Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training
Report on Key Literacy Initiatives
Specific achievements, such as the renewal of Grades 7, 8 and 9 English language arts curriculum, standards of practice for educational leaders, new curriculum for Grades 3 and 4 social studies, and the adult literacy campaign, are the major highlights contained in the Progress Report on Literacy 2010, released today by the Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training (CAMET).
The report also includes key regional and provincial literacy initiatives undertaken to support and improve literacy, in the four Atlantic provinces, in the areas of early childhood, public, and adult and post-secondary education. The Progress Report on Literacy 2010 follows Literacy: Key to Learning and Path to Prosperity – An Action Plan for Atlantic Canada, 2009-2014, and represents the ministers’ commitment to report publicly on regional and provincial literacy initiatives. Major highlights contained in the report include the following:
The Progress Report on Literacy 2010 can also be downloaded at
www.camet-camef.ca.
The Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training (CAMET) is an agency of the Council of Atlantic Premiers (CAP) and its purpose is to enhance cooperation in public (entry – Grade 12) and post-secondary education in Atlantic Canada by working together to improve learning, optimize efficiencies, and bring added value to provincial initiatives.
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Media contacts:
Valerie Kilfoil NB Department of Education and Early Childhood Development 506-444-4919 |
Chrissy Matheson NS Department of Education 902-424-8307 |
Johanne LeBlanc Ministère de l’Éducation et du Développement de la petite enfance du N.B. 506-444-4714 |
Karen Stone NS Department of Labour and Advanced Education 902-424-2107 |
Lori-Jean Wallace NB Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour 506-453-2039 |
Judy Munro NS Department of Labour and Advanced Education 902-424-0011 |
Heather May NL Department of Education 709-729-0048 |
Maureen Flanagan-LeClair PEI Department of Education and Early Childhood Development 902-368-3514 |
Ron Ryder PEI Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning 902-620-3774 |
2011 02 17 3:30 p.m.