National Adult Literacy Database

Frontier College is pleased to announce the 18th Frontier College Reading Circle Conference, scheduled to take place on 12/13 November, 2010 (Friday and Saturday) at Frontier College (35 Jackes Avenue, Toronto).

"I am very interested in different narrative threads and this idea that nothing ever completely finishes or ends and all things continue," Robin Brass says.

This Halloween, ABC Life Literacy Canada reminds families to practice literacy skills with some fun literacy tips, tricks and treats.

OTTAWA, Sept. 29 /CNW/ - The Belinda Stronach Foundation today announced it will distribute up to 5,000 laptops to children aged six to twelve in Aboriginal communities across Canada. With support from Vale, BMO Financial Group and the Government of Ontario, the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Canada program leverages leading-edge technology combined with culturally relevant programming to deliver a unique platform of learning tools to Aboriginal children.

Your son or daughter has just arrived home from school, overflowing with enthusiasm for their latest assignment - designing and building a project for science class. Here are some helpful tips to keep projects on track and interest levels high.

In celebration of Family Literacy Day (January 27, 2011), ABC Life Literacy Canada is pleased to once again present The Munsch at Home Contest!

Homework shouldn't be about rote learning. The best kind deepens student understanding and builds essential skills.

Community Literacy of Ontario (CLO) is a network of more than 100 community-based Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) agencies located in communities, both large and small, across that province.

On Wednesday, October 6, 2010, the Toronto skyline will turn orange in honour of the life literacy cause and to commemorate ABC Life Literacy Canada’s 20th anniversary. Orange is ABC Life Literacy Canada’s official colour.

Raise-a-Reader, a year-round initiative that raises funds for family literacy programs across Canada, has raised $15-million since its national launch in 2002. The program has also helped educate Canadians about literacy issues and how improved literacy levels have a positive impact on our country's economy and social wellbeing.

TORONTO – September 28, 2010 – ABC Life Literacy Canada, in partnership with Grass Roots Press, and with support from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, today launched the first six (of 12) titles in the innovative Good Reads series for adult literacy learners. “Being able to connect adult learners to bestselling Canadian authors is an incredibly powerful experience for all involved,” said Margaret Eaton, President of ABC Life Literacy Canada.

Quietly over the last decade, phones that make text messaging easy have changed life profoundly for millions of deaf people. Gone are the days of a deaf person driving to someone’s house just to see if they are home.

As students in Canada’s post-secondary institutions settle into the new academic year, a new report from the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) shows that many of them are taking on higher debt-loads than in the past.

ABC Life Literacy Canada is pleased to proclaim September 23 as the inaugural Essential Skills Day.

News from the literacy and essential skills field is posted daily to NALD and NALD@Work. If you see news happening in your area or come across an interesting story online, let us know by emailing contactnald@nald.ca.