Province of British Columbia
38th Parliament – 2006
Select Standing Committee on Education
INDEX

 

Labour

 
Migrant labour in B.C. (Sinclair, J.) 8:1305
Organized labour See Trade unions
Work on literacy issues (Polak) 8:1300 (Sinclair, J.) 8:1300
Lacerte, Paul

 
Alberta, family literacy, standards of practice 6:1230
B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
 
aboriginal literacy working group 6:1240
operations 6:1225-1230
Campbell, Hon. Gordon, comments on first nations language preservation 6:1245
Corrections system, prisoners, first nations women 6:1245
Discrimination and racism, prevention, role of teachers and child protection workers 6:1255
du Toit, Lesley, comments on systemic discrimination and racism 6:1255
Education
 
adult basic education, link to family literacy 6:1230
education of first nations people
 
enhancement agreements 6:1255
graduation rate 6:1240-1245
impact of holistic "Haudenosaunee" approach on family literacy levels 6:1230-1235
traditional cultural values and current curriculum 6:1245
system, dispute resolution and alternatives to suspension 6:1255
Education Committee, witnesses, participation by first nations people 6:1250
Education, school boards and districts, family literacy programs and initiatives
 
first nations family literacy programs 6:1230-1245
First nations
 
children
 
children in government care 6:1245
early childhood development, link to family literacy 6:1230-1235
programs and services for children and families, regionalization 6:1250
language preservation 6:1235-1245
literacy of first nations people
 
concept of teh beh tahlth tuz 6:1235-1240
government funding and strategy 6:1240
impact of housing and employment on literacy 6:1250
program delivery 6:1230
residential schools, impact on education and literacy 6:1245
urban population, family literacy initiative 6:1240
Literacy
 
community-based planning 6:1250
government funding and strategy 6:1300
literacy education, cultural relevance 6:1235
Substance abuse and addiction, prevention and treatment services, link to family literacy 6:1230
Lakusta, Susan

 
Carney Hill Elementary School, student achievement, government action 12:1840
Carney Hill Elementary School, visits by MLAs and Education Minister 12:1840-1845
Education, curriculum, continuity of instruction across grade levels 12:1850-1855
Education funding, first nations per-student funding 12:1835
Education of first nations people, impact of children's education on family literacy levels 12:1840
Education, parent advisory councils 12:1835, 12:1845
Education, school meal programs 12:1850
Education system, student-centred focus 12:1840
Langford, B.C.

 
Library services (Hamilton, D.) 14:1115
Langley, B.C.

 
Literacy programs (Krieger, B.) 9:1735
Language

 
English, challenges in learning and teaching English (Chard, Y.) 9:1630-1635 (Evans, V.) 8:1305-1310
Linguistic diversity See Cultural and linguistic diversity under Multiculturalism
Le Clair, Brenda

 
Canadian Council on Learning, relationship with Literacy Now 4:1455
Education Ministry, relationship with Literacy Now 4:1455
Education, school boards and districts, family literacy programs and initiatives 4:1500
First nations, literacy of first nations people, issues 4:1435
Homelessness, literacy of homeless people 4:1440
Literacy
 
adult literacy, challenges for adult learners 4:1430-1440, 4:1450
community-based planning 4:1425
core literacies and applied literacies 4:1500
definition, scope of skills 4:1500
education, child and adult learners 4:1410
funding, learning communities and literacies trust 4:1435, 4:1445-1455
learning communities, experiences in B.C. 4:1425
learning communities, funding 4:1425-1430, 4:1455
levels, estimation 4:1500
programs, performance measurement 4:1455-1500
role in environmental, economic, social and cultural sustainability 4:1410, 4:1445
Literacy Now program
 
role in learning communities and literacy projects 4:1410, 4:1425-1500
support for long-term planning of community literacy initiatives 4:1425-1430, 4:1445, 4:1455-1500
Workers, literacy in the workplace 4:1430-1435
Leach, Kevin

 
Dosdall, Emery, comments on aboriginal enhancement agreements 11:1050
Education of first nations people, culturally relevant programs 11:1055, 11:1105
Education of first nations people, graduation rate 11:1050, 11:1100
Education, school meal programs 11:1115
First nations, Kelowna accord, role re first nations employment and training issues 11:1100
First nations, literacy, culturally relevant learning materials 11:1100
First nations, literacy issues, impact of programs 11:1110-1115
Friendship House, skills training and counselling programs, funding 11:1100, 11:1110
Income assistance recipients, access to education system 11:1055-1110
Kaien Island Alternate School, programs, enrolment 11:1050-1100, 11:1115
Literacy, programs, standards of instruction 11:1105
Learning commons See Learning communities under Literacy
Learning Difficulties Centre of British Columbia

