There is still space in our Summer Institute 2001

There is still space in our Summer Institute 2001

We have been receiving calls from interested participants who thought that the date of April 15 for a deposit was also the cut-off date for registration. That was the date we have used to hold places for people who were waiting for financial support from their organizations; in the past, they have sometimes received approval only in late May after registration closed. We do still have some space available for this year.

We anticipate an exciting three days of exploration and learning. Among the confirmed participants are researchers and practitioners from Canada, the US and the UK. They include Sally McKeown from the British Educational Council for Technology (BECTA), Chris Abbott from King’s College, London, Pat Hatt, Toronto-based adult literacy educator and LD specialist, and June Crawford from NIFL inWashington, DC.

The Centre for Literacy of Quebec
3040 Sherbrooke St. West
Montreal, QC H3Z 1A4
Tel.: (514) 931-8731 ext 1415
Fax: (514) 931-5181

Website: www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca
Email: literacycntr@dawsoncollege.qc.ca

The Centre for Literacy

News from The Centre
WINTER/SPRING 2001

We have talked about it and now Centre’s catalogue. You can log on in two ways: (1) Go to our home page (www.nald.ca/litcent.htm) and click on the “Library catalogue” button in the left-hand panel, or (2) Go directly to the catalogue page (www.nald.ca/province/que/litcent/catalogue). You can search through the following fields: title, author/editor, subject, keywords, ISBN, year of publication, publisher, language, or document type.

What’s on-line?
The Centre’s serials, software, and audio-visual materials— of relevance to teachers, tutors, researchers, policy-makers, parents, and interested members of the public. There are two special collections, one on media literacy/education, and one on English-language materials created in Quebec through the IFPCA projects (Initiatives federales-provinciales conjointes en matiere d’alphabetisation/Most of the collection has been accessible since April. The IFPCA catalogue will be on line by the end of May 2001, and will be linked to the QESN (Quebec English Schools Network) web site.

How to borrow
You can borrow our resources from anywhere in Canada using mail or courier provided you agree to pay the costs for distance borrowing. Details of our policy are on our site. Contact us by e-mail, telephone, or fax with your requests.

The Needs Assessment for a proposed Health Literacy Centre at the Montreal General Hospital (MUHC) is in its second phase, collecting data from patients, health care professionals, support staff and family caregivers about the communication needs of “hard-to-reach” patients. The project is considering the needs of those with low literacy, with cultural and second language barriers, and with cognitive and physical disabilities.