National Adult Literacy Database -- Weekly Update -- April 30, 2012

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NALD update - April 30, 2012

Story of the Week

Horses by Shane McIntosh

Literacy and Learning

Achieving financial literacy: RBC has five tips for 20-somethings

Young people get preview of Roch Carrier's 'Hockey Sweater' - the symphonic rendition

On World Book Day, UK columnist goes global - vows to read a work from every country

New Chinese-language website being embraced by Chinese-Canadian community

Annual Frye Festival draws authors to Moncton

Frontier College hosts youth, criminal justice and literacy conferences in five cities across Canada

Workplace and Essential Skills

Administrative professionals: How the role has evolved over 60 years

Canadians among most satisfied employees in the world: study

Report studies race for success in the workplace during tough economic climate

How to give feedback to underperformers in the workplace

Ottawa to make changes to Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Student mental health conference taking place at Mount Allison University

Manitoba takes steps to make it easier than ever to become an apprentice

New training to help Yukon residents prepare for local job market

Why is CUPE involved with literacy work? (video)

Literacy is an essential ingredient at Halifax bakery

Summer Institute 2012: Workplace literacy and essential skills: Shaping a new learning culture

Review the latest events.

Learning Materials

Pattern Spelling [Video - 5:04] - Featuring Kate Nonesuch, Literacy Educator and Curriculum Writer by Literacy Nova Scotia (2010)

Lesson Plan: Oral Communication – Taking a Phone Message by READ Saskatoon (2012)

Stress by Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute (VRRI) (2005)

Part 1: FASD Modules on Grammar by Regina Community Clinic (2010)

Multiplying Decimals - Concept [Video – 11:46] by Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM) (2011)

Multiplying Decimals - Practice [Video – 9:39] by Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM) (2011)

Igniting the Power Within: Level 3 Curriculum - Essential Skills and Portfolios for Your Community by Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM) (2011)

Research Materials

Making the Connection - Six information sheets for adult literacy practitioners on learning and violence by Jenny Horsman (2009)

Changing our schools: Implementing successful educational reform - Lessons in Learning – January 15, 2009 by Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) (2009)

The Lieutenant Governor’s Aboriginal Summer Reading Camps Managed by Frontier College – 2010 Report by Frontier College (2010)

Literacy profile of off-reserve First Nations and Métis people living in urban Manitoba and Saskatchewan: Results from the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey 2003 - Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada, April 2008, Vol. 4 No. 5 by Evelyne Bougie (2008)

UIL Nexus - UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) - April 2012 (PDF)

New Frontiers in Literacy E-newsletter - Frontier College - April 2012 (PDF)

Colchester Adult Learning Association (CALA) (Hosted by NALD)