 
Activities (Cunningham, S.) 12:1750
Services, fees (Cunningham, S.) 12:1755
Learning disabilities

 
Assessment and intervention in education system See Special education and special needs under Education
Assessment of adults with learning disabilities See Assessment, mobile assessment system under Literacy
Relationship to literacy See Disabilities under Literacy
Learning Disabilities Association of British Columbia

 
Comments on effect of exercises on student learning (Lee, G.) 4:1520-1525
Learning resources See Education
Lee, Greg

 
Capilano College
 
awards for literacy initiatives 4:1515
career access centre 4:1525
literacy programs
 
community partnerships 4:1520-1525
effect on student participation in college programs 4:1525-1530
funding 4:1545
funding, compliance audits 4:1610
staff 4:1605-1610
workplace education programs 4:1525
Education, adult basic education, accessibility 4:1600
Learning Disabilities Association of B.C., comments on effect of exercises on student learning 4:1520-1525
Literacy
 
definition 4:1515
programs 4:1610
 
support for students and teachers 4:1535
programs, accessibility 4:1530
Mount Currie first nation, literacy programs, partnership with Capilano College 4:1520
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes, colleges, role in adult literacy 4:1530
Lee, Richard T. (Burnaby North)

 
Aboriginal Mother Centre Society
 
relationship with other first nations groups 8:1225
Education
 
adult basic education, funding, enrolment cap 9:1710
adult education, curriculum, use of age-appropriate and culturally relevant materials 14:1030
curriculum, methods of language instruction 10:1635
education of first nations people, traditional cultural values and current curriculum 6:0955, 6:1255
English-as-a-second-language programs
 
differing training requirements of immigrants to B.C. 8:1040
English language services for adults program 9:1640
federal funding 6:1115
instruction in native languages of learners 9:1845
programs for immigrant high school and post-secondary students 8:1105
English-as-a-second-language programs, programs for skilled immigrants 14:1105
second language education 6:1030
Education Committee
 
meeting schedule and locations 3:1145-1150, 7:1140
public hearing process 7:1150
terms of reference, scope 2:1230
Greater Victoria Public Library
 
library branches, mobile services 14:1010
service area, fees for non-residents 14:1025
Health, public health
 
health literacy, definition 14:0920
health literacy, health literacy levels, studies 14:0920
Immigration
 
connecting skilled workers with employment, Skills Connect for Immigrants program 14:1105
literacy of immigrants, language benchmark system 6:1110
literacy of immigrants to B.C., adult literacy programs 2:1230, 6:0845
settlement programs and services, funding 9:1725
Libraries
 
accessibility, first nations 14:1140
Literacy
 
definition, scope of skills 3:1050, 3:1105
literacy education, impact on brain activity in learners 10:1635
literacy levels, trends 10:1415-1420
programs 2:1230
 
individual learning plans 10:1530
outreach programs 9:1745
programs for high school students 10:1530
referrals of students to literacy programs 9:1745
programs, integration with skills training and community work 14:0950
Malaspina University College, Cowichan campus
 
Reading and Writing Centre 14:1045
New Zealand
 
education and literacy initiatives for Maori population 10:1245
Post-secondary education
 
courses and programs, postgraduate programs for first nations students 10:1245
Post-secondary education, universities, colleges and institutes
 
library materials and services, availability to K-to-12 system 14:1130
Project Literacy Victoria
 
programs, variation in instruction 6:1210
School district 41 (Burnaby)
 
parenting and family literacy centres, integration in schools 8:1245-1250
Seniors
 
literacy of seniors 2:1230
Teachers
 
training 10:1650-1655
Vancouver Community College
 
developmental programs, enrolment 8:1140
Vancouver Island
 
English-as-a-second-language programs 14:1105-1110
Legacies Now program See 2010 Legacies Now program
Lennig, Lyn

 
Education
 
adult basic education student assistance program 8:1130
English-as-a-second-language programs
 
accessibility 8:1125
funding in B.C. and elsewhere 8:1130
students, English-as-a-second-language students, literacy in first language 8:1125
Immigration
 
connecting skilled workers with employment, Skills Connect for Immigrants program 8:1130-1135
literacy of immigrants, challenges, adult learners of English 8:1125-1130
literacy of immigrants to B.C., challenges, youth learners of English 8:1135
literacy of immigrants to B.C., language benchmark system 8:1130
Literacy levels, studies, immigrant students 8:1125
Manitoba, individual education plans, student grants 8:1130-1135
Post-secondary education, developmental programs
 
role of community colleges 8:1135
tuition fees 8:1135
Vancouver Community College, developmental programs, enrolment 8:1135
Lheidli T'enneh band

 
Conditions and services on reserve See also Reserves under First nations
Conditions and services on reserve, education programs (Rustad) 12:1745 (Saunders, T.) 12:1735, 12:1745
Libraries

