What we do

Work Cooperatively

• arranging presentations by adult learners to encourage students to stay in school;
• facilitating learner participation at literacy events.

International Literacy Day

• we host a celebration of International Literacy Day on September 8th of each year
• download our french International Literacy Day kit (PDF - 839 KB)
• download our Invitation to Join in the Celebration poster (PDF - 119 KB)
• download our Drop Everything And Read! poster (PDF - 203 KB)
• download our International Literacy Day Tool Kit for Schools and Families (PDF - 703 KB)

We raise public awareness about literacy by:

• publishing literacy supplements in The StarPhoenix;
• participating in the annual StarPhoenix Raise-A Reader fundraising campaign for children and family literacy;
• providing resource materials and speakers;
• responding to local, provincial and national literacy issues;
• supporting the celebration of Family Literacy Day;
• promoting literacy events.

We are concerned about literacy because:

• 40% of Adults in Saskatchewan ages 16 and over are struggling with literacy below levels where Canadians are able to meet the growing literacy demands of a knowledge-based economy and society (IALSS, 2003);
• In the next five years, 2/3 of new and replacement jobs will require some type of post secondary education.

Why we do it

Did you know?

• Many adults with poor reading, writing, and math skills are very reluctant to seek help.
• There are volunteer literacy programs in all regions of Saskatchewan.
• Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Walt Disney, Winston Churchill, and Jacque Demers had difficulty learning to read.