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Literacy

• Curriculum
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• Literacy events & programs
• Websites

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CURRICULUM

KPR documents

Literacy    ES 3.7.4  ( )

Ministry of Education

Early Reading and Early Math Strategies

Literacy and Basic Skills Program - Guidelines ()

Best Practices in Literacy for Adults with Developmental Disabilities ()

LRC RESOURCES

Call Joan Graham @ the LRC to borrow these items.  x2245

Catalogue <http://204.187.140.69/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=lrc>

Medianet  <http://medianet.kpr.edu.on.ca:8280/>

Search EbscoHost for "literacy and school libraries"

Search EbscoHost for "literacy and schools"

(Password required if accessing from home.)  http://search.epnet.com

LITERACY EVENTS & PROGRAMS

See also Education links--Books and Authors for more reading programs and book sites

September

• International Literacy Day--  September 8th  Every Year 
  <http://www.reading.org/meetings/ild/>
• The Word on the Street - Toronto Last Sunday in September 
  <http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/toronto.php>

October

• Ontario Public Library Week--  3rd week in October 
  <http://www.oplw.org/index.htm> 
• IASL International School Library Day--  4th Monday in October 
  <http://www.iasl-slo.org/isld.html> 

November

• OLA Reading Programs 
  <http://www.accessola.com/>
• Canadian Children's Book Week-- First week of November  
  <http://www.bookweek.ca>

January

• Family Literacy Day-- January 27th  
  <http://www.abc-canada.org/>

February

• First Nations Public Library Week  February 9th through February 14th, 2004 <http://www.library.on.ca/FirstNations/2004week/index.htm> 
• Reading for the Love of It Conference.  Feb 12-13, 2004  Toronto 
  <http://www.readingfortheloveofit.com/> 

April

• Canada Book Week -- 3rd week of April
  <http://www.canadabookweek.com/aboutus.asp> 
• Canada Reads-- Part of Canada Book Week  
  <http://www.cbc.ca/canadareads> 

June-August

• TD Summer Reading Club 
  <http://www.library.on.ca/SummerReading/2003/> 

WEBSITES

• ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation
  <http://www.abc-canada.org/>
• ABC CANADA Family Literacy Day
  <http://www.abc-canada.org/fld-jaf/>
• AlphaPlus
  Includes resource centre and online materials
  <http://alphaplus.ca/>
• Adopt a Library Literacy Program.  
  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have partnered with Scholastic Canada Ltd. to to promote literacy in our youth.
  <http://www.parl.ns.ca/adoptalibrary/program.html>
• Canada Post Literacy Awards 
  National awards program recognizing grassroots literacy initiatives 
  <http://www.canadapost.ca/literacyawards> 
• Golden Oak Adult Literacy Book Club.  
  (Ontario Library Association)  to connect with local adult literacy programs and to promote library service to adult new readers.
  <http://www.nald.ca/goldenoak/>
• CLAD    
  Clear Language and Design
  <http://www.eastendliteracy.on.ca/clearlanguageanddesign/>
• Family Literacy Educational Resources
  An extensive listing of links to online books as well as children and parent resources.
  <http://www.nald.ca/netlinks/family/family.htm>
• Family Literacy Materials
  A listing of handbooks, magazines, guides and stories regarding the development of literacy within the family.
  <http://www.nald.ca/CLR/family.htm>
• FourInfo.Com
  Information service providing listings of community organizations and agencies in four counties--Haliburton, Peterborough, Northumberland and City of Kawartha Lakes
  <http://www.fourinfo.com/>
• Frontier College
  Frontier College is a national network of volunteer tutors, youth and adult learners.
  <http://www.frontiercollege.ca/>
• Healthy Families Centre--Peterborough Public Library
  <http://www.peterborough.library.on.ca/hfc/main.html>
• LLO
  Laubach Literacy of Canada
  <http://www.laubach.ca/>
• LOCS Regional Literacy Network
  Services, programs and resources serving the Peterborough area
  <http://www.locs.on.ca/index.html>
• Ontario Early Years Centre  
  Peterborough Branch
  <http://www.pfrc.ca/>
• ONLC    
  Ontario Native Literacy Coalition
  <http://www.nald.ca/onlc.htm>
• MCL   
  Movement for Canadian Literacy
  <http://www.literacy.ca/>
• National Adult Literacy Database
  <http://www.nald.ca>
• The Partnership for Reading
  US Site provides information about the effective teaching of reading for children, adolescents, and adults, based on the evidence from quality research. Includes searchable database of studies, downloadable brochures, fact sheets and other resources.
  <http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/>
• Trent Students for Literacy at Trent University
  Trent Students for Literacy is a program for students in tutoring children in the City of Peterborough.
  <http://www.trentu.ca/tsfl>

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Last updated: February 21, 2005