 
Fees for first nations people See Services for first nations people, accessibility below under this main heading
Materials and services, on-line resources and services (Hamilton, D.) 14:1130
One-card system (Dosdall, E.) 6:0830
Public and school libraries, role in community literacy (Davies, B.) 11:1020-1025 (Fleming) 11:1025
Public libraries
 
funding (Hamilton, D.) 14:1115-1120 (Saunders, M.) 12:1900
mobile library services and outreach programs (Rustad) 12:1915 (Saunders, M.) 12:1915-1920
relationship with school libraries (Polak) 12:1905-1910 (Saunders, M.) 12:1905-1910
role in literacy (Fleming) 12:1910 (Hamilton, D.) 14:1115-1125 (Routley) 12:1915 (Saunders, M.) 12:1900-1915
strategic plan See Public library services branch under Education, Ministry of, and Ministry Responsible for Early Learning and Literacy
Services for first nations people (Davies, B.) 11:1025 (Fleming) 11:1025
Services for first nations people, accessibility (Lee) 14:1140 (Nuraney) 14:1140 (van Hanuse, A.) 14:1135-1140
Lifelong Learning Festival, Victoria, B.C.

 
Funding and organization (Hughes, H.) 14:1000-1005
Lindstrom, Stephanie

 
Education, English-as-a-second-language programs, instruction methods 12:1945
Education Ministry, minister and deputy minister, consideration of Orton-Gillingham method of literacy instruction 12:1945-1950
Literacy, literacy education, instruction methods, Orton-Gillingham method 12:1935-1945
Literacy, relationship to early reading education 12:1935
School district 91 (Nechako Lakes), literacy programs 12:1935
Teachers, literacy instructors, training 12:1935-1945
Literacy

 
Adult literacy
 
adult learners, assistance with child care, transportation and other needs See Support services below under this main heading
adult learners, participation in Education Committee public hearings See Public hearing process, scope of public consultation under Education, Select Standing Committee on
assessment See Assessment below under this main heading
challenges for adult learners (Beuschel, R.) 12:1630-1645 (Boraas, J.) 6:1050-1055, 6:1105, 6:1115 (Chard, Y.) 9:1625-1635 (Dickson, L.) 9:1805-1810 (Dosdall, E.) 6:0815 (Gould, L.) 8:1145-1150 (Horgan) 4:1450, 6:1100-1105 (Jewell, S.) 8:1155 (Kolsteren, I.) 8:1140-1145 (Le Clair, B.) 4:1430-1440, 4:1450 (Robertson) 3:1040, 6:1115 (Routley) 4:1435, 10:1630 (Thomas, A.) 3:1020-1030, 3:1040-1045
challenges for adult learners, access to services See also Programs, accessibility below under this main heading
 
(Cliff-Marks, J.) 13:1045 (Rustad) 13:1045
developmental programs See Post-secondary education
education See Literacy education below under this main heading
FASD-affected adults See Disabilities below under this main heading
government action (Derrick, R.) 6:1150
government strategies (Miller, D.) 14:0940-0945 (Polak) 10:1250 (Smith, G.) 10:1250
literacy of parents, relationship to child literacy See also Family literacy programs below under this main heading
 
(Beuschel, R.) 12:1635 (Cliff-Marks, J.) 13:1040 (Jarvis) 14:1110 (Polak) 13:1040 (Rettie, C.) 14:1110
low-literacy adults, coping skills (Cliff-Marks, J.) 13:1045 (Randall, N.) 14:1035-1040 (Routley) 13:1045
low-literacy adults, shame and stigma See Stigma of low literacy below under this main heading
motivational factors for adult learners See also Literacy education, personal relevance below under this main heading
 
(Campbell, V.) 9:1650 (Davies, B.) 11:1015 (Mayencourt) 11:0955 (Polak) 9:1650 (Scott, S.) 11:0940 (Timbres, M.) 12:1705 (Wood, F.) 10:1550
programs See Programs below under this main heading
proposal for central administrative agency (Derrick, R.) 6:1145, 6:1200-1205 (Horgan) 6:1200-1205
relationship with adult continuing education (Guenther, V.) 9:1750
relationship with K-12 education system (Brink, S.) 10:1335-1340 (Cunningham, S.) 12:1800-1805 (Horgan) 2:1215-1220, 2:1235, 3:1045, 6:0835-0840 (Jarvis) 2:1250 (Macdonald) 12:1805 (Ng, W.) 8:1205 (Polak) 2:1225, 2:1245 (Robertson) 2:1240 (Rubenson, K.) 4:1725 (Rustad) 2:1225, 2:1245-1250 (Saunders, T.) 12:1740 (Schofield, J.) 2:1240 (Thomas, A.) 3:1020 (Thorne) 2:1240
relationship with post-secondary education system (Athaide, D.) 9:1610
review (Rootman, I.) 5:1020
role of government (Brooks, B.) 10:1430, 10:1500, 10:1515 (Martin, J.) 6:1015
role of labour unions (Brooks, B.) 10:1525-1530 (Routley) 10:1525
vulnerable populations (Aucoin, R.) 14:0925-0930
Assessment
 
