Literacy in the 21st Century

Abigail Anderson: The Changing Face of Literacy
from Vie pédagogique – Numéro 149 – Décembre 2008

Vision 2000 Literacy

This series of booklets were created for Québec educators by Abigail Anderson, the former English Language Arts Curriculum Coordinator - Direction de la formation général des jeunes, Ministère de l'Éducation du Québec, as resources to support teachers in the implementation of English Language Arts in the context of the Québec Education Plan.

 

Please note that these publications are protected by copyright. They can only be reproduced free of charge for the schools of Québec. For more information contact your English Language Arts school board consultant.

Literacy 2000 |PDF|

Special points of interest include: A working definition of literacy, Highlights of new ELA program, Literacy as a social act, Language competency in a context of learning across the curriculum, Cycles for learning.

Learn for Life |PDF|

Special points of interest include: Deciding on your focus, Getting comfortable with the QEP, The Emperor Has No Clothes: cross-curricular means little without a discipline/subject, Taking time to become conscious of what has been learned.