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What has Symposium meant to you?

What has Symposium meant to you?

The 2024 Literacy & Learning Symposium Registration Kick-Off is on February 6, 2024! Many CALP staff look forward to this event every year, and there is a reason they keep...

Voices from the Field: CALP Family Literacy Program Practitioners

Voices from the Field: CALP Family Literacy Program Practitioners

Every year on January 27, ABC Life Literacy Canada hosts Family Literacy Day, the largest national family literacy event in Canada. This year, the theme is: Let’s have a...

Literacy & Learning Symposium 2023 Launch – Registration is now open!

Literacy & Learning Symposium 2023 Launch – Registration is now open!

Community Learning Network (CLN) is excited to launch online registration for the Literacy & Learning Symposium 2023 and registration is now live. Register Now! It’s been a...

Learners Stepping Out of the Shadows

Learners Stepping Out of the Shadows

There has been a recurring theme popping up over and over for me—the importance of story. Stories are a way of sharing knowledge, truth, laughter, pain, and so much more. I...

Why Family Literacy Programs?

Why Family Literacy Programs?

It’s a new year with new possibilities! Perhaps your organization is considering starting or expanding your programming to include family literacy programs. How, you may ask,...

Adult Learners and a New Place to Find Them

Adult Learners and a New Place to Find Them

Location, location, location! Attracting adult learners can seem like a daunting task, but you know promoting your programs in the right locations can make a world of...

Helping Students Learn Math – Three Keys: Goals; Current Level and Mindset

Helping Students Learn Math – Three Keys: Goals; Current Level and Mindset

* Please note: this article was originally published in the Rural Routes Winter 2022 newsletter Math comes up again and again as a challenging subject to learn. To help a...

Navigating the GED Waters with a Learner

Navigating the GED Waters with a Learner

Many CALPs have likely had at least one person in their community identify that they would like to get their GED. In fact, this can be a relatively easy way for a learner to...

The Power of Play

The Power of Play

Have you ever watched your child (or your pet) at play? Watching them in that space where imagination and sheer joy collide is fascinating. So much is happening in those...

Practitioner's Shortcuts: K-W-L

Practitioner's Shortcuts: K-W-L

As CALP staff, you are extraordinary multitaskers. You never know who is going to walk through your door and what they might need. As a result, it is nice to have tools and...

Resource Review: ABC Life Literacy

Resource Review: ABC Life Literacy

For those of you who work in Family Literacy, the name ABC Life Literacy will be very familiar. These are the folks who promote Family Literacy Day across Canada every...

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Resources and Training for CALPs

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Resources and Training for CALPs

This week we have a guest blog from Glen McCalpin of NorQuest College. The Foundational Literacy and Numeracy materials, developed by NorQuest College are now available on...

Financial Literacy Resources

Financial Literacy Resources

November is Financial Literacy Month! Learning opportunities in financial literacy can help foundational learners who are interested in improving their money management...