assessment (Brink, S.) 10:1645 (Brooks, B.) 10:1645-1650 (Nuraney) 10:1645-1650 (Routley) 10:1630 (Wood, F.) 10:1620, 10:1630, 10:1645-1650
assessment of immigrants (Rettie, C.) 14:1100, 14:1110
K-to-12 screening programs (Kirby, D.) 14:1020 (Randall, N.) 14:1045-1050 (Routley) 14:1025, 14:1050
mobile assessment system (Beuschel, R.) 12:1635-1645 (Macdonald) 12:1645 (Mayencourt) 12:1640
role of corrections system (Bayes, S.) 8:1040
role of employers (Camazzola, J.) 11:1030
Best practices See Programs, standards of instruction below under this main heading
Business promotion of literacy (Camazzola, J.) 11:1040-1045 (Polak) 11:1045
Community-based planning (Lacerte, P.) 6:1250 (Le Clair, B.) 4:1425
Community-based planning, regional literacy coordinators (Dodge, J.) 8:1110-1115 (Olsen, L.) 13:1135 (Wassing, A.) 13:1020-1030
Community-based services (Boraas, J.) 6:1105-1110 (Cliff-Marks, J.) 13:1015-1020, 13:1045 (Exley, J.) 13:1100-1105 (Horgan) 6:1105 (Macdonald) 13:1030 (Polak) 5:1045-1050 (Rootman, I.) 5:1045-1050 (Rustad) 3:1100 (Thomas, A.) 3:1100 (Wassing, A.) 13:1025-1035, 13:1045
Community-based services, funding (Dodge, J.) 8:1115
Community-based services, performance measurement See Programs, performance measurement below under this main heading
Community-based services, service delivery (Davies, B.) 11:1020
Computer literacy See Computer technology
Core literacies and applied literacies (Faris, R.) 3:0920, 3:0950 (Le Clair, B.) 4:1500 (Polak) 3:0950, 4:1445 (Routley) 3:1005 (Rustad) 4:1455
Cross-government directorate, role of proposed directorate (Dodge, J.) 8:1115 (Mayencourt) 8:1120
Cultural attitudes toward literacy skills, survey (Blunt, A.) 6:0930-0935
Definition (Brink, S.) 10:1320, 10:1335 (Davies, B.) 11:1005 (Farrell, G.) 5:0910-0915 (Lee, G.) 4:1515
Definition, scope of skills (Blunt, A.) 6:0925 (Dosdall, E.) 6:0810 (Le Clair, B.) 4:1500 (Lee) 3:1050, 3:1105 (Mayencourt) 3:1105 (Ng, Wai) 8:1200 (Nuraney) 4:1500 (Thomas, A.) 3:1020, 3:1055, 3:1105
Disabilities, diagnosis See Assessment above under this main heading
Disabilities, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (Kirby, D.) 14:1020-1025
Disabilities, genetic causes See Role of genetic factors below under this main heading
Early learning and early literacy See Children – Early childhood development
Family literacy concept (Pamer, M.) 6:0900 (Rustad) 6:0900
Family literacy programs See also Family literacy programs and initiatives under Education – School boards and districts
 
(Cliff-Marks, J.) 13:1015 (Exley, J.) 13:1050-1105 (Macdonald) 13:1055
Federal initiatives See Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
Funding See also Government funding and strategy below under this main heading
 
