“The greater the variety of programming available the more the needs of learners can be met.” – Participant in the Workforce Literacy Practitioner Survey

The Big Picture

• Intervention strategies do or should take a variety of forms, including:
  • early intervention programs
  • family literacy programs youth and work-readiness programs
  • alternative schooling
  • entry level and pre-apprenticeship training
  • transitional employment training
  • workplace basic skills upgrading " First Nations programming
  • adult tutoring and community “storefront” learning centers
  • learning centers in correctional facilities
  • school district and college-based programming
  
  
  

• While none of these strategies are adequately resourced to meet the need they address, several seem to be particularly under-resourced. These include programming for First Nations, “at risk” teens, and those who are in the workforce and in need of basic skills upgrading.

Up Close

The following summarizes what we learned from the literacy practitioners’ and learners’ visioning conference, our two telephone surveys, and our community consultations.

Early Childhood Strategies…

“Kids in grades 1-4 must learn how to read. If they don’t there are problems from then on because they have to read – and their teachers will assume they know how.” – Educator during Provincial Consultation

“The kids who are at alternative schools are there because they have behavior problems that keep them at low literacy levels – or their low levels of literacy are causing behavior problems.” – Alternative School representative during Provincial Consultation