National Literacy Secretariat - Project Funding 2002-2003 (Quebec)
(01.08/02 - 30.11/02)
Marie-Josée Maurice
ABC DES HAUTS PLATEAUX MONTMAGNY-L'ISLET INC.
199 Bilodeau Street
Saint-Fabien-de-Panet, Quebec
G0R 2J0
Tel. (418) 249-2814
Pour un voyage virtuel autour du monde [A virtual trip around the world]
ABC des Hauts Plateaux Montmagny-L'Islet wants to develop a directory of Internet sites dealing with geography and adapted to adults involved in literacy initiatives. To this end, the organization plans to search sites and classify them according to their level of difficulty. The organization plans to design an evaluation grid and organize two focus groups of participants in literacy workshops to verify the relevance of the identified sites. The results of this project will be evaluated through an oral group evaluation.
Madeleine Jean
ABC DES MANOIRS
568 Léon Martel
Terrebonne, Quebec
J6W 2J8
Tel. (450) 471-6928
Consolidation des bases de l'organisme [Consolidating the organization]
ABC des Manoirs wants to develop a communication plan. To this end, it plans to establish a working group, set operating procedures for the plan, prepare its implementation and provide the necessary training to members of the group. The project will be evaluated throughout the process using appropriate questionnaires and facilitated meetings.
Danielle Belzile
ABC DES PORTAGES
26 Joly Street
Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec
G5R 3H2
Tel. (418) 862-9998
L'alphabétisation et les nouvelles technologies de l'information et de la communication [Literacy and the new information and communication technologies]
ABC des Portages wants to promote and develop literacy training to facilitate the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) among adults developing their literacy skills. To achieve this goal, the organization plans to offer services to resource persons in the community and the public at large, to acquire ICT based educational materials, and to provide instructional staff with training on information and communication technologies. Evaluation grids will be used to assess the satisfaction of participants in the training workshops. In addition, the entire project will be evaluated, among other ways, by compiling data on the number of registrants, the number of people reached, and the number of agencies contacted.
Denis Gauthier
ABC LOTBINIÈRE
157 Principale Street
Saint-Flavien, Quebec
G0S 2M0
Tel. (418) 728-2226
Développer un programme de formation à distance par le biais d'un site Internet [Develop a distance learning program through an Internet site]
ABC Lotbinière will research and analyse experiences, expertise and material developed for distance learning by the Internet in order to identify best practices. This pilot project is the first step in the future development of an Internet distance learning site to foster accessibility to literacy services. The first step involves identifying client needs, developing a distance training plan, and designing and developing learning activities. The plan is to have the activities validated by literacy learners.
Jackie Hall
ACTION ALPHA (ST. FRANCIS LITERACY)
257 Queen Street
Lennoxville, Quebec
J1M 1K7
Tel. (819) 346-7009
Parents as partners as learners (PaPaL)
In collaboration with the Eastern Townships School Board, the St. Francis Literacy Council wants to recruit parents with low literacy as new literacy learners. To this end, it plans to work closely with educators at the elementary school in Lennoxville and organize home visits and training workshops. An evaluation form for educators and an oral evaluation for parents will be used to measure the project's outcomes.
Stéphanie Messier
AIDE PÉDAGOGIQUE AUX ADULTES ET AUX JEUNES (APAJ)
330 Saint-Simon Street
St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
J2S 5B9
Tel. (450) 261-0384
"Partage d'expertises dans la région de la Montérégie" and "Recrutement de parents" [Sharing expertise in the Montérégie region and Recruiting parents]
In collaboration with the Groupe d'entraide Iota and Écrit Tôt de Saint-Hubert, Aide pédagogique aux adultes et aux jeunes (APAJ) wants to develop a partnership in order to benefit from each partner's expertise and thus enhance their literacy services. The project is to involve analysing management, training, recruiting, awareness and strategic planing needs and building durable links between the partners and with other regional or provincial organizations. To evaluate the usefulness of the information exchanged, participants are to be asked for their feedback at each meeting. In addition, Aide pédagogique aux adultes et aux jeunes (APAJ) wants to launching an individual project to increase its visibility among parents with poor literacy skills in the Christ Roi community and with resource persons with dealings with these parents. To this end, the organization plans to hold a walk a thon, an "alpha-haunted" house, and a "drop-in child care" facility in an elementary school at the time that report cards are distributed. The project's results will be measured through an evaluation questionnaire to activity participants.
