Updated August 26 2006

The Nova Scotia Department of Education Literacy Success  initiative was established in the spring of 2000. Active Young Readers , Grades Primary - 3 has successfully grown to provide frameworks for professional development, student literacy resources, and teacher professional resources that serve as useful starting points as teachers from grades Primary to ten engage in professional development and curriculum implementation opportunities regionally and at individual school sites.

Beginning with a  focus on grades primary - three in its first year, followed by grades four - six in year two, and moving into the junior high school as Active Readers, grades 7 to 9 over successive years; we are pleased to continue the Literacy Success initiative at the senior high school level with Literacy Success 10 . 

The key components of the initiative include time, student and teacher resources, professional development and specific and explicit assistance to those students who require a higher level of support in becoming successful, fluent readers.

Resources and information about Literacy Success' companion initiative,Writers in Action, are also available on this website.