Pam Iype comments on stats

Days after being elected as the new President of Laubach Literacy of Canada, Pam Iype said “our volunteer tutors are working one-on-one with Canadians who have significant literacy challenges, and the work we do is making a difference.”

Ms. Iype was elected LLC’s Annual General Meeting on June 3 in Moncton, N.B. “Forty-two per cent of Canadians do not have the literacy skills they need to meet the demands of modern life,” said Ms. Iype, referring the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALLS), released in May 2005.

Although literacy scores for Canadians surveyed in both 1994 and 2003 did not shift in any dramatic way, the new statistics reveal that the number of Canadians in Level One—the lowest level of performance—has fallen from 17% in 1994 to 15% in 2003.

“ Our methods, which aim to reach those with the lowest literacy skills, are making a difference!”

See pages 2 and 5 for photos of Ms. Iype.

Laubach responds to Minister’s tour

Hon. Claudette
Bradshaw,
Minister of State,
Human Resources
Development

As announced in early June during her speech to a Laubach audience in Moncton, NB, the Hon. Claudette Bradshaw launched a July tour of the literacy community in Canada. Her goal was to find out what literacy programs need from the federal government.

Laubach Literacy of Canada responded to the announcement by inviting Councils to voice their concerns and needs.

When the Minister held a series of Roundtables in 12 cities and towns, Laubach was represented at 4 locations: Vancouver, Edmonton, Moncton and Halifax. In late June, the National Office also sent the Minister details of the innovative ideas Laubach Councils had provided in writing when the tour was first announced.