Literacy matters to me: Gwen’s story
When Gwen came to Canada from China in 1954, she was 22 years old. She was a young mother who needed to support her family. Gwen worked long hours at …
Read All About Lit
Find resources and research relevant to the literacy community in our Read All About Lit blog.
Family Literacy Matters – More Than Ever!
COVID-19 has created big changes for families. In addition to a rapid growth in at-home activities, there have been new expectations and changes in family dynamics. Many changes haven’t been …
Workplace Literacy Matters – More Than Ever!
Workplace literacy helps keep us and the people we work with productive, healthy and safe. COVID-19 has made this even more noticeable since everyone has had to adapt to new …
Digital Literacy Matters – More Than Ever!
Digital literacy helps us use technology to find, evaluate, use and share information. With physical distancing due to COVID-19, many in-person activities – work, school, family and friends – have …
Health Literacy Matters – More Than Ever!
Health literacy helps us make informed choices for our health every day. This has become particularly noticeable during the COVID-19 pandemic, when it has been important for everyone to act …
Enjoy nature, close to home
Children and their families benefit from going outside, even when they can’t go too far from home. Read about it in Why nature play is so good for kids, especially …
Tools and Techniques for Online Teaching
Last week we looked at some of the recent Tips for Teaching Remotely. Today, we’re sharing a collection of readings on tools and techniques for online teaching: Distance Learning: Improving …
Ideas for Family Literacy Programs at a Distance
Remote Instruction for Family Literacy Programs: Dealing with COVID-19 Challenges in the Virtual Classroom provides suggestions for dealing with the challenges of providing distance learning in family literacy programs. This …
Tips for Teaching Remotely
Earlier this year many students and teachers made the switch to remote teaching and learning. This was done on short notice and now teachers have had time to reflect on …
Skills for Work
Skills for Work is a new 18 course online training series, created by AWES (Alberta Workforce Essential Skills) in partnership with TIQ Software. Designed using gaming principles, the self-paced courses …