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IALS and Essential Skills in Canadian Literacy Policy and Practice : A Descriptive Overview

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IALS and Essential Skills in Canadian Literacy Policy and Practice : A Descriptive Overview
Abstract
The field of literacy encompasses many disciplines and areas of engagement from early childhood through schooling to community and work contexts over the lifespan. This review is concerned with a sub-set of the field – adult literacy – with a specific focus on the influence of the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) on policy and practice across Canada since its release in 1994. With the upcoming release of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) results in Fall 2013, this overview describes some of the ways IALS has been used by Canadian governments and literacy organizations.
Place
Montreal, QC
Date
July, 2013
Pages
49
Language
en
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You are not authorized to use or reproduce this work for any commercial purpose or to further distribute, perform, or alter works in any way without express permission of the owner of the copyright or proxy.
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Summer Institute 2013. Learning from IALS, Preparing for PIAAC. June 26-28, 2013 - Montreal, QC.

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Hayes, Brigid. IALS and Essential Skills in Canadian Literacy Policy and Practice : A Descriptive Overview. Montreal, QC, July 2013.
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https://ckol.quescren.ca/en/lib/JY2AXG4E

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Centre for Literacy (CFL)

Founded:
1991; dissolved 2015

Constituents:
Educational institutions; policymakers; organizations providing educational services; organizations providing employment services, working with youth or with marginalized populations; cultural organizations; hospitals and health care centres; general public.

Website:
http://www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca/

Activities:
Learning events on topics connected to the field of adult literacy and essential skills, including the annual Summer and Fall Institutes; workshops, lectures, symposia around the training and information needs of community partners; action research projects, publications, and library services.

Former / Alternate Name:
Centre for Literacy, Montreal; The Centre for Literacy of Quebec