Literacy and Basic Skills Overview Note: Adapted from Community Literacy of Ontario’s Presentation on Professional Development Pathways at the Council.

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Literacy and Basic Skills Overview Note: Adapted from Community Literacy of Ontario’s Presentation on Professional Development Pathways at the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada Conference, April 15, 2008 LLSC DRAFT SP Tool #15

The History of Literacy and Basic Skills in Ontario Announced September 8, 1986 Plan directed that programs be in English and French; explicitly mentioned Native and other target groups Co-ordinators were hired to develop culturally appropriate English, French, and Native program “streams”, including practitioner training An access co-ordinator was to develop training for practitioners on integration of learners with disabilities, offenders, rural and urban people, women, and others (Deaf identified as cultural “stream”) In year two the literacy section was transferred to Skills Development

Further Development in Early Years Workplace programs involved employers, employer associations, unions, school boards, colleges, community-based groups, and regional literacy networks Family literacy programs involved social agencies, school boards, libraries, community literacy groups, and networks National Literacy Secretariat became partner in 1988 on field development, practitioner training, research and pilot projects

Literacy and Basic Skills Guidelines

Literacy is distinct from general education Based on adult education principles Collaborative goal-setting, responsive curriculum, individualized and group learning Help learners develop skills and strategies using a variety of approaches What is Literacy in Ontario?

Fair assessment principles, using a variety of approaches and methods Five learner pathways Continuous improvement Program development and administration contributes to ongoing planning and development Includes computer technology

Current Structure Four Streams: Ontario Literacy Coalition (OLC), Deaf Literacy Initiative (DLI) La Coalition Francophone, Ontario Native Literacy Coalition (ONLC) Four Sectors: Ontario Association of Adult and Continuing Education School Board Administrators (CESBA), College Sector Committee (CSC), Laubach Literacy Ontario (LLO), Community Literacy of Ontario (CLO) Sixteen regional networks Almost 300 sites serving almost 46,000 learners

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