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1. A 10-year, Results-Based National Literacy Action Plan (2005)
2006-2016
Authors: Movement for Canadian Literacy
Collection: Research Materials
This document outlines a 10-year National Literacy Action Plan (2006 to 2016) to begin addressing Canada's literacy challenges.
It builds on the federal, provincial and territorial governments' expressed recognition of the literacy challenges; on the National Literacy Action Agenda widely endorsed by the literacy community in 2002-2003, on the all-party parliamentary Standing Committee 2003 report on "Raising Adult Literacy Skills: The need for a Pan-Canadian Response"; and on Minister Bradshaw's current pan- Canadian round of consultations on literacy.
Added: 2006-02-13
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2. 12 Days of Poetry (2012)
Authors: Michael Eden Reynolds, Joanna Lilley, Khâ sha, Ann MacDonald, Jamella Hagen, K. J. Munro, Larry Bagnell, Patricia Robertson, Christine Hakim, Joe Zucchiatti, Erling Friis-Baastad, Clea Roberts
Collection: Learning Materials
This document was published by the Yukon Literacy Council (YLC) to launch a seasonal literacy campaign featuring the work of 12 local poets. During the campaign, which ran from November 30 to December 21, 2012, the poems were read on the local radio station and appeared in the local newspaper.
Members of the public were encouraged to download a poem to post at home and work, then let the YLC know by email or via Facebook that they had done so. They then had an opportunity to win prizes.
The 12 poems in the collection showcase a variety of styles and themes, though many of them reflect the experience of living in Canada’s northern region.
Added: 2013-04-30
3. 2002 NWT Literacy Council Writing Contest (2002)
Authors: NWT Literacy Council
Collection: Learning Materials
This book contains the winning entries from the 2002 NWT Writing Contest. Winners were chosen for each range and for each category: fiction, poetry, non-fiction, legends, and French.
Added: 2002-06-26
4. 2003 Summer Literacy Institute: Bridging Cultures, Strengthening Communities (2003)
Series: Final Report
Authors: Jean Rasmussen
Collection: Research Materials
Since the mid-1990s, Literacy BC has hosted a number of summer institutes on a variety of literacy-related topics. This report documents the process, activities and results of the 2003 institute, which focused on effective teaching strategies, training and support for literacy/adult basic education practitioners who are working with First Nations learners.
The author describes the design of the week-long institute; summarizes project activities; and provides the results of the participant evaluation surveys. Appendices offer background information on the concepts covered during the institute.
Added: 2010-11-12
5. 2005 National Summer Institute (2005)
Working Together on Literacy and Health Research - Final Report
Authors: Gail Hammond, Irving Rootman, Jim Frankish, Marina Niks, Sandy Middleton, Melody Monro
Collection: Research Materials
This is the Final Report for a National Summer Institute held in Vancouver, BC in July 2005 regarding Literacy and Health Research. Included are key strategic directions for future research around literacy and health issues.
Funders:
- Social Sciences Humanities Research Council of Canada
Added: 2006-08-15
6. 2008 Literacy Cafés (2008)
Volume 1: Southern Saskatchewan
Series: Literacy Cafe Report
Authors: Saskatchewan Literacy Network (SLN)
Collection: Learning Materials
This is a report on the some of the key items discussed during three Literacy Cafés held by the Saskatchewan Literacy Network in early 2008 in in Regina, Swift Current and Yorkton, Saskatchewan. The purpose of these Cafés was to provide a networking opportunity for literacy stakeholders and to ask for information that would guide the Literacy Network including its conversations and communications with decision makers. Through these discussions, the Literacy Network hoped to learn about the current literacy activities in each region, what was working well, the challenges that literacy stakeholders were facing and observing, and the opportunities for action and change.
Added: 2008-07-16
7. 2008 Summer Tutoring Program for Kids - Final Report (2008)
Authors: PEI Literacy Alliance
Collection: Learning Materials
This is a report on the Summer Tutoring Program for Kids that runs during July and August every year in libraries, schools and community centres across P.E.I. The purpose of this program is to support the learning objectives of the school system by offering an alternative learning environment during the summer months. It gives children with reading difficulties a chance to maintain their literacy skills over the summer months and provides relevant summer career employment for qualified students. Tutoring is offered in French, English and English as an Additional Language.