federal funding (Brink, S.) 10:1415 (Fleming) 10:1410 (Timbres, M.) 12:1700
funding (Cliff-Marks, J.) 13:1015-1020 (Davies, B.) 11:1000 (Faris, R.) 3:0955, 3:1005 (Miller, D.) 14:0950 (Mitchell, L.) 5:1200-1205 (Routley) 5:1200, 14:0950 (Sinclair, J.) 8:1255 (Wassing, A.) 13:1025-1030
funding from tuition fees (Brooks, B.) 10:1535 (Fleming) 10:1530
funding in B.C. and elsewhere (Robertson) 3:1045 (Thomas, A.) 3:1100
funding models (Mitchell, L.) 5:1145 (Polak) 5:1145
funding models elsewhere (Rubenson, K.) 4:1630, 4:1645, 4:1710
grant application process (Godderis, A.) 13:1120-1125 (Polak) 12:1715-1720, 13:1125 (Robertson) 4:1555 (Routley) 12:1715 (Saunders, T.) 12:1730-1745 (Scott, S.) 11:0945 (Timbres, M.) 12:1710 (Twiss, D.) 4:1555
grant application process, federal-provincial role (Polak) 11:0950 (Rustad) 11:1000 (Scott, S.) 11:0950, 11:1000
impact of block funding on counselling services (Athaide, D.) 9:1610-1615 (Polak) 9:1615
learning communities and literacies trust (Faris, R.) 3:0935 (Le Clair, B.) 4:1435, 4:1445-1455 (Mayencourt) 4:1455 (Polak) 4:1445-1450 (Robertson) 3:0955 (Routley) 4:1440
link to health care costs See Costs under Health – Health care system
Government funding and strategy (Beuschel, R.) 12:1630-1635, 12:1650 (Brink, S.) 10:1330-1345, 10:1355-1410 (Dosdall, E.) 6:0845 (Gosnell, J.) 12:1605 (Goyan, P.) 3:1110-1135 (Horgan) 3:1130 (Krieger, B.) 9:1745 (Lacerte, P.) 6:1300 (Macdonald) 12:1645 (Mayencourt) 3:1125 (Mitchell, L.) 5:1200 (Polak) 9:1745, 12:1645-1650 (Routley) 6:0840, 10:1405-1410, 12:1650
Government policy (Davies, B.) 11:1020 (Faris, R.) 3:0930-0935, 3:1010 (James, T.) 8:1100 (Joyce, M.) 8:1100 (Logelin, B.) 8:1100-1105 (Mayencourt) 8:1105 (Polak) 8:1100, 9:1710 (Toews, L.) 9:1710
Government policy, consistency among agencies and regions (Fleming) 11:1025
Government promotion of literacy (Athaide, D.) 9:1600 (Dosdall, E.) 6:0805 (Godderis, A.) 13:1125 (James, T.) 8:1045-1050 (Macdonald) 13:1130, 13:1150 (Thomas, A.) 3:1025
Health literacy See Health – Public health
Incidence of illiteracy See Literacy levels below under this main heading
Instructors See Literacy instructors under Teachers
Interministerial consultation and collaboration (Boraas, J.) 6:1055 (Polak) 3:1055 (Rubenson, K.) 4:1630 (Thomas, A.) 3:1030-1035, 3:1055-1100
Interministry committee, role of proposed citizens' advisory committee (Faris, R.) 3:0935, 3:1005 (Robertson) 3:0955
Key social environments for literacy (Faris, R.) 3:0920
Knowledge exchange See Programs, age-based and intergenerational programs below under this main heading
Learning communities See also Institutional infrastructure and learning communities under Education
 
definition (Faris, R.) 3:0915
experiences elsewhere (Faris, Ron) 3:0915
experiences in B.C. (Faris, R.) 3:0925 (Le Clair, B.) 4:1425
experiences of first nations people (Faris, R.) 3:0920-0925, 3:0955 (Jarvis) 3:0955
funding (Faris, R.) 3:0915 (Le Clair, B.) 4:1425-1430, 4:1455 (Mayencourt) 4:1450
role as element in government literacy strategies (Faris, R.) 3:1010
role in knowledge-based economy and society (Faris, R.) 3:0915 (Hughes, H.) 14:1000-1010
role in literacy of first nations people (Smith, G.) 10:1210, 10:1235, 10:1300, 10:1310
role of B.C. Archives See Learning community and literacy initiatives under Victoria, B.C.
social and cultural role (Faris, R.) 3:0945 (Mayencourt) 3:0945-0950
Link to employment retention and productivity (Blunt, A.) 6:0915-0920 (Siegrist, F.) 12:1810-1815
Link to health status (Blunt, A.) 6:0920 (Jarvis) 6:0935
Link to health status, B.C. and elsewhere (Aucoin, R.) 14:0910-0920
Link to poverty (Athaide, D.) 9:1610
Literacy education
 
