Promoting Literacy in the Community

Submitted By

Barb Miron, Adult Educator, Fort Resolution CLC, Aurora College

Best Practices Supported

• Outreach

How It Works

The Fort Resolution Community Literacy program has built literacy awareness and promotional activities into its work in the community. The program keeps people informed about literacy and literacy issues, and about what the program offers. Staff:

• Hold information sessions at bingos.
• Give away books at community events.
• Produce community booklets.
• Develop literacy posters with photos of children in the community.
• Sponsor special community events for children, families and elders.

The program develops promotional materials and does activities to promote literacy in the community. Posters with photographs of local children and parents are posted around the community, conveying the importance of exposing children to print-rich environments. As well, photo collages of family literacy activities are put up in the learning centre and distributed to stakeholders.