Conference 2020
LLO Bookstore
LLO Temporary Mailing Address
New Guidelines and FAQ's for EO Funded LBS Programs
Task-Based Activity Ideas During COVID-19
Survey-LBS Supports Required During COVID-19
AlphaPlus Zoom Webinars
Learn More About Bot-Reader!
LLO Conference 2020
Due to COVID-19 we will definitely not be holding a face-to-face conference in June 2020. We are currently discussing options and as soon as we have more information we will share it with you. What we do know is that we are planning on providing professional development in an alternative way and would like to make sure we are offering what you need. If you have time, please complete our needs assessment survey. Click here to access.
LLO Bookstore
LLO would like to thank everyone for their patience while we worked on getting the Bookstore back up and running after the changes due to COVID-19.
We were finally able to submit an order to New Readers Press and are expecting books any time.
If you are waiting on an outstanding order your books will be ready to ship out next week. It is important for you to let us know if you need us to hold onto the books or if the 'ship-to' address is different than the address we would normally ship to.
LLO Temporary Address
Like most of you, staff at LLO is adapting to working from home and the challenges that come along with it. We hope that you have been able to make things work with the limitations we are all facing.
Until we are able to return to our office it would be very helpful if any mail could be forwarded to Diana White -
LLO
c/o Diana White
99 Bridge Street West
Waterloo, ON
N2K 1K8
New Guidelines and FAQ's for Employment Ontario
Funded LBS Programs
If you are an Employment Ontario funded Literacy and Basic Skills program - a reminder that the Service Provider Guidelines have been updated. MLTSD has now posted a useful FAQ that outlines the challenges.
An important addition to eligibility criteria can be found in section 2.5.1:
An adult whose literacy and basic skills are assessed at intake as being less than the end of Level 3 in one more of the following OALCF competencies:
- Find and use information
- Communicate ideas and information
- understand and use numbers
Click on the links below to view.
FAQ Document
New Guidelines
Task-Based Activity Ideas During COVID-19
We have been sharing task-based activities and resources each week for the LBS field. Activities will be loaded into the weekly folder.
Click
here to access.
Survey - LBS Supports Required During COVID-19
As challenges continue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Community Literacy of Ontario and Laubach Literacy Ontario are gathering information from community-based LBS delivery agencies about how program staff are managing during the crisis.
We have prepared a brief online survey asking questions about various areas of program delivery, such as technology you are using in online learning with learners, how you are tracking learner progress, tools you are using to support learners, and the needs and issues facing your agency and learners.
We will share aggregate feedback from the survey with you and also the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development.
This survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Please complete only one survey per agency.
Click
here to take the survey.
Survey Deadline extended until Tuesday, April 21, 2020