Literacy
Literacy Forum
Alberta Education and Alberta Advanced Education and Technology cohosted a Literacy Forum entitled Literacy: Never Too Early, Never Too Late on April 14–15, 2008, in conjunction with the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) Pan-Canadian Interactive Literacy Forum. Alberta Education partnered with Literacy Alberta, the Community Learning Network and the Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium to provide Alberta stakeholders with the opportunity to discuss literacy issues that affect all Albertans.
From the Forum, Alberta Education and Alberta Advanced Education and Technology have produced two documents: A Literacy Framework for Alberta and the Summary of Input on a Literacy Framework for Alberta. Both of these documents were sent out electronically to interested education stakeholders in June 2008 for feedback and further input. Both documents are available on the Literacy Web site (Alberta Site).
If you were unable to attend the forum, you can view the keynote addresses as well as the opening and closing remarks on CMEC’s Literacy Web site. This site will be updated frequently and will include local content from each forum host site.
K–12 Literacy Discussion Paper
Alberta Advanced Education and Technology is leading the development of the provincial literacy framework and is working on a consultation plan. Alberta Education is working on a plan for literacy for K–12 to align with the provincial framework. As part of this plan, Alberta Education is developing a literacy discussion paper for K–12 and planning provincial consultations to improve the literacy of K–12 students.
Contact
For more information regarding literacy, contact Shelley Magnusson at 780–422–3259. To be connected toll-free inside Alberta, dial 310–0000.
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