Numeracy

Focus on Numeracy
The latest Focus on Basics issue (volume 9, 2008) is all about numeracy and includes an article on page Changing Practice, Changing Minds by BC educator, Kate Nonesuch. Focus on Basics is a free journal that links literacy research and practice, available at http://www.ncsall.net/?id=31

Research

The Directory of Canadian Adult Literacy Research in English is Back
The Directory of Canadian Adult Literacy Research is being updated! Send your completed or in progress research to them for inclusion. View the Directory at http://www.nald.ca/crd To find BC research, click on "Research Site" and then select “BC.”

Statistics

Keeping Track of Literacy Statistics
NALD provides access to the full-text of Statistics Canada publications relating to literacy at http://newswire.nald.ca/feed/3

15 Million Adult Canadians with Low Literacy by 2031
Almost half of all Canadians face literacy challenges today, and this proportion will remain virtually unchanged through 2031, according to a Canadian Council on Learning study. The June 2008 study, Reading the Future, looks at the human face of literacy and offers potentially effective solutions. Visit http://www.cclcca. ca/ccl/reports/readingfuture/index.htm and link to the Projections of Adult Literacy-Measuring and Moving (PALMM) tool to run projections. You will also find videos, fact sheets, a research summary and the full report.

Canada Improves Composite Learning Index Score
The Composite Learning Index is the world’s only index of lifelong learning. The Canadian Council on Learning’s third annual survey shows that Canada’s overall score 7 has increased for two consecutive years. Among the most improved cities was Kelowna, BC. Learn more at http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/Reports/CLI?Language=EN