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New poll finds 90% of Canadians believe improving literacy is key to competitive economy.

Council of the Federation Announces Literacy Award Winners for 2010

Conference Board of Canada report shows that improving literacy can save lives in the workplace.

ELMO Reviews is two, and we have a gift for you: a lesson plan on writing book reviews. Click here to download it.

Literacy BC's Diana Twiss speaks about workplace education and literacy (video by ABC Life Literacy Canada)

Project Report: Getting Online: Distance Education Promising Practices for Canadian Literacy Practitioners

The Westcoast Reader, a newspaper for adults learning to read, presents The Best of the Reader, a website with many ebooks and teacher resources.

Watch "Literacy Yarn" to find out why knitting is a good metaphor for literacy.

Data Angel Report: Addressing Canada's Literacy Challenge, A Cost-Benefit Analysis (PDF)

New Guidebook: Learning Together: A Guide to Community-Based Adult ESL & Literacy in British Columbia (PDF)

New TD Bank Report: Helping Newcomers Unlock Their Potential (PDF)

Listen to Barbara Adler's poem, "Florence"

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