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Canada's Premiers Announce 2020 Literacy Award Recipients

Newswire: 9.08.2020 by Canada's Premiers

On the occasion of International Literacy Day, Canada's Premiers today announced the recipients of the 16th annual Council of the Federation Literacy Award . Presented in each province and territory, the Award celebrates outstanding achievement, innovative practice and excellence in literacy.

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Premiers recognize the importance of literacy in enabling participation as a full and active citizen in all areas of society. Created in 2004, the Award celebrates adult learners who undertake literacy training, as well as the valuable contributions made by Canadians in the field of literacy, including family, Indigenous, health, workplace, and community literacy. The Award is presented to learners, educators, volunteers, community organizations, and businesses in each province and territory.

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2020 Council of the Federation Literacy Award Recipients

Portage College's Community Adult Learning Programs (CALPs) – Alberta

learner-centred foundational learning programs that allow adult Albertans to develop the necessary skills for further learning, employment and/or increased quality of life.

Story Studio – British Columbia

a non-profit, literacy-focused organization that inspires, educates and empowers youth to become great storytellers.

Awet Biagaber – Manitoba

is a determined and resilient learner with a passion for mentoring youth. Having overcome painful and challenging life experiences including traumatic injuries, Awet is determined to succeed in his education and commitment to helping others. Through volunteering with organizations such as the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba (IRCOM), he shares his life experiences to assist and motivate others.

Elaine Johnson-Chafe – Newfoundland and Labrador

In 2019, made the life-changing decision to obtain her high school diploma. After leaving school at an early age and working the same job for over twenty years, Elaine became unemployed and saw an opportunity to fulfill the dream of improving her education.

Peter Sawyer – New Brunswick

has worked in adult literacy since the late 1970's. As Chair of the Greater Moncton Literacy Council he aided in establishing Laubach Literacy Canada.

Élizabeth (Betty) Levasseur – New Brunswick

has been involved in literacy for more than thirty years. She first started in the Adult Learning Centre in Clair when learning centers were supported by municipalities and fundraising activities were the major source of funding.

Delores Vittrekwa – Northwest Territories

has been running literacy programs for toddlers, children, teens, young adults, adults and elders for the past 8 years.

Malak Alahmad – Nova Scotia

came to Canada with her family from a Jordanian refugee camp in 2017, after having fled the civil war in Syria. As a young mother of four who had no English language skills, Malak set out to adjust to her new life in Canada in stride.

Charmaine Okatsiak – Nunavut

passion for helping Rankin Inlet youth learn and speak Inuktitut comes from her mother, an Inuktitut teacher, and father, a youth program coordinator.

Fatuma Hassan – Ontario

in Somalia, Fatuma never had the opportunity to attend school and had never learned to read or write; started her English as a Second Language literacy class at Women's Enterprise Skills Training of Windsor.

Linda Fraser – Prince Edward Island

began teaching Adult Education in Abegweit First Nation in 2008 through a partnership with Mi'kmaq Confederacy of PEI, Abegweit First Nation, Holland College and the Province.

Absa Diop – Québec

is an adult literacy student at the Centre de formation L'Impulsion.

Renae Lech – Saskatchewan

is a literacy volunteer who began volunteering for the Great Plains College English as a Second Language program in Gravelbourg in 2015.

Liard First Nation Language Department – Yukon

worked for decades to promote, preserve, revitalize and maintain the Kaska language.  READ MORE ➤➤

Automatic Readability Checker

Based on 7 readability formulas:

Grade Level: 16

Reading Level: very difficult to read.

Reader's Age: College graduate

September Is Literacy Month

Northern View: 9.03.2020 by K-J Millar

Literacy month has kicked off in September with International Literacy Day (ILD2020) being recognized on Sept. 8, by many community-based programs across the province.

This year, International Literacy Day will focus on literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond, Decoda Literacy Solutions a province wide literacy organization said, in a statement on Sept. 3.

Prince Rupert Chief Librarian Joe Zelwietro said literacy is extremely important to him and he sees many patrons at the library with varying levels of literacy. Prior to COVID-19, he said there would be informal tutors at the library assisting students and those learning English as a second language to improve literacy.  READ MORE ➤➤

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Based on 7 readability formulas:

Grade Level: 12

Reading Level: difficult to read.

Reader's Age: 17-18 yrs. old

(Twelfth graders)

Nonprofit Offers Technology Training For Adults Navigating Virtual School With Children

Oklahoman: 9.10.2020 by Carla Hinton

A local organization specializing in adult literacy and career education training will turn its focus toward helping parents whose children are attending virtual school.

Opportunities Industrialization Center of Oklahoma County, known as OIC, will offer a series of Chromebook training classes on Saturday at its headquarters, 3033 N Walnut Ave.

DesJean Jones, OIC's executive director, said the two-hour sessions are geared for parents of students in Oklahoma City Public Schools.

She said the organization aims to give parents the tools they need to help their children through the district's virtual classes, which began on Aug. 31. As part of the district's virtual school plan, students received Google Chromebooks or Apple iPads, depending on their grade level, to access online classes.

She said many OIC students began talking about their need to learn more about Chromebook so they could help their children navigate through their online classes.

Jones said the nonprofit had already started a technology loaner program so that OIC students could be connected to the organization from home during the pandemic.  READ MORE ➤➤

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Based on 7 readability formulas:

Grade Level: 13

Reading Level: difficult to read.

Reader's Age: 18-19 yrs. old

(college level entry)