiLeaks just cracked open your e-mail inbox. What would those exchanges reveal about you and your business relationships? Quite a lot, it seems.
Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada
Posted: December 13, 2010 |
Category: Learning
Statistics Canada has released a new issue of its free, online publication Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada. The issue contains an article on ‘trade qualifiers’ in the skilled trades and another on trends in age composition in post-secondary education.
Interactive Family Literacy Day map will paint Canada orange
Posted: December 9, 2010 | | Family Literacy Day
| Family Literacy DayCategory: Learning
ABC Life Literacy Canada is looking to turn Canada orange in support of Family Literacy Day as a new interactive, events-tracking map is unveiled online at FamilyLiteracyDay.ca.
Reading Life: An industry first, social eReading experience
Posted: December 9, 2010 |
"People who are making the switch to eReading and building their lifetime libraries want an innovative social experience to go with it," says Mike Serbinis, Kobo CEO.
House of Commons Poverty Report has key recommendations for adult literacy, lifelong learning
Posted: December 7, 2010 |
In November 2010, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities released its long-awaited report on poverty.
Major OECD report card points to job well done by Canadian students
Posted: December 7, 2010 |
A major international report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows Canadian students rank among the best in the world in reading, mathematics and science.
NALD employee wins award for her volunteer work on children’s radio show
Posted: December 7, 2010 |
FREDERICTON, N.B. – Marie-Claire Pître, an employee of the National Adult Literacy Database (NALD), has been honoured with a Dr. Marilyn Trenholme Counsell Early Childhood Literacy Award.
Feature of the Month: NALD@Work takes trip to Toronto Public Library
Posted: December 6, 2010 |
When looking for career and job search information, never underestimate the scope and value of the resources available at your local public library.
Ten families with stories vying for top spot in Munsch at Home contest
Posted: December 6, 2010 |
ABC Life Literacy Canada, along with the esteemed Munsch at Home Contest Judging Panel, is pleased to post the Top 10 Stories from the 2010 Munsch at Home Contest. The winner will be announced on December 14.
Tests get high marks as a learning tool
Posted: December 6, 2010 |
Over the past decade, study after study has found that students who are quizzed on new material recall significantly more of it compared with students who aren’t.
New citizenship test is not a snap, shows flaw in immigration system: Opinion
Posted: December 6, 2010 |
Failure rates for immigrants writing citizenship tests have soared since the spring, when tougher questions and revamped rules made it harder for newcomers to become Canadian.
With eye on Young Writers’ Program, Moncton orthodontist joins Frye Festival’s sponsorship team
Posted: December 6, 2010 |
Moncton orthodontist Dr. Michel Martin has agreed to join in sponsoring the Moncton Frye Festival's acclaimed Young Writers Program, partnering with Dr. Martin Braces as Gold Sponsor.
ABC Life Literacy Canada receives funding to continue work in literacy, essential skills
Posted: December 3, 2010 |
Through the Government of Canada’s Office of Literacy and Essential Skills, ABC Life Literacy Canada will receive $1,585,116 in funding to continue working with its partners to develop and increase the knowledge, networks and tools to improve essential skills in the workplace.
Astronauts becoming advocates for literacy
Posted: December 2, 2010 |
Canadian astronaut Dr. Robert Thirsk contacted NALD’s Honorary Chair Roch Carrier recently with an important notification.
'Tis the season for lifelong learning – and activities to encourage family literacy
Posted: December 1, 2010 |
Winter holidays provide an excellent opportunity for families and friends to spend time together learning and practising their literacy skills.
Moodle a great tool for online training: AlphaPlus
Posted: December 1, 2010 |
Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), a free web application designed to help educators create effective and dynamic online learning sites.
Call for concept papers: OLES interested in projects that address labour market issue related to LES need or gap
Posted: December 1, 2010 |
Under this call from the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills, contribution funding or grants are available for projects that address a labour market issue linked to an LES problem, need or gap, as explained in the objectives for projects.
Toronto Public Library announces First & Best Booklist for 2010
Posted: November 29, 2010 |
Toronto Public Library is pleased to announce the fourth annual First & Best Booklist, a 2010 selection of the very best in Canadian books for children from birth to age five that are fun to read and also help build early literacy skills.
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