Literacy

National Organizations
Alberta Organizations
Activity Sites

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

ABC Literacy Foundation
http://www.abc-canada.org/index.asp
A national registered charitable organization committed to promoting literacy to the general public and to the private sector. The site includes information about public awareness, research, literacy facts and statistics, publications, and special events.

La fédération canadienne pour l'alphabétisation en français
http://www.fcaf.net/
A non-profit organization which strives to promote and deliver access to French literacy and to establish links between French literacy groups and their members. This site is only available in French.

Frontier College
http://www.frontiercollege.ca/english/main.htm
National network of volunteer tutors, youth and adult learners, and popular education professionals who teach literacy skills such
as reading and writing.

Laubach Literacy of Canada
http://www.laubach.ca/
Charitable organization committed to raising national literacy awareness. This organization also provides trained tutors for people to improve their basic skills in reading, writing, speaking, listening, numeracy and other life skills.

Movement for Canadian Literacy
http://www.literacy.ca/
This is a non-profit organization representing many literacy coalitions, organizations, and individuals from every province and territory.

National Adult Literacy Database
http://www.nald.ca/
A Canadian database with discussion groups and a database of literacy programs, resources, services and activities across Canada. It includes links to literacy newsletters, educational resources, First Nations websites, and News Media sites.

The National Office of Literacy and Learning (formerly called the National Literacy Secretariat)
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/nav/top_nav/program/nls.shtml
The federal government funding and policy body for literacy housed in Human Resources and Social Development Canada. The NOLL works to promote literacy as an essential component for a learning society and to make Canada's social, economic and political life more accessible to people with weak literacy skills.

ALBERTA ORGANIZATIONS

Alberta Advanced Education
http://www.advancededucation.gov.ab.ca
This government organization sets new directions for adult learning providing Albertans with an accessible, responsive and affordable system of quality adult learning.

Literacy Alberta
http://www.literacy-alberta.ca
Literacy Alberta is a non-profit organization which links approximately 500 members involved in adult literacy and basic education. This group has many on-going literacy projects. Literacy Alberta’s mission is to be an advocate for the best interests of providers and facilitators of adult lifelong education and learning in Alberta. LA is a non-profit organization devoted to providing professional development, networking and organization for its members of literacy co-coordinators in Alberta.

Alberta Correctional Education Association
http://www.nald.ca/acea/index.html
The Alberta Correctional Education Association (ACEA) is dedicated to the academic, vocational, and personal development of offenders and the professional enhancement of Association members.

Calgary Learning Centre
http://www.calgarylearningcentre.com
The CLC is a non-profit society which provides activities that are designed to advance knowledge and improve services for people of all ages with learning problems.

Calgary Learns
http://www.calgarylearns.ca/
Calgary Learns strives to promote, profile, champion and celebrate our membership and all those working to support the adult learning community.

Centre for Family Literacy
http://famlit.ca
The Centre for Family Literacy, formerly Prospects Literacy Association, came into being on January 1st, 2001. It is founded on 20 years of literacy work in Edmonton by Prospects.

Canadian Centre for Research on Literacy
http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/elementaryed/ccrl.cfm
The CRL is the first literacy research centre in Canada and based at the University of Alberta where there is a growing expertise in literacy research in faculties such as Arts, Business, Education, Law, Nursing, and Medicine.

Community Alberta Learning Council
http://www.communitylearning.info
This network connects Albertans who believe in developing their communities in lifelong learning.

Family Literacy Action Group (FLAG)
http://www.nald.ca/flag.htm
FLAG was established to raise public awareness of family literacy, to produce a practical guide on family literacy for Alberta, and to provide a network of family literacy programs in the province.

The John Howard Society of Alberta
http://www.johnhoward.ab.ca/
This is a society which offers crime prevention programs and activities for offenders and their families, ex-offenders, young persons and the public.

ACTIVITY SITES

Many Things
http://www.manythings.org
This site has ESL word games, puzzles, quizzes, exercises, slang, proverbs and much more.

Puzzlemaker
http://www.puzzlemaker.com
This website is part of the Discovery Channel network. It allows you to create and print over 10 different types of puzzles, i.e. crosswords, anagrams, word search, etc. It is very easy to use and appropriate for both Coaches and Learners.

Quia
http://www.quia.com/
This website has hundreds of ready made activities in the area of Language Arts and Math. It also has a step by step guide for instructors who want to create their own lessons around technology.

Dave’s ESL Café
http://www.eslcafe.com
This popular and extensive website is an “idea cookbook” for coaches on many topics including grammar, math, reading, games, Internet, etc. Student pages include; idioms, plural verbs, pronunciation power, slang and quizzes. Extensive web links included.

Resources for Teachers of Basic Skills (Adult Ed.)
http://webpages.charter.net/hope4all/
Includes lesson and activity plans (some topics include; signs, nutrition, knowledge, picture bingo, etc.) Also links to freewall for coaches.

Instructional Materials for Adult Learners
http://literacy.kent.edu/illinois/illteach1.htm
Instructional materials for adult learners inks to math websites, ESL, GED, learning disabilities for learners. Links to lesson plans to coaches on renting apartments, schools registration, getting a temporary license, using car seats, and English grammar lessons. Also links to family literacy websites for children and parents.

Adult Learning Center
http://www.adultlearningcenter.com
Various links for educators and students and inexpensive educational games and activities (the latter for coaches)

AEL Web
http://www.aelweb.vcu.edu/links/adult_learner/links.shtml
Hundreds of links to websites on the following topics; Civics and Gov’t (American), ESL, Family, Finances, Consumer, GED, Health, History, Geography, Jobs and Work, Learning Disabilities, Math, Reading, Reference and Fast Search, Technology and Writing.

CLN
http://www.cln.org/subjects/esl_cur.html#top
This website has curricular resources in English as a second language. Also, there are many links to websites for ESL learning from listening and grammar to writing and reading.

ESL Resources for Students
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/
This website is created by Purdue University and is useful for intermediate to advanced ESL learners. It includes hundreds of links to websites on grammar, spelling, idioms, vocab., online quizzes and interactive sites.