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 and BDAA.
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 | Money Math - Everyday Math Skills by NWT Literacy Council | 248,600 |
| 2 | Kitchen Math - Everyday Math Skills by NWT Literacy Council | 207,873 |
| 3 | Hands On! - A collection of ESL Literacy Activities by Halifax Immigrant Learning Centre | 89,797 |
| 4 | Home Math by NWT Literacy Council | 82,009 |
| 5 | Academic Studies English: Support Materials and Exercises for Grammar - Part I: Parts of Speech by Leslie Childs, New Brunswick Community College | 58,462 |
| 6 | Customer Care for Housekeepers by Calgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA) | 53,174 |
| 7 | Module 2: Symptoms and Injuries by Farzana Mubashir, Rabia Garewal, Calgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA) | 49,711 |
| 8 | Academic Studies English: Support Materials and Exercises for Writing Letters by Leslie Childs, New Brunswick Community College | 45,834 |
| 9 | Essential Skills for Word Processing: Microsoft Word 2007 by TR Leger Adult Literacy and Employment Preparation Program | 43,895 |
| 10 | Bed Time Stories by the students of the 2001 - 2002 SIAST Kelsey Campus Literacy Program | 36,364 |
| 11 | Essential Skills for Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel 2007 by TR Leger Adult Literacy and Employment Preparation Program | 32,537 |
| 12 | Lesson Plan - Reading: Inferences by READ Saskatoon | 32,212 |
| 13 | Family Math Fun! by Kate Nonesuch | 27,874 |
| 14 | Casino Math: Essential Skills for the Gaming Industry by Canadian Gaming Centre of Excellence, Judith Hayes and Dayna Hinkel | 27,201 |
| 15 | How To Kit - Readers Theatre by NWT Literacy Council | 25,327 |
| 16 | How To Kit - Environmental Print Games by NWT Literacy Council | 20,550 |
| 17 | Bridging the Gap Between Literacy and Technology - Education Component: Evaluation Tools by Samaritan House Training Centre | 20,220 |
| 18 | Fractions by Marian Small, Blaine Bernard, Gail Gould, Judith MacManus and Samantha Robichaud | 19,584 |
| 19 | Adult Learning: From Theory to Practice by Lori Herod | 19,074 |
| 20 | Lesson Plan - Reading: Summarizing by READ Saskatoon | 18,526 |