Suzanne Légaré
ALPHA LA GIGOGNE
PO Box 274
Matane, Quebec
G4W 3N2
Tel. (418) 733-4663
Le développement de l'alphabétisation dans la MRC de Matane [Literacy development in the Matane RCM]
La Gigogne wants to initiate strategic action to raise the community's awareness of literacy and to foster continuous learning and education of adults with low literacy. To this end, the organization plans to maintain and strengthen the local illiteracy prevention partnership, promote literacy support, develop parenting skills workshops related to learning how to write, and provide professional development for instructors. The success of the project will be measured through the number of new registrants in the various activities, participant evaluations and instructor observations.
Mireille Bélanger
ALPHA STONEHAM
660 1st Avenue PO Box 296
Stoneham, Quebec
G0A 4P0
Tel. (418) 848-3427
A l'école, on y va ensemble [Going to school together!]
Alpha Stoneham wants to establish a partnership with the elementary school, Arc en ciel, to improve the quality and number of support and assistance services offered to parents with low literacy. To this end, it plans to identify and recruit parents with low literacy when their children enter Grade 1, and offer workshops and public meetings to develop the self esteem of parents and to encourage their involvement in their children's school life. Following the workshops, the organization wants to compile the work of participants to produce and publish a joint parent/child compendium. Quantitative and qualitative data will be gathered throughout the project and two evaluation reports will be prepared to measure the project's effectiveness.
Chantale Paré
ALPHA-ENTRAIDE DES CHUTES-DE-LA-CHAUDIÈRE
3493 Des Églises Avenue
Charny, Quebec
G6X 1W5
Tel. (418) 832-1141
Promotion et visibilité [Promotion and visibility]
Alpha-Entraide des Chutes-de-la-Chaudière wants to promote recruitment by raising the awareness of various partners and the general public to the problem of illiteracy and by increasing the organization's visibility. The organization will achieve this goal by producing new promotional materials, including brochures, an advertising insert, an information kit and an Internet page. It also plans to produce a video, "L'ABC du changement" including a play created by the organization, testimonials by participants and a presentation of the organization and the services offered. An official launching is planned for the release of the video, as well as an open house for the general public. The number of registrants and requests for information will be the indicators used to evaluate the project's success.
Claire Lachapelle
ALPHA-NICOLET (SERVICE D'ÉDUCATION POPULAIRE EN ALPHABÉTISATION)
690 Monseigneur-Panet Street Suite 110
Nicolet, Quebec
J3T 1W1
Tel. (819) 293-5745
Établissement d'un partenariat: phase 1 [Building a partnership: Phase 1]
Alpha-Nicolet wants to reach parents of students in the primary grades at Curé-Brassard elementary school to raise their awareness of their role in preventing illiteracy. To this end, it plans to meet with school administration and teaching staff, organize activities for children experiencing learning problems, and then meet with parents, The level of participation in the various activities, as well as a sharing of the assessment of the awareness officers will be used to measure the project's results.
Priscille Rondeau
ALPHA-TÉMIS
11 St-Isidore Street West PO Box 239
Laverlochère, Quebec
J0Z 2P0
Tel. (819) 765-2549
Jeu-questionnaire sur l'histoire du Témiscamingue [Quiz game on the history of Témiscamingue]
Alpha-Témis wants to develop educational materials on the history of Témiscamingue aimed at adults in literacy programs. The aim is to research the topic and prepare a quiz game. This entertaining material will attract the interest of participants and promote memorization of reading and writing concepts. An evaluation grid on the interest of participants, the clarity and relevance of the questions, and the ease of using the game will be used to measure the project's results.
Gabrielle Gaudreault
ALPHABEILLE VANIER
235 Beaucage Street
Vanier, Quebec
G1M 1H2
Tel. (418) 527-8267
Sensibilisation et recrutement avec comme slogan: Fais le pour toi [Awareness and recruitment with the slogan: Do it for yourself]
Alphabeille Vanier wants to organize promotional activities to raise the public's awareness of illiteracy and to recruit adults with low literacy. The organization plans to offer information sessions to groups of people who visit community centres, create and staff information booths, and prepare promotional materials. The success of the project will be measured through an evaluation done by the groups encountered, the level of participation in various activities and the number of registrants in the training workshops.