This report consists of three parts: The first part includes a description of the program, its purpose, benefits, staffing, and supporters; the second part is the program coordinator's report for 2008; and the third part consists of parents' and children's evaluations of the program.
Added: 2008-11-12
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8. 2008 Survey of Canadian Attitudes toward Learning: Results for learning throughout the lifespan (2009)
Authors: Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Collection: Learning Materials
This annual survey provides a look at Canadians’ opinions, beliefs and experiences with learning across the lifespan. The 2008 edition covers four learning domains: early childhood learning; structured learning at the elementary, secondary and post-secondary levels; work-related adult learning; and health-related learning.
Within each of the four domains, questions were designed to elicit information on a variety of topics, including child-care arrangements; access to post-secondary education; participation in work-related training; and sources of health-care information.
The survey was designed by the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) in consultation with Statistics Canada, which administered the survey on behalf of CCL. A total of 5,488 Canadians aged 18 to 74 were surveyed by Statistics Canada. All respondents had previously participated in Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey. Canadians living in institutions, on reserves, or in the northern territories were not included in the sample.
Added: 2010-02-10
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9. The 2009 Composite Learning Index: Measuring Canada's Progress in Lifelong Learning (2009)
Series: Composite Learning Index
Authors: Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Collection: Research Materials
The Composite Learning Index (CLI) is an annual measure of Canada’s progress in lifelong learning. It is based on statistical indicators that reflect the many ways Canadians learn, whether in school, in the home, at work or within the community.The first index of its kind in the world, the CLI is a valuable measurement tool that recognizes how learning throughout people’s lives is critical to their individual success, the success of their community and the success
of the country as a whole.
Until the Canadian Council on Learning created the Composite Learning Index in 2006 there was no means to measure how Canada performed across the full spectrum of learning. To reflect this broad perspective, the CLI uses a wide range of learning indicators to generate numeric scores for 4,700 cities and communities across Canada. A high CLI score means that a particular city or community possesses learning conditions that support social and economic well-being.
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The 2009 CLI is made up of 17 indicators and 25 specific measures. These are organized within four pillars: Learning to Know, Learning to Do, Learning to Live Together and Learning to Be. These pillars recognize the broad scope of lifelong learning — at home, in the classroom, at work and in the community. Indicators reflect an aspect of the state of lifelong learning across Canada and can include more than one specific measure. Specific measures are the building blocks of the index. These have defined units that quantify each indicator. For example, “Youth literacy skills” is an indicator that uses four specific measures from the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The four measures are: mean problem-solving scores for 15-year-olds; mean reading scores; mean math scores; mean science scores for 15-year-olds.
The report shows a trend of the 2009 CLI scores and trends for major Canadian cities. For the first time, Canada’s overall score on the Composite Learning Index has declined, dropping two points to 75 in 2009, from 77 in 2008.
In short, the CLI is designed as an objective and reliable measurement tool that can help communities make the best possible decisions about learning - decisions that will strengthen social ties, bolster the economy and, of course, improve people’s lives
Added: 2009-09-11
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10. 2009 Summer Tutoring Program for Kids - Final Report (2009)
Authors: PEI Literacy Alliance
Collection: Learning Materials
The Summer Tutoring Program for Kids (STPK) in Prince Edward Island has been running for eight weeks every summer since 1998. The program, which is offered free of charge, gives children with reading difficulties a chance to maintain their literacy skills over the summer months and provides relevant summer employment for qualified students. Students in Grade 1 through 6 are referred to the program by resource teachers in their schools.
This document summarizes the delivery of the 2009 program, which saw 26 tutors working with 600 children in communities around the province. Some of the tutors worked specifically with French-speaking, French-immersion or English-as-a-Second-Language students. The authors outline the orientation process for tutors and explain how tutors contacted both school resource teachers and the libraries where the tutoring takes place.
The authors describe the program’s successes as well as the problems that arose and offer a series of recommendations for improvements.
Added: 2010-01-26
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