adult and child learners (Le Clair, B.) 4:1410 (Thomas, A.) 3:1020, 3:1030
cultural relevance (Blunt, A.) 6:0930-0940 (Irons, P.) 8:1210-1220 (Lacerte, P.) 6:1235 (Routley) 6:0940, 6:1250
holistic approach (Saunders, M.) 12:1855-1905
impact on brain activity in learners (Lee) 10:1635 (Wood, F.) 10:1615-1620, 10:1635
instruction in K-to-12 system See Curriculum under Education
instruction methods (Brooks, B.) 10:1650 (Cubberley) 10:1640 (Wood, F.) 10:1640
instruction methods, kinesthetic-tactile approach (Camazzola, J.) 11:1035-1040
instruction methods, Orton-Gillingham method (Cunningham, S.) 12:1750-1755 (Henry, R.) 12:1930 (Lindstrom, S.) 12:1935-1950 (Macdonald) 12:1940 (McLean, C.) 12:1930-1935 (Olafson, G.) 12:1925-1930, 12:1940-1950 (Polak) 12:1805, 12:1945 (Rustad) 12:1945-1950
learning materials, identification and selection (Saunders, M.) 12:1900-1915
personal relevance (Davies, B.) 11:1015 (Routley) 11:0955 (Scott, S.) 11:0940, 11:0955
pragmatic approach (Thomas, A.) 3:1035
programs See Programs below under this main heading
retention of literacy skills (Brink, S.) 10:1330-1340
system in B.C. (Rettie, C.) 14:1050-1055, 14:1110
system in B.C., need for investment (Farrell, G.) 5:0955 (Robertson) 5:0955
systems in other jurisdictions (Brooks, B.) 10:1655
Literacy in the workplace See Workers
Literacy levels
 
certification (Farrell, G.) 5:0955 (Robertson) 5:0955
continuum of literacy skills (Exley, J.) 13:1050-1100
estimation (Cunningham, S.) 12:1755 (Le Clair, B.) 4:1500 (Nuraney) 4:1500
levels in B.C. (Mitchell, L.) 5:1115
studies (Aucoin, R.) 14:0910 (Brink, S.) 10:1320-1400 (Dosdall, E.) 6:0810, 6:0825-0835 (Horgan) 3:1045 (Jarvis) 6:0830 (Kozakiewicz, N.) 8:1140 (Ng, W.) 8:1200 (Pamer, M.) 6:0830 (Rootman, I.) 5:1020-1030 (Rubenson, K.) 4:1650, 4:1725 (Thomas, A.) 3:1025, 3:1040-1050, 3:1105
studies, adult basic education students (Jewell, S.) 8:1155
studies, immigrant students (Lennig, L.) 8:1125
studies, methodology (Brink, S.) 10:1420
trends (Brink, S.) 10:1415-1420 (Lee) 10:1415-1420
Literacy of children of prison inmates See Children
Literacy of criminal offenders and prisoners See Offenders and prisoners under Corrections system
Literacy of deaf and hearing-impaired persons See Hearing impairment
Literacy of disabled and handicapped persons See Education and literacy under Disabled and handicapped persons
Literacy of English-as-a-second-language students See Students, English-as-a-second-language students under Education
Literacy of first nations people See First nations
Literacy of homeless people See Homelessness
Literacy of immigrants to B.C. See Immigration
Literacy of seniors See Seniors
Literacy of substance-abusing and addicted people See Substance abuse and addiction
Literacy of women See Women
Literacy organizations, mandates and funding (Cliff-Marks, J.) 13:1040 (Routley) 13:1035
Literacy secretariat (Athaide, D.) 9:1610 (Chard, Y.) 9:1640 (Goyan, P.) 3:1135 (Nuraney) 3:1135 (Thorne) 9:1640
Literacy secretariat, role of proposed literacy secretariat (Faris, R.) 3:0940, 3:1000-1005 (Rustad) 3:1000
Literacy workers See Teachers
Mathematical literacy See Numeracy
Ministerial responsibility (Boraas, J.) 6:1120 (Robertson) 6:1120
Numeracy See Numeracy
Phonemic awareness See Skills necessary for literacy below under this main heading
Premier's advisory panel on literacy See Premier's advisory panel on literacy
Programs
 
