National Adult Literacy Database

The marriage of an American technology firm and a Taiwanese display panel manufacturer has helped make digital reading a prospective challenger to paper as the main medium for transmitting printed information.

(Toronto, ON – August 18, 2010) – During a live press event held earlier today, Ipsos Reid revealed research results of Canadians’ opinions on literacy and life-long learning. Defining literacy as reading, writing and math skills, the research, conducted on behalf of ABC Life Literacy Canada, showed that nine in 10 (90%) Canadians believe that improving literacy levels in Canada is key to improving the country’s economy.

It is a recurrent theme these days that the "baby boomer" generation is beginning to reach the age of retirement. This bulging population has been called a vital cohort for consumer spending and has been designated as a critical target group for politicians trying to garner the most votes.

OTTAWA — With just a few weeks left before the start of the school year, many Canadian post-secondary students say they are worried about making enough money to pay the bills, even though most say working during school will affect their grades, according to an RBC/Ipsos Reid poll released Monday.

Noreen Morin has been named as the Northwest Territories recipient of this year’s Council of the Federation (CoF) Literacy Award. Presented annually to recipients in each province and territory, the award celebrates outstanding achievement, innovative practice and excellence in literacy.

WINNIPEG, August 4, 2010 – Canada’s Premiers today announced the recipients of the sixth annual Council of the Federation Literacy Award. Presented in each province and territory, the award celebrates outstanding achievement, innovative practice and excellence in literacy.

The Conference Board of Canada has produced a series of Organizational Effectiveness and Learning Case Studies that are included in the NALD online library.

Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) and individualized, customizable approaches to speaking a new language are just two of the new directions in language education, according to a new study on global trends in language learning. The study found that authoritative teacher attitudes and language labs, among other things, went out in the 20th century.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is hosting the first Northwest Territories Aboriginal Languages Summer Institute this month, a partnership between the Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) and the University of Victoria Certificate Program in Aboriginal Language Revitalization (CALR).

OTTAWA, July 21 /CNW Telbec/ - Dismissed by generations of parents and educators for being "sub-literate" comic books and graphic novels may hold the key to promoting prose literacy in young boys - who have traditionally lagged behind girls in reading - says the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL).

EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - July 15, 2010) - Improving Canadians' literacy and essential skills will play an important role in developing Canada's workforce and building the country's economy. That was the message Mr. Ed Komarnicki, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, delivered on behalf of Minister Finley at the opening of a national family literacy conference earlier today.

What began as a groundbreaking initiative more than four decades ago by Northrop Frye, one of the greatest literary theorists of the 20th century, is set to become the latest casualty of campus cost-cutting.

EDMONTON, July 12 /CNW Telbec/ - Nine out of ten Canadians favour increased funding for their province's or territory's public elementary and secondary schools, according to a national poll conducted on behalf of the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF). Results of the biennial National Issues in Education Poll were released today by CTF President Mary-Lou Donnelly at the Federation's President's Forum: The Funding of Public Education: Great Promise, being held today and tomorrow in Edmonton.

July 7, 2010 (Ottawa) – Canada's leading digital literacy organization, Media Awareness Network (MNet), is sounding the alarm that Canada will continue to trail other countries in productivity and innovation unless a national plan for digital literacy is put in place.

Canadians, particularly those of conservative persuasion, love to compare Canada with the United States, which has a lot to learn in the key area of K-12 education. As the United States struggles with mounting deficits and debt, Americans would be well served to look north if they want to raise student performance while saving money. Canadians would be equally well served to understand their own success and expand it.