Open AccessImproving Literacy Skills A Call to Action
Author(s) -
Canadian Education Association
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1703-2598
DOI - 10.26522/tl.v2i2.67
Subject(s) - literacy , perspective (graphical) , action (physics) , adult literacy , information literacy , public relations , psychology , political science , pedagogy , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence
A anadian Agenda for Literacy must take a life course perspective, addressing factors from before birth to old age that positively impact literacy development and that are amenable to public policy action. The agenda should include policies aimed at (a) improving literacy skills and (b) ensuring that literacy skills are required and valued in both social and economic contexts.