accessibility (Cliff-Marks, J.) 13:1030 (Dosdall, E.) 6:0815 (James, T.) 8:1100 (Lee, G.) 4:1530 (Macdonald) 13:1030 (Ng, W.) 8:1205 (Polak) 8:1100 (Sinclair, J.) 8:1255 (Thorne) 9:1705 (Toews, L.) 9:1705 (Weinstein, L.) 9:1645
accessibility, advocacy and assistance (James, T.) 8:1110 (St. Jean, C.) 8:1055 (Thorne) 8:1110
accessibility, disabled and handicapped persons (Logelin, B.) 8:1100 (Mayencourt) 8:1105
accessibility, income-assistance recipients and low-income earners (James, T.) 8:1105 (Joyce, M.) 8:1055-1105 (Logelin, B.) 8:1100-1105 (Mayencourt) 8:1105
accountability (Brooks, B.) 10:1535 (Routley) 10:1525
age-based and intergenerational programs (Davies, B.) 11:1005-1015
attrition and retention of learners (Olsen, L.) 13:1140 (Polak) 13:1150 (Routley) 12:1825, 13:1130 (Siegrist, F.) 12:1825 (Wood, F.) 10:1620-1625
best practices See standards of instruction below under this subheading
Central Gateway for Families literacy program See Central Gateway for Families literacy program under Chilliwack
community adult literacy program, funding (Mitchell, L.) 5:1145 (Polak) 5:1145
costs and funding (Wood, F.) 10:1655
cultural relevance (Wood, F.) 10:1610
delivery (Boraas, J.) 6:1045 (Derrick, R.) 6:1150-1155 (Farrell, G.) 5:0915, 5:0930-0935 (Galway, L.) 6:1155-1200 (Horgan) 4:1450 (Jarvis) 6:1150 (Martin, J.) 6:1025 (Mayencourt) 5:1155 (Mitchell, L.) 5:1150, 5:1155-1200 (Nuraney) 5:1150 (Polak) 6:1025 (Rustad) 5:1155-1200
delivery, television programming See Television, literacy programs under Media
dropout rates See attrition and retention of learners above under this subheading
effectiveness, research See performance measurement below under this subheading
establishment (Martin, J.) 6:1030 (Routley) 6:1025-1030
family literacy programs See Family literacy programs and initiatives under Education – School boards and districts
funding See Funding above under this main heading
government programs, ministerial responsibility See Programs and services, literacy programs, ministerial responsibility under Government
individual learning plans (Beuschel, R.) 12:1635, 12:1650-1655 (Brooks, B.) 10:1450, 10:1525, 10:1535 (Lee) 10:1530 (Nuraney) 10:1535, 14:1110 (Rettie, C.) 14:1100, 14:1110
integration with skills training and community work (Clare, J.) 14:0945 (Lee) 14:0950 (Miller, D.) 14:0935, 14:0945, 14:0955
job-related training and workplace programs (Beuschel, R.) 12:1655 (Brink, S.) 10:1355, 10:1405-1415 (Fleming) 10:1410, 12:1655 (Polak) 10:1405
job-related training and workplace programs, integration with ESL programs See English-as-a-second-language programs, workplace programs under Education
learning materials, personal relevance See Literacy education, personal relevance above under this main heading
location and setting, importance to adult learners See Adult literacy, motivational factors for adult learners above under this main heading
magazine reading program (Macdonald) 11:0950 (Scott, S.) 11:0935-0950
needs assessment See Assessment above under this main heading
outreach programs (Krieger, B.) 9:1745 (Lee) 9:1745
outreach programs, Magic Bus program See Prince George, B.C.
participation rates in B.C. and elsewhere (Rubenson, K.) 4:1625
performance measurement (Blunt, A.) 6:0945-0950 (Cliff-Marks, J.) 13:1035 (Dhammi, D.) 4:1610 (Le Clair, B.) 4:1455-1500 (Macdonald) 13:1030 (Polak) 13:1125 (Rootman, I.) 5:1045 (Routley) 4:1550-1555, 13:1035-1040 (Rubenson, K.) 4:1630 (Rustad) 3:1100-1105, 4:1455, 4:1605, 13:1045 (Thomas, A.) 3:1105 (Thorne) 5:1045 (Twiss, D.) 4:1550-1555 (Wassing, A.) 13:1025, 13:1035-1040, 13:1050 (Wood, F.) 10:1555
performance measurement and targets (Brooks, B.) 10:1435, 10:1445-1450, 10:1500, 10:1520 (Polak) 10:1520
pilot projects (Godderis, A.) 13:1125 (Olsen, L.) 13:1145 (Wood, F.) 10:1625
program and curriculum (Faris, R.) 3:0935-0940
programs (Brink, S.) 10:1325-1330, 10:1355-1400 (Cubberley) 10:1400 (Dosdall, E.) 6:0825-0830 (Goyan, P.) 3:1115-1120 (Jarvis) 2:1220 (Lee) 2:1230 (Lee, G.) 4:1610 (Miller, D.) 14:0935-0945 (Nuraney) 2:1210 (Polak) 2:1210 (Routley) 10:1305 (Rustad) 2:1225, 4:1610 (Schofield, J.) 2:1220 (Twiss, D.) 4:1610
programs elsewhere (Brink, S.) 10:1405-1410 (Schofield, J.) 2:1230
programs for first nations people See Literacy of first nations people, programs under First nations
programs for high school students (Brooks, B.) 10:1530 (Lee) 10:1530
programs for income assistance recipients See Employment programs, integration with literacy programs under Income assistance
programs for rural and urban communities (Godderis, A.) 13:1120 (Rustad) 13:1135
programs for youth aged 16-19 (Brink, S.) 10:1405 (Polak) 2:1225
programs in B.C. and elsewhere (Rubenson, K.) 4:1625-1725 (Thomas, A.) 3:1030-1035
public awareness (Brooks, B.) 10:1445, 10:1455
referrals of clients by front-line workers (Galway, L.) 6:1155 (Horgan) 6:1200
referrals of students to literacy programs (Krieger, B.) 9:1745 (Lee) 9:1745
short-term programs and long-term planning (Rubenson, K.) 4:1650
socioeconomic priorities (Blunt, A.) 6:0945 (Routley) 9:1615
standards of instruction (Dodge, J.) 8:1120-1125 (Leach, K.) 11:1105 (Mayencourt) 5:1150-1155, 8:1120 (Mitchell, L.) 5:1155
support for students and teachers (Lee, G.) 4:1535 (Polak) 4:1530-1535 (Twiss, D.) 4:1535
targeted programming (Exley, J.) 13:1100-1105 (Routley) 13:1100
training at job site (Brooks, B.) 10:1515, 10:1530
tutoring programs See also Colleges, individualized community adult reading education program under Post-secondary education – Universities, colleges and institutes
 
