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New poll finds 90% of Canadians believe improving literacy is key to competitive economy.

Council of the Federation Announces Literacy Award Winners for 2010

Conference Board of Canada report shows that improving literacy can save lives in the workplace.

ELMO Reviews is two, and we have a gift for you: a lesson plan on writing book reviews. Click here to download it.

Literacy BC's Diana Twiss speaks about workplace education and literacy (video by ABC Life Literacy Canada)

Project Report: Getting Online: Distance Education Promising Practices for Canadian Literacy Practitioners

The Westcoast Reader, a newspaper for adults learning to read, presents The Best of the Reader, a website with many ebooks and teacher resources.

Watch "Literacy Yarn" to find out why knitting is a good metaphor for literacy.

Data Angel Report: Addressing Canada's Literacy Challenge, A Cost-Benefit Analysis (PDF)

New Guidebook: Learning Together: A Guide to Community-Based Adult ESL & Literacy in British Columbia (PDF)

New TD Bank Report: Helping Newcomers Unlock Their Potential (PDF)

Listen to Barbara Adler's poem, "Florence"

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Without the proper infrastructure, a system falls apart. Literacy BC provides the vital infrastructure for the literacy field in BC. Literacy BC provides:

Become a member of Literacy BC, and help us achieve our mission.

Literacy BC is a membership-based organization. Our members provide guidance and support to Literacy BC. Members vote on Literacy BC policies at our Annual General Meeting, and are eligible to join our board. Become a member and join your voice to our provincial literacy coalition.

To become a member of Literacy BC, click here to fill out our membership application, or call Literacy BC at 604-684-0624 or 1-888-732-3234.

Student memberships are $5, individual memberships are $20, not-for-profit organizational memberships are $30, and other organizational memberships are $100.

Literacy BC Group Health Benefits For Organizational Members

In order to help our organizational members take excellent care of their employees, Literacy BC is proud to announce our Group Benefit Plan for Organizational Members.

By becoming a member of Literacy BC, your organization is eligible for group rates on employee health insurance through Owen & Associates. This program offers small organizations the opportunity to offer affordable health insurance to employees. As more organizations join the program, the cost decreases for everyone. There truly is power in numbers.

To find out more more about the Group Benefits plan, visit the Owen & Associates website.Your organization must be a member of Literacy BC in order to take advantage of this special group benefits offer.

Literacy BC Individual Member Discounts on Health Insurance

If you are an individual, and you do not receive health benefits through your work, as a member of Literacy BC, you can receive a 15% discount on individual health benefit packages. Visit Owen & Associates for more details. You must be a member of Literacy BC to take advantage of this offer.

Become a Member Today!

To speak to someone about becoming a member of Literacy BC or to request a membership information package, please call 1-888-732-3234 or email info@literacy.bc.ca.

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