National Adult Literacy Database

Tips and Activity Sheet for Adults

Series: Family Literacy Day 2011

Authors: ABC Life Literacy Canada

Collection: Learning Materials

This one-page tip sheet includes ideas for activities to help adults improve their literacy skills. The ideas include sharing a bedtime story with a child; planning a family trip to the library; and writing down the directions for a favourite childhood game and playing it with the family.

The authors have also included a recipe that children and adults can make together.

Added: 2010-12-17

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• Journée de l'alphabétisation familiale 2011 : Jouez en apprenant !

Authors: ABC Life Literacy Canada

Collection: Learning Materials

Family Literacy Day is observed annually on January 27 to encourage Canadian families to spend time every day enjoying a learning activity together. The theme for 2012 is Our Learning Journey.

This guide has been developed to help organizers plan and host a Family Literacy Day event. It contains information about the history of the day, activity ideas for groups of all sizes, and suggestions for fundraising.

There is also a detailed planning checklist that outlines everything that needs to be done, including forming a committee; looking for potential partners; deciding on a budget; scouting locations; inviting special guests; and getting media coverage. The authors have included sample letters organizers can send to potential partners, guests, local officials, and the media.

Added: 2011-12-20

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• Journée de l'alphabétisation familiale 2012 - Guide de planification du coordonnateur : Notre aventure vers l'apprentissage

Authors: ABC Life Literacy Canada

Collection: Learning Materials

Family Literacy Day is observed annually on January 27 to raise awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family.

This activity booklet includes a colouring page, a crossword puzzle, a word find, a maze, and a simple recipe that a child could make with an adult. There is also a page where the child can write a story, based on a series of pictures.

While the booklet has been prepared specifically for Family Literacy Day, the activities would appeal to a child at any time of the year.

Funders:

• HSBC Bank Canada

Added: 2012-01-10

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• Livret d'activités pour la Journée de l'alphabétisation familiale

Authors: ABC Life Literacy Canada

Collection: Learning Materials

Family Literacy Day is a national awareness initiative held annually on January 27 to raise awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy‐related activities as a family. This guide offers suggestions for using social media like Facebook and Twitter to promote the day.

It contains a series of prewritten “tweets” touching on a variety of literacy-related topics, including suggestions for turning everyday chores like making dinner into learning activities. There is also a list of Facebook discussion topics and poll questions.

The authors have provided a list of Canadian literacy organizations that maintain Twitter accounts.

Added: 2011-12-20

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Putting it on the Map!

Authors: Action for Family Literacy Ontario

Collection: Research Materials

This position paper presents a vision of a professional, fully funded and secure infrastructure for family literacy.

Investing in family literacy programming is a concrete and proactive way to
address the educational and training needs of Ontario's future.

By investing in family literacy, Ontario can take its place as a leader in the area of this important intergenerational approach.

Funders:

• OLES

Added: 2006-02-08

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Putting it on the MAP!

Authors: Action for Family Literacy Ontario

Collection: Research Materials

The positions and recommended actions in this working paper are framed and informed by a recent province-wide study survey of the state of family literacy programming in Ontario, commissioned by Action for Family Literacy Ontario (AFLO), a working group of the Ontario Literacy Coalition (OLC). With a focus on Anglophone programs, this study found that the family literacy field is too under-funded and under-developed to meet the level of need in the province.

This position paper presents a vision of a professional, fully funded and secure infrastructure for family literacy. Investing in family literacy programming is a concrete and proactive way to address the educational and training needs of Ontario's future. By investing in family literacy, Ontario can take its place on the national stage as a leader in the field. AFLO is looking to family literacy stakeholders to reflect upon and contribute to the development of the positions and actions in this working paper. Ultimately, AFLO will be looking to the government to recognize the needs and benefits of the proactive, preventative approach that family literacy programming provides, and to answer the call to action outlined in the final position paper.

Funders:

• OLES

Added: 2006-06-08

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Series: Financial Literacy Tips & Activities

Authors: ABC Life Literacy Canada

Collection: Learning Materials

This fact-sheet offers tips to help parents teach their children money-management skills. The underlying principle is the need for both adults and children to balance income and expenses.

Tips include using a shopping list to reduce impulse purchases; tracking expenses to figure out where the money goes; and splitting income or allowance into categories of spending, giving, short-term saving, and investing.

Added: 2012-01-24

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Series: Financial Literacy Tips & Activities

Authors: ABC Life Literacy Canada

Collection: Learning Materials

The authors of this document have provided brief definitions for a variety of financial terms, including credit, interest and income, and for financial products like an RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) and an RESP (Registered Education Savings Plan).

In some instances, the have provided consumer tips within the definition. For instance, they explain that a payday loan store is a place where cash advances and short-term loans can be acquired quickly, but at high interest rates.

Added: 2011-05-24

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Series: Financial Literacy Tips & Activities

Authors: ABC Life Literacy Canada

Collection: Learning Materials

In this document, the authors provide definitions for common financial terms, including direct deposit, net personal income, and credit check.

They also include brief explanations of a number of government financial programs, including Canada Education Savings Grant; Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA); and Canada Learning Bond.

Added: 2011-05-24

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How to open up when talking about money issues

Series: Financial Literacy Week 2011 - Videos

Authors: ABC Life Literacy Canada

Collection: Learning Materials

This brief video is one in a series prepared by ABC Life Literacy Canada to mark the inaugural Financial Literacy Week, observed from October 30 to November 5, 2011.

The video features Gail Vaz-Oxlade, a financial writer and television personality, explaining why it’s important to talk about money issues. She points out that few people would be embarrassed to ask questions about how to operate a chainsaw, for example, but many people shy away from asking questions about how best to manage their money.

She encourages families to discuss money matters openly and calls on parents to teach their children how to manage their finances wisely.

Added: 2011-11-10

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