Each month NALD releases Library user statistics in a feature known as the Top 20 downloads/20 Plus téléchargés. The report examines the number of NALD Library documents, in both English and French, which are viewed and downloaded by visitors to the websites NALD, NALD@Work, BDAA and BDAA@uTravail.
The growth in the number of document downloads is a result of both increased usage and continued expansion of NALD’s full-text document holdings. This growth also indicates a high and growing demand for relevant, full-text documents by the Canadian literacy and essential skills community.
Documents from this list originated from different regions of Canada. They are representative of the NALD Library and its learning and research materials.
| # | Title of Document | # of downloads |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Academic Studies English: Support Materials and Exercises for Grammar—Part I: Parts of Speech | 90,478 |
| 2 | Kitchen Math - Everyday Math Skills by NWT Literacy Council | 29,949 |
| 3 | Academic Studies English: Support Materials and Exercises for Writing Letters | 25,247 |
| 4 | Money Math - Everyday Math Skills by NWT Literacy Council | 22,680 |
| 5 | Bridging the Gap Between Literacy and Technology—Education Component—Evaluation Tools | 15,330 |
| 6 | How To Kit—Environmental Print Games by NWT Literacy Council | 14,566 |
| 7 | Credit in a new country: A guide to credit in Canada by Consolidated Credit Counseling Services of Canada Inc. | 10,008 |
| 8 | Bridging the Employment Gap - Ready for Work by Simcoe/Muskoka Literacy Network | 9,352 |
| 9 | Changing the Way We Teach Math—A Manual for Teaching Basic Math to Adults by Kate Nonesuch | 9,167 |
| 10 | Simply Math - Everyday Math Skills by NWT Literacy Council | 8,288 |
| 11 | Adult ESL Learners Facilitator Training Manual by Myrina Rutten-James | 7,597 |
| 12 | Bridging the Employment Gap—Janitorial—Workforce Curricula for Learners with Low Level Literacy Skills by Simcoe/Muskoka Literacy Network |
7,330 |
| 13 | English-as-a-Second Language Tutor Training Kit: A learner-Centred Approach to Tutoring Adult ESL Learners Tutor Training Manual by Myrina Rutten-James | 6,716 |
| 14 | How To Kit—Readers Theatre by NWT Literacy Council | 6,558 |
| 15 | Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities: Best Practices for Success - A Resource Manual for Practitioners by Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick |
6,455 |
| 16 | How To Kit - "Get Caught Reading" & other Literacy Promotion Ideas by NWT Literacy Council | 5,908 |
| 17 | Action Research in Workplace Education—A Handbook for Literacy Instructors by Maurice Taylor | 5,862 |
| 18 | Family Math Fun! by Kate Nonesuch | 5,376 |
| 19 | Popular Resources: Supporting the Transitioning of Adult Learners with Independence or Employment Goals - Resource Guide by Community Literacy of Ontario (CLO) | 4,954 |
| 20 | Home Math by Lisa Campbell, NWT Literacy Council | 4,415 |