The Never-Fail Method (that really works)
My granny had a "Never-Fail" pastry recipe that she passed on to my dad. He makes the very best pastry. This year he decided I needed to learn how to make the pastry myself....
Learning from Strengthening Literacy Practices
This fall will start the sixth year for Strengthening Literacy Practices being offered to CALP staff. Over the six years, 41 CALP staff have taken the training of which 31...
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: Tanya Klappe - Let’s talk language: Alberta Reading Benchmarks
CALP staff across the province bring considerable knowledge and experience to the field. Like the adult learners they support, CALP practitioners come to CALP by way of...
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...
Strategies for Reading
I love resources. I love being surrounded by books and am often distracted by a great online tool. Over the years, my stack of beloved resources has grown, and I am always...
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,...
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...
The Brain Story and How it Relates to the Intake of Adult Foundational Literacy Learners
Like recounting a book to a good friend but only having read the last 3 chapters, we cannot discount the importance of the neurological, genetic and behavioral effects trauma...
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...
Planning for Assessment
* Please note that this blog has been updated since it's original post. From the first moment they enter our office, and until the day they leave, CALP staff work with...
Reading Assessment to Inform Learning
Looking for a reading assessment that tells you what reading skills to teach to each learner? Read Forward is an informal reading assessment designed with learners in mind....
Learner-Centred Assessment Tips and Tools
Assessment is a word that can instill fear in the best of us – learner and practitioner alike. The truth is, assessment is simply a way of finding out what a learner knows so...