Quebec Literacy Working Group VOX Newsletter

QLWG's Working for You ...continued

QLWG Prepares to Test Distance Education
Competency-Based Literacy Thematic Units

Essential Life Skills are important for everyone, while Individual Life Skills will address the needs and interests of different learners. Once learners have completed the “Essential” units, they may choose a unit that is applicable to their interests and lifestyle.

Essential Life Skills Units

Individual Life Skills Units
  1. Orientation Unit
  2. Around the Home
  3. My Community
  4. Being a Canadian Citizen
  5. What’s for Dinner
  6. Managing My Money
  7. Smart Shopping
  8. Employment Skills
  9. My Health
  10. All about Me
  11. Communication Skills
  12. Living in Quebec
  13. Strategies for Reading and Writing
  14. Understanding Numbers
  15. Adding and Subtracting
  16. Multiplying, Dividing and Fractions
  1. Hobbies and Leisure Time
  2. Workplace Skills
  3. My Family
  4. Entertainment (music and film)
  5. Fitness and the Great Outdoors
  6. Getting Around (travel and transportation)
  7. Career Exploration
  8. Getting My Driver’s License
  9. Learning in Quebec
  10. The Environment
  11. Handling Legal Concerns
  12. The Retirement Years
  13. My First Project/Starting My Own Business

If you are interested in testing the units in your local area, please contact your local QLWG REP or Patti Moore, QLWG Coordinator, at moorep@cqsb.qc.ca or (418) 651-3022.

QELA REPRESENTS ENGLISH-SPEAKING QUEBEC LITERACY PROVIDERS AT THE MOVEMENT FOR CANADIAN LITERACY TABLE

Movement for Canadian Literacy

We are proud to announce that the Quebec English Literacy Alliance was recently nominated to represent English-speaking literacy providers at the Movement for Canadian Literacy (MCL) national literacy table.

MCL is a national non-profit organization representing literacy coalitions (www.literacy.ca/about/coal.htm), organizations, and individuals from every province and territory across Canada.

MCL’s mission is to be a national voice for literacy for every Canadian through networking, research, government liaison, learner development, communication, collaboration and building the capacity to support the people and organizations involved with adult literacy education.

As a founding member of the Quebec English Literacy Alliance, the member boards of QLWG are proud to be part of this exciting new phase in QELA’s history.