National Adult Literacy Database

A study, titled Math Instruction that Makes Sense, produced by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, is said to demonstrate conclusively that "traditional math education methods are superior to the highly ineffective, discovery-based instructional techniques that are in vogue now in educational curricula."

In the traditional culture of the Aboriginal people who live in Treaty 3, education means learning for life and their leaders are teaching that lesson to the nation. A national panel on First Nations education has eight stops in Canada as it prepares its report for the Assembly of First Nations and the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

As young children head off to school for the first time meeting new friends in their pre-school and kindergarten classes, ABC Life Literacy Canada is delighted to be working with Energizer Canada in the promotion of their new program, The Power of Reading, launched during Life Literacy Month, September 2011.

The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) has integrated the content of its former NALD@Work website into the main NALD site. Users now have the option of viewing all content or choosing to view only literacy information or essential skills content.

A majority of Canadian employees are living paycheque to paycheque and report they would be in financial difficulty if their pay were delayed by even a week, according to a new survey on the financial health of the country’s workers.

September is all about back-to-school – time to get back into routines, make lunches and go to bed early. And since there’s so much to do and children are still in summer mode, it’s hard to make sure the family is focusing on learning.

A Social and Holistic Approach to Numeracy is a new website which was developed as part of a two-year project led by the Labour Education Centre in partnership with the Canadian Union of Public Employees and Workplace Education Manitoba.

The Centre for Family Literacy in Edmonton has been working with Vancouver Community College (VCC) and Conestoga College (Ontario) to establish an online college certificate program in family literacy. After being piloted at VCC, this OLES-funded project is now complete and information about the program is being disseminated across Canada.

The Canadian Plastics Sector Council (CPSC) announces the official launch of their Essential Skills website and assessment tool. All tools and assessments on the website are available in both French and English.

Last Friday marked the end of a pilot project in Mistawasis First Nation which introduced literacy camps to over 300 young campers. By using fun, literacy-related activities such as Balloon Relay and Mannequin Mania…

The U of A has trained over 250 staff in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), a program that teaches participants the skills and knowledge to help them better manage potential or developing mental health problems in themselves, a family member, a friend or a colleague.

The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of its new CEO.

Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax will host a series of speakers, workshops and public events this fall and next winter that will examine the question: “How do we read the world?" Titled ‘Literacy as Ways of Knowing,’ the series will explore the many ways literacy is interpreted, how it is defined, what it looks and sounds like, and how various forms and mediums of literacy affect our lives.

Canada Post has announced the finalists for its 2011 Community Literacy Awards. In two categories, Individual Achievement and Educator, finalists were chosen by a committee of judges from Canada Post from entries submitted from across the country. Literacy advocates from organizations across Canada will determine the ultimate winners.

The project was a collaboration of Alberta Employment & Immigration, the Wetaskiwin Community Literacy Program, the City of Wetaskiwin and the Wetaskiwin Public Library.