National Adult Literacy Database

Saskatchewan people with autism spectrum disorders and their families will soon benefit from a $2.5 million increase in funding that was announced in the 2010-11 provincial budget.

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.

TORONTO, Aug. 16 /CNW/ - Heading to college or university can be an exciting time, but it also presents new challenges to students, some of whom may be taking ownership of their finances for the first time and making decisions that will influence their future financial situation.

12 August 2010 – The International Year of Youth kicked off today with calls from United Nations officials to harness the talents and energy of the world’s young people to promote better understanding and dialogue between different generations, cultures and religions.

Job Description: Set up and maintain the adult literacy office for the Community Reading Program Recruit and train volunteer tutors Recruit and assess literacy and ESL learners for one-on-one programming Match and support tutor/learner pairs Select and contract part time ESL instructors Provide support and resources for part time ESL instructors Recruit, register, and assess ESL learners for ESL class programming Maintain the resource library, purchasing resources as appropriate Con...

MONTREAL - Cherie Le Blanc used to work with special needs English students on the South Shore, so when she noticed her 9-year-old son was struggling in French, she came up with a simple solution: Have him transferred to an English school so she could help him with his homework.

The Government of the Northwest Territories continued its support for traditional knowledge this summer with the successful sponsorship of two initiatives aimed at encouraging young people to learn more about traditional culture and life skills.

The recipient of the sixth annual Council of the Federation (COF) Literacy Award is Kim Newlove, a Saskatoon educator.

The province is supporting community efforts in Canso to give residents better access learning and literacy resources as well as help make the most of it's waterfront.

OTTAWA, Aug. 12 /CNW Telbec/ - Students and teachers say that a tariff being proposed by Access Copyright - an organisation that licenses literary works to businesses and public institutions - would infringe privacy rights and burden students with tens of millions of dollars in new fees each year.

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Capella University, an accredited online university* that has built its reputation by providing high-quality online degree programs for working adults, announced today that it now offers a Reading and Literacy specialization as part of its Doctor of Education (EdD) degree program.

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Newfoundland activist, journalist and educator Robin Grant has been named a recipient of the sixth annual Council of the Federation Literacy Award.

Xenolexica is defined as "a grave confusion when faced with unusual words." Are you gravely confused? It's okay — the word was even rejected from the dictionary.

KNOXVILLE — To children, the summer slide means water, garden hoses and slippery plastic sheets. To teachers, the “summer slide” is the noted decrease in reading skills after a vacation without books.