Kate Strickland
ALPHABÉTISATION SANS LIMITE/LITERACY UNLIMITED
501 Saint-Jean Boulevard Office 296
Pointe-Claire, Quebec
H9R 3J5
Tel. (514) 694-0007
Projet de développement et de gestion de bibliothèques [Library development and management project]
Alphabétisation sans limite wants to improve library services to make them more effective and more accessible to literacy students and teachers. The project involves consulting a librarian, purchasing and installing an inventory management system, training personnel and volunteers, and preparing a series of workshops to present the new classification system and new acquisitions to the target clientele. The project's success will be determined based on the feedback from library users, circulation statistics and evaluation of the achievement of the objectives.
Monique Roberge
ARDOISE DU BAS-RICHELIEU
71 Ramesay Street #309
Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
J3P 3Z1
Tel. (450) 780-1016
Journal Alpha pop l'Ardoise [Alpha pop l'Ardoise newsletter]
Ardoise du Bas-Richelieu wants to produce a newsletter to inform, raise awareness and recruit persons with low literacy so that they can begin a functional literacy program. To this end, the organization plans to develop partnerships with literacy workers, write articles in collaboration with learners, and produce and distribute a total of 6 issues. An evaluation grid will be used to seek comments from participants and some ten partners will be sought to evaluate the project.
Martine Audet
ASSOCIATION DES PROJETS ÉDUCATIFS DU TÉMISCAMINGUE (APET)
9 Notre-Dame de Lourdes Street PO Box 720
Ville-Marie, Quebec
J0Z 3W0
Tel. (819) 629-2144
Atelier sur le processus d'apprentissage fonctional [Workshop on the functional learning process]
In collaboration with the Association des parents d'enfants handicapés du Témiscamingue and with the Commission scolaire du Lac-Témiscamingue, the Association des projets éducatifs du Témiscamingue (APET) wants to offer training on functional learning to literacy instructors. These educators will attend workshops to master the concepts of the functional learning process and to integrate them into the literacy courses. The project's success will be evaluated through the level of satisfaction with the quality of the workshops.
Céline Lepage
ATOUT-LIRE
266 Saint-Vallier Street West
Québec, Quebec
G1K 1K2
Tel. (418) 524-9353
Vivre le plaisir d'écrire des pratiques pédagogiques à réinventer [Enjoying writing - reinventing educational practices]
Atout-lire wants to conduct a study of and test activities for adults in literacy programs in order to enable them to develop a positive relationship with writing. To achieve this objective, the organization plans to develop an exploratory research protocol integrated with the pedagogical and associative life of the centre, to identify the main obstacles to the writing relationship, to design and test writing activities and lastly, to analyse , evaluate and disseminate the results to the literacy community.
Élise De Coster
CARREFOUR D'ÉDUCATION POPULAIRE DE POINTE ST- CHARLES
2356 Centre Street
Montréal, Quebec
H3K 1J7
Tel. (514) 596-4444
L'écrit dans nos vies [Writing in our lives]
The Carrefour d'éducation populaire de Pointe St-Charles wants to enhance its capacity to better respond to the needs of weak readers and to raise the community's awareness of the importance of plain language writing. To this end, the organization will undertake research to identify various works on writing in plain language. The next step will be to produce a brochure to raise the awareness of community groups to simplifying written materials. The Carrefour's literacy personnel will be asked to attend training sessions on plain language writing offered by other literacy organizations. The Carrefour also plans to examine the needs of certain community groups to develop and provide them with workshops on plain language writing. Lastly, the organization plans to organize various original activities to raise the awareness of literacy workers in the community to writing in plain language and to foster interest in writing for weak readers. The project's success will be evaluated using a questionnaire to be distributed after each activity, along with the extent to which the project's objectives have been achieved.
Roxane Minier
CENTRE ALPHA DE LA BAIE ET DU BAS-SAGUENAY
802 Grande Baie Boulevard North
La Baie, Quebec
G7B 3K7
Tel. (418) 697-0046
Mise en marché et diffusion du cédérom [Development and marketing of a CD ROM]
The Centre Alpha de La Baie et du Bas-Saguenay wants to raise the awareness of the literacy community to the existence of the game A-DE MI MO, an awareness and recruitment tool developed by the organization. The Centre also wants to use A DE MI MO as the key element in local recruitment activities. To achieve these objectives, the organization plans to carry out marketing activities, such as the development of promotional materials and the creation of an agenda that will include the game's display and which can be used as a working tool by learners. It will also organize a display stand and press conference to promote the Centre and its activities. The demo of the game A DE MI MO, to be advertised and presented on the organization's web site, will be used to compile statistics on interest and dissemination in order to evaluate the project's success.
Claude Drouin
CENTRE ALPHA-SOURDS
208 Notre-Dame
Street St-Pie, Quebec
J0H 1W0
Tel. (514) 278-5334
Le Journal signe@sourd [The signe@sourd newsletter]
The Centre Alpha-Sourd Rive Sud wants to produce and distribute a newsletter containing world-wide news for the deaf, in simple French adapted to the language of deaf persons,. This project is to be carried out in collaboration with adults in literacy programs. The newsletter will be interesting and will be aimed at raising the interest of deaf adults in reading and writing. The project will be a success if the organization is able to publish 500 newsletters during the year.
Françoise Boucher
CENTRE ALPHA-SOURDS
208 Notre-Dame Street
St-Pie, Quebec
J0H 1W0
Tel. (514) 278-5334
Formation sur vidéo en LSQ pour les animateurs sourds en alpha populaire [Training video on QSL for deaf literacy educators]
In collaboration with two other independent literacy groups, the Centre Alpha-Sourd wants to produce an audio-visual document on Quebec sign language (QSL) to be used to train deaf literacy educators. The document is to be produced in video format and transferred to digital format on a CD ROM. The organization also plans to develop a pocket guide to go with the video. A questionnaire administered in person to deaf educators will be used to determine the project's success.
Caroline Dion
CENTRE D'ACTION BÉNÉVOLE DE LA M.R.C. DE BÉCANCOUR
124 Saint-Antoine Street
Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard, Quebec
G0X 3C0
Tel. (819) 288-5533
La clé de l'autonomie au Centre d'action bénévole de la MRC de Bécancour [The key to independence at the Centre d'action bénévole de la MRC de Bécancour]
The Centre d'action bénévole de la MRC de Bécancour wants to develop a communication plan around the development of independence in adults in literacy programs. To achieve this goal, the Centre plans to begin by identifying the target population, developing messages to be sent out and developing communication strategies. The next step will be research to determine which communication tools are most likely to meet the Centre's needs. The Centre will then design the selected tools and evaluate their effectiveness. The project's success will be evaluated on the basis of the Centre's increased visibility and the increased awareness of the public to illiteracy.
Marie-Line Dupéré
CENTRE D'ALPHABÉTISATION "L'ARDOISE" INC.
145 Montagne Boulevard
Saint-Casimir, Quebec
G0A 3L0
Tel. (418) 339-2770
Création d'un transport collectif [Creating a community transportation network]
The Centre d'alphabétisation l'Ardoise wants to develop and expand its literacy services by establishing a permanent volunteer structure that would be responsible for raising awareness and recruiting potential learners, as well as for organizing community transportation. The organization plans to establish committees of volunteers in each parish in the western and northern parts of Portneuf county in order to recruit and provide transportation to isolated communities. Volunteers will be invited to attend human relations training aimed at preparing them to interact with the target clientele. The new service will be announced in the local and regional media, including municipal newspapers, parish flyers, advertisements, and radio spots. The project's results will be measured by the number of new learners and the number of volunteers that join the Ardoise team.
Madeleine Guérin
CENTRE D'ALPHABÉTISATION DE JONQUIÈRE
1799 St-François-Xavier Street PO Box 100
Jonquière, Quebec
G7X 7V8
Tel. (418) 547-7514
Sensibilisation-recrutement [Awareness-Recruitment]
The Centre d'alphabétisation de Jonquière wants to raise the public's awareness of the importance of becoming involved in the fight against illiteracy. It plans to create awareness tools, such as an information kit and a press release. In addition, group meetings and facilitated workshops will be offered to various community organizations to make them aware of the literacy cause and the consequences of illiteracy in the population. At a public event organized in collaboration with the Salon de la jeunesse, the organization will develop mobilizing activities that involve partners and adult learners from various literacy organizations. The success of the project will be evaluated through an evaluation grid distributed to partners.
Ariane Daneault
CENTRE D'ALPHABÉTISATION DE VILLERAY LA JARNIGOINE
7445 Saint-Denis Street
Montréal, Quebec
H2R 2E5
Tel. (514) 273-6683
JARNI-GO! Communication plan
La Jarnigoine wants to develop a communication plan to support the achievement of its strategic planning objectives to better meet the needs of persons with low literacy. To this end, the organization will define communication strategies to be used, information and communication technology (ICT) needs, and recruitment and awareness strategies, as well as create promotion and awareness materials. The organization also wants to participate in various training opportunities, particularly related to promotional and communication strategies, to the organization of an awareness tour and to informatics. The findings of the progress reports and the final report will be used to evaluate the project's success.
Mr. Marcel Desjardins
CENTRE D'ALPHABÉTISATION DES BASQUES INC.
15 Notre-Dame Street East PO Box 1337
Trois-Pistoles, Quebec
G0L 4K0
Tel. (418) 851-4088
Le goût d'apprendre en famille! [Learning as a family!]
The Centre d'alphabétisation des Basques wants to develop a protocol of agreement with a family support and services organization to prevent illiteracy and to promote literacy. The Centre plans to offer parents of children with learning difficulties the necessary tools to continue their education, and easy access to literacy activities. The tools and activities will be developed following research of the topic. It also plans to hold information sessions and to establish parent committees to make families aware of illiteracy and to foster recruitment within the Centre's program. An evaluation committee will measure the extent to which the project's objectives are achieved.
Anne Gagnon
CENTRE D'ALPHABÉTISATION DU COMTÉ ROBERVAL INC.
1322 Sacré-Coeur Blvd. P.O. Box 85
Saint-Félicien, Quebec
G8K 2P8
Tel. (418) 276-2012
Projet concerté IFPCA 2002-2003 [IFPCA 2002-2003 consultation project]
In consultation with the Commission scolaire du Pays-des-Bleuets, the Centre d'alphabétisation du Comté Roberval wants to increase the recruitment of illiterate individuals by serving as a spokesperson and organizing meetings to raise awareness in community organizations, primary school boards, municipal councils and social groups. A short promotional video is also planned, for use by various media and based on research by volunteers. The success of the project will be evaluated through feedback from people who will view the video or participate in the different services offered, increased enrolment in literacy classes and participation by partners.
Ninette Piou
CENTRE D'ALPHABÉTISATION N-A RIVE DE MONTRÉAL
6971 Saint-Denis St.
Montréal, Quebec
H2S 2S5
Tel. (514) 278-2157
Actions alpha
In consultation with the Centre haïtien d'animation et d'intervention sociales (CHAIS) and the Maison d'Haïti, the Centre d'alphabétisation N-A Rive de Montréal wants to design and implement a recruitment, promotion and awareness-raising campaign for literacy. To this end, it plans to produce and distribute radio advertisements and organize workshops to encourage persons with low literacy to enrol in literacy programs. Moreover, it plans to produce and distribute promotional tools at public events and through the spokesperson. The success of the promotion campaign will be evaluated through the number of participants in activities and the number of people recruited for literacy workshops. The Centre d'alphabétisation N-A Rive de Montréal also plans to carry out a separate project involving the analysis and evaluation of its past initiatives, organize a literacy congress and produce a communications plan. The results will be measured through the rate of participation in the project, the quality of comments and the scope of recommendations and their impacts.
Marcel Glaude
CENTRE D'ALPHABÉTISATION POPULAIRE DE BEAUCE
12910 2nd Av.
Saint-Georges, Quebec
G5Y 1Y3
Tel. (418) 226-4111
A la découverte de nos origines [Discovering our roots]
Le Centre d'alphabétisation populaire de Beauce wants to develop educational material for adults taking literacy courses. History, geography and information and communications technology will be integrated into the reading, writing and arithmetic material produced to promote interest among people learning to become active citizens. To this end, the plan is to prepare a historical novel containing exercises and integrating projects. Research will be done in libraries and on the Internet to collect the information needed to develop the material. The success of the document will be evaluated through feedback from adult groups at different levels of training with the help of an evaluation grid. Three hundred copies of the final version of the novel will then be published and distributed.
Monique Santerre
CENTRE D'APPRENTISSAGE CLÉ INC.
189 Principale St. P.O. Box 409
Saint-Cyprien, Quebec
G0L 2P0
Tel. (418) 963-1603
Influence des TIC sur l'apprentissage des apprenantes et apprenants du Centre d'apprentissage Clé [The influence of ICT on learning among learners at the Centre d'apprentissage Clé]
The Centre d'apprentissage Clé wants to analyze and describe the impact of information and communication technologies on adults in literacy programs. This project continues the research started last year. The analysis of the data collected during the research phase will be completed and a report will be prepared and then distributed to literacy organizations and school boards. The success of the project will be evaluated through the feedback received after the findings have been distributed and the impact of the research for the Centre.
Sylvie Tardif
CENTRE D'ORGANISATION MAURICIEN DE SERVICES ET D'ÉDUCATION POPULAIRE (COMSEP)
749 Saint-Maurice St.
Trois-Rivières, Quebec G9A 3P5
Tel. (819) 378-6963
S'outiller sur la santé mentale pour mieux intervenir en alphabétisation [Preparing on the mental health front to better intervene in literacy]
The Centre d'organisation mauricien de services et d'éducation populaire (COMSEP) wants to renew the organization's approach to literacy for social reintegration by preparing literacy stakeholders for the difficulties experienced by individuals dealing with illiteracy and mental illness. To this end, it plans to set up a working committee, consult with organizations that are familiar with the issue and, finally, develop an action plan and code of ethics on the practices developed with this public. Moreover, three literacy workshops and a conference workshop will be organized to raise awareness among participants with regards to the experiences of people who are illiterate and suffering from mental illness. The success of the project will be measured through the evaluations conducted on the discussion and training days and the participation rate.
Serge Courchesne
CENTRE D'ÉDUCATION POPULAIRE DE L'ESTRIE
32 Wellington St. N. Suite 450
Sherbrooke, Quebec
J1H 5B7
Tel. (819) 562-1466
Inter.com
The Centre d'éducation populaire (Cep) de l'Estrie wants to recruit persons with low literacy by involving them in an inter-community newspaper and community radio project to promote their skills development and introduce them to the Centre's awareness-raising and recruitment activities. Seventeen learners will be recruited and trained to do the interviews with persons with low literacy in other organizations in order to prepare a joint article, which will be published in Inter.com, the Cep de l'Estrie newletter, which is available in hard copy and on their Website. Workshops will be given to help the clients targeted in its writing project, which will include the use of computers. Learners will then participate in a radio broadcast on CFLX to raise awareness in the general population in the Sherbrooke region about the problems associated with illiteracy. The success of the project will be determined through the number of participants, the success of the four bi-quarterly editions of the Inter.com newsletter and the successful broadcasting of 17 radio announcements.
Linda Godin
CENTRE D'ÉDUCATION POPULAIRE DE POINTE-DU-LAC
490 Grande Allée St.
Pointe-du-Lac, Quebec
G0X 1Z0
Tel. (819) 377-3309
Ma reconnaissance, mon projet! [My recognition, my project!]
The Centre d'Éducation populaire de Pointe-du-Lac wants to design educational material that will form a model of intervention in literacy among young adults in terms of skills updating. The project will be carried out with the help of a group of young adults with little education. The primary objective is to explore areas of interest and learning methods for youth, as well as the elements that interfere with or facilitate their involvement in literacy education. The young people will then be asked to develop projects designed to develop their academic and social skills, which will then be used to develop an intervention model for promoting their interest and motivation. The success of the project will be based on their participation rate and progress with literacy.