(Scott, S.) 11:0940
United Kingdom initiative See Literacy initiatives, Skills for Life strategy under United Kingdom
Purpose of literacy promotion (Blunt, A.) 6:0915-0920 (Ng, W.) 8:1200, 8:1210
Relationship to early reading education (Lindstrom, S.) 12:1935
Relationship to e-learning (Farrell, G.) 5:0930
Relationship to employment (Brink, S.) 10:1335-1340, 10:1355 (Sinclair, J.) 8:1250, 8:1305 (Thorne) 8:1300
Relationship to human rights (Sinclair, J.) 8:1250
Relationship to lifelong learning (Thomas, A.) 3:1025
Relationship with economic status and access to social services (Routley) 8:1040
Relationship with mental illness (Wood, F.) 10:1600
Relationship with poverty and ill health (Irons, P.) 8:1215-1225
Retention of skills See Literacy education, retention above under this main heading
Role in economy See also Economy
 
(Brink, S.) 10:1330, 10:1340-1355, 10:1405, 10:1420 (Faris, R.) 3:0910, 3:0930, 3:1005 (James, T.) 8:1050 (Routley) 3:1005
Role in environmental, economic, social and cultural sustainability (Faris, R.) 3:0930-0935 (Hughes, H.) 14:0955 (Le Clair, B.) 4:1410, 4:1445 (Robertson) 3:0955 (Rubenson, K.) 4:1630
Role of genetic factors (Wood, F.) 10:1600-1615
Role of interaction between youth and adults in society (Faris, R.) 3:0945 (Mayencourt) 3:0940-0950
Role of labour (Routley) 8:1300 (Sinclair, J.) 8:1300
Second language education See Education
Skills necessary for literacy (Wood, F.) 10:1605, 10:1620
Stereotyping of low-literacy adults See Stigma of low literacy below under this main heading
Stigma of low literacy (Aucoin, R.) 14:0930 (Campbell, V.) 9:1650 (Cliff-Marks, J.) 13:1045 (Derrick, R.) 6:1155 (Exley, J.) 13:1055 (Galway, L.) 6:1155 (Horgan) 6:1200 (Routley) 12:1715, 13:1045, 14:0930 (Timbres, M.) 12:1710-1715
Support services (Beuschel, R.) 12:1630-1635, 12:1650-1655 (Routley) 12:1650 (Sinclair, J.) 8:1255
Testing See Assessment above under this main heading
Vocabulary See Skills necessary for literacy above under this main heading
Workers See Literacy instructors under Teachers
Literacy B.C.

 
Activities and services (Beuschel, R.) 12:1655 (Fleming) 12:1655 (Mitchell, L.) 5:1120-1130
National youth literacy demonstration project (Mitchell, L.) 5:1125
Role and values (Mitchell, L.) 5:1115
Role in learning communities projects (Faris, R.) 3:0910
Work on family literacy (Mitchell, L.) 5:1120
Literacy Now program

 
Program (Krieger, B.) 9:1735 (Wassing, A.) 13:1025
Role in learning communities and literacy projects (Davies, B.) 11:1000-1005 (Faris, R.) 3:0930, 3:0940, 3:1000 (Le Clair, B.) 4:1410, 4:1425-1500 (Nuraney) 4:1410
Support for long-term planning of community literacy initiatives (Gagnon, L.) 11:1130 (Le Clair, B.) 4:1425-1430, 4:1445, 4:1455-1500 (Routley) 4:1440
Logelin, Bob

 
Disabled and handicapped persons
 
education and literacy 8:1100
employment 8:1100-1105
Literacy
 
government policy 8:1100-1105
programs, accessibility, disabled and handicapped persons 8:1100
programs, accessibility, income-assistance recipients and low-income earners 8:1100-1105
Post-secondary education, accessibility, disabled and handicapped persons 8:1100-1105
Lower mainland

 
South Fraser area, funding for adult education and social equity programs (Dickson, L.) 9:1815 (Polak) 9:1815

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