Table of Contents

1. Preface
2. Acknowledgements
3. Introduction
4. Background
   1. What is Literacy?
   2. Manitoba Literacy Challenge
   3. Responding to the Literacy Challenge
5. Consultation Process
   1. Literacy Learner and Practitioner Discussions
   2. Stakeholder meetings
   3. Public Sessions
   4. Written Submissions
6. What We Heard
   1. What literacy-related competencies are necessary for an individual’s meaningful participation in Manitoba in the year 2016?
   2. What are the best ways to raise and maintain the literacy level of all Manitobans?
   3. What are the best ways to raise the literacy levels of those with the greatest needs?
   4. What should be the key goals and components of the adult literacy strategy?
   5. In the literacy strategy, what are the key roles for government, industry, individuals and communities?
   6. What would be the ideal literacy promotion campaign?
   7. Should literacy be a high policy priority?
   8. How should we measure progress of the literacy strategy? How will we know that actions taken to raise and maintain literacy levels have been effective?
7. Conclusion
8. Appendix: Current Programming
9. Consultation Participants
10. Notes
11. Information Resources