The Center for Literacy
Publications
The Centre for Literacy produces many unique publications for literacy practitioners, researchers, policy-makers, and interested members of the community.
Recently Added Publications
The Longitudinal Study of Adult Learning: Challenging Assumptions
Research Brief | Published in 2012 | Updated July 17, 2012
Authored by Stephen Reder
This research brief by Steve Reder will generate questions and discussion about factors that influence the impacts and results of adult basic education and seed new ways to think about the implications for workplace learning.
The Literacy and Essential Skills Needs of Quebec's Anglophone Adults (revised)
Project Documentation | Published in March, 2012 | Updated December 14, 2012
Authored by The Centre for Literacy
This report has been revised to correct errors and add appendices. A literature review and interviews were used to create a portrait of the LES needs of, and services for, Quebec’s minority-language community.
Measures of Success: Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills Initiatives Research Framework
Project Documentation | Published in January, 2011 | Updated June 13, 2013
Authored by Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC)
Developed by Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC), this framework provides the basis for the Measures of Success research project to evaluate the outcomes of literacy and essential skills (LES) training in the workplace.
Enews: October 2011
News from the Centre | Published in 2011 | Updated June 11, 2012
News about the Summer and Fall (IALS) Institutes, Writers in the Community, Family Literacy Day, and Raise-a-Reader.
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E-News: Sept 2011
News from the Centre | Published in 2011 | Updated June 11, 2012
The first E-News From The Centre, featuring stories on Summer and Fall Fall Institutes 2011, International Literacy Day, research scans, and research projects.
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Understanding literacy and family literacy needs of Anglophone adults in Quebec: Research Summaries
Project Documentation | Published in 2011 | Updated June 11, 2012
Succinct summaries of a selection of significant research studies that have been recently published on English-speaking communities in Quebec. The first publication from the the Understanding Literacy and Family Literacy Needs of Anglophone adults in Quebec project.
News From The Centre - June 2011
News from the Centre | Published in 2011 | Updated June 11, 2012
The latest news on what we've been up to here at The Centre.
News From The Centre - February 2011
News from the Centre | Published in 2011 | Updated June 11, 2012
New developments in: Summer Institute 2011, Fall Institute 2011, Measures of Success, Lire/Imagine Read, Library transformation and more.
Measures of Success Background Paper
Project Documentation | Published in 2010 | Updated June 11, 2012
This background paper provides historical background for the Measures of Success project.
Home Intervention Program for Parents of Pre-School Children (HIPPY): An efficacy study
Project Documentation | Published in 2010 | Updated June 11, 2012
Authored by Lynn Butler-Kisber; Joanne Kingsley; Sylvia Sklar