Lise Duplain
CENTRE D.É.B.A.T. MONTRÉAL (DÉVELOPPEMENT DE L'ÉDUCATION DE BASE AU TRAVAIL)
2194 de LaSalle Ave. Suite 410, 3rd Floor
Montréal, Quebec
H1V 2K8
Tel. (514) 522-8691
Maintenir le Cap [On course]
The Centre Débat wants to promote and introduce businesses in east Montréal to the cognitive education program "Apprendre à apprendre" [Learning to Learn], which aims to develop transferable skills among persons with low literacy. To achieve this, it will start by conducting a study of the training requirements and practices that are specific to the different economic sectors in this region, which has been identified as a good candidate for the project, based on a market study. Then awareness-raising tools, such as a leaflet and information kit, will be developed to familiarize local resource people with the program. Meetings will be organized with stakeholders who have shown an interest in the project, in order to set out the cooperation mechanisms that will enable them to help introduce the program in the workplace. The success of the project will be evaluated through the number of stakeholders met, the number of players collaborating in the introduction of the program and their feedback.
Élise Bouchard
CENTRE DE CROISSANCE D'ABITIBI-OUEST INC.
254 3rd St. East P.O. Box 533
La Sarre, Quebec
J9Z 3J3
Tel. (819) 333-3881
Livres en santé [Healthy books]
The Centre de croissance d'Abitibi-Ouest wants to acquire educational material designed for learning French, mathematics and computers for persons with low literacy. The Centre will do the research to identify which material best meets the needs of this client group. The success of the project will be determined through the extent to which the material contributes to the progress made by learners.
Robert Cyr
CENTRE DE SERVICES ÉDUCATIFS POPULAIRES DU HAUT SAINT-FRANÇOIS
1727 Route 212 R.R. 1
Cookshire, Quebec
J0B 1M0
Tel. (819) 875-3257
Les réseaux d'échanges réciproques de savoirs [Knowledge interchange networks]
In consultation with three school boards, the Centre de services éducatifs populaires du Haut-Saint-François wants to encourage the practice of citizenship and improve access to functional learning, continuous training and social integration among adults with low literacy. In order to achieve these objectives, a proposal adapted to the target client group will be developed as well as an effective communications plan, and an awareness raising and facilitation approach will be developed in partnership with the school, municipal, community and government networks. The project evaluation will cover all of the learning done by the learners.
Bernard Hudon
CENTRE DES LETTRES ET DES MOTS (CLEM)COLLECTIF D'ALPHABÉTISATION DE MERCIER
8733 Hochelaga St.
Montréal, Quebec
H1L 2M8
Tel. (514) 355-1641
Exploration des stratégies et des technologies de l'apprentissage collectif à distance - Guide pratique [Exploring the collective distance learning strategies and technologies - A practical guide]
The Centre des lettres et des mots wants to create for literacy organizations interested in distance training a practical guide on the use of technical tools in learning activities and to prepare an inventory and comparison of the tools needed to implement such a project. Following the research stage, a guide describing the process and technical terms and conditions inherent to the development of distance learning activities will be developed. It will include examples of educational situations in which communications technologies have been put to good use. The plan is to promote the guide through a leaflet and the organization's Website, and to distribute it to interested groups. The success of the project will be evaluated through an evaluation grid covering variables such as the clarity of the guide and the level of interest it generates.
Henri Robert Duandisse
CENTRE HAïTIEN D'ANIMATION ET D'INTERVENTION SOCIALES (CHAIS)
7745 Champagneur St. Suite 203
Montréal, Quebec
H3N 2K2
Tel. (514) 271-7563
"À la découverte du Québec" sur CD Rom [Discovering Quebec on CD]
The Centre haïtien d'animation et d'intervention sociales wants to design and produce an educational tool for allophone adults with low literacy, based on eight thematic fascicles on Quebec, which were produced last year. It also plans to produce an educational guide for teaching staff to accompany the CD. The contents of the fascicles will first be validated by trainers before being adapted by a specialist in educational materials. The CD will be well illustrated and contain numerous interactive exercises. Following its validation, 100 copies of its final version will be burnt. The success of the project will be based on the quality of the material produced and the degree of interest shown in the tool by the learners and trainers.
Mona Arsenault
CENTRE LIRE-ÉCRIRE - THE LEARNING EXCHANGE
3200 du Souvenir Rd.
Laval, Quebec
H7V 1W9
Tel. (450) 688-2933
Campagne de visibilité et de promotion 2002-2003 du Centre Lire-écrire: Faire progresser la cause de l'alphabétisation dans la communauté [Visibility and promotