ALSO (Alternative Learning Styles and Outlooks) has been providing free adult and family literacy services in downtown Ottawa for 28 years. They are a registered charity and proud to provide guidance and support enabling learners to strengthen literacy, math, and life skills.
For more information check out their website www.also-ottawa.org
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Project READ Literacy Network
Project READ Literacy Network is a community collaboration that serves the Regions of Waterloo and Wellington. They offer a 10 week family literacy program called "Get Set Learn" to parents and children living on welfare and are presently piloting a 9 week transition program after school. Their innovative and highly successful programs are funded by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and the Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation in partnership with local community centres, early years centres, and schools.
You can download the complete curriculum package "Get Set Learn: Everything you need to Run a Family Literacy Program" from http://www.nald.ca/
You can download the complete curriculum package "Get Set Learn: Everything you need to Run a Family Literacy Program" from http://www.nald.ca/
Kingston Literacy
Kingston Literacy, a community based program located in Kingston, Ontario, has a long standing history of delivering family literacy programs to adults and their families in Eastern Ontario. They also house the Centre for Expertise in Family Literacy which provides information and resources.
See their website at www.kingstonliteracy.com for current information and links to other websites.
See their website at www.kingstonliteracy.com for current information and links to other websites.
Upcoming Conferences
Please see the website for Alberta's Centre for Family Literacy to find out information on their National Conference July 15 - 17, 2010. Guest speakers include Thomas G. Sticht, Peter Hannon, Eve Gregory, Snoeks Desmond and Elsa Auerbach.
For more information, see http://www.famlit.ca/
For more information, see http://www.famlit.ca/
Early Literacy Alliance of Waterloo Region
For some current resources and links, please check out the website of the newly formed Early Literacy Alliance of Waterloo Region.
http://earlyliteracyalliance.blogspot.com
There are a variety of resources and links posted. Keep checking for news of an upcoming conference in the spring of 2010.
http://earlyliteracyalliance.blogspot.com
There are a variety of resources and links posted. Keep checking for news of an upcoming conference in the spring of 2010.
AFLO Website
Please continue to check the AFLO website, www.aflo.on.literacy.ca, as it is updated. It is a work in progress!
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