National Adult Literacy Database

CHICAGO – Speaking to a full house of educators at the opening general session of the International Reading Association’s 55th Annual Convention in Chicago, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan said teaching was her favourite profession and the “most noble profession.” The queen spoke simply and with heartfelt eloquence about what literacy means and the important role teachers have in moulding life. “The future is in your hands.

Welcome to the 10th annual ABC Life Literacy Media Sale (formerly the Gutenberg Media Grab), an online sale of advertising space that is donated by leading magazines, newspapers, websites and outdoor media from across the country.

UNESCO is celebrating World Book and Copyright Day on 23 April by highlighting the need to preserve creativity from piracy. The Day also marks the launch of celebrations in Ljubljana (Slovenia), World Book Capital for 2010.

Thomas King and Tomson Highway, acclaimed Canadian Aboriginal authors, will address the Cultivating Connections National Family Literacy Conference being presented by the Centre for Family Literacy in Edmonton, Alberta, July 15-17, 2010. Thomas King’s topic is “Stories Do Create a World” and Tomson Highway will speak on “How Literacy Can Make for a Healthy, Functional Family.” Register for banquet tickets to hear Thomas King or for the full conference.

Award-winning Irish writer Colm Toibin firmly believes the novel will remain fundamentally unchanged by the Internet or other high-tech innovations, a realm in which he admits he is nearly illiterate.

The Task Force on Financial Literacy begins its cross-Canada public consultations today in Vancouver, British Columbia and simultaneously in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The sessions will feature presentations by groups and individuals representing a cross section of Canadian society, including the private, public and voluntary sectors.

Laubach Literacy Ontario represents a network of community-based literacy programs. We use the services of trained volunteer tutors and trainers.

The New Brunswick public libraries are planning to start offering e-books in the next few months to allow people access to more reading material in different formats.

For 111 years, Frontier College has relied on the power of volunteers to deliver its literacy programs across Canada. As Canada's original literacy organization, Frontier College has been recruiting volunteers to work with Canadian children, youth and adults from coast to coast since 1899.

Literacy Northwest services this region. For more detailed information regarding programs in this area, please contact Literacy Northwest.

In an effort to be more welcoming to newcomers, the government today launched an innovative website that will give prospective residents the information they need to move to Saskatchewan. Also included is an online application feature for the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) - the first of its kind in Canada.

The availability of new on-line alternate format materials will greatly assist students with special needs and offer them access to the same resources as their peers. The Honourable Darin King, Minister of Education, provided details on the new addition to the department’s website today.

With First Nations representing an ever-increasing portion of the Canadian population, Northern Ontario universities are using a number of ways to engage and accommodate them.

EDMONTON — The local hard-of-hearing community is worried they will be cut out of the conversation again if NAIT cancels the only public program in Canada training people to transcribe meetings in real time.

The deadline for nominations for the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Awards has been extended to Friday, April 30 at 5 p.m. These awards honour and recognize individual and organizational effort in the development, enhancement, and/or promotion of Aboriginal literacy in Saskatchewan. Recipients will be recognized in each of the following categories: Elder, Practitioner, Learner, and Organization/Business. Nominations are accepted, accompanied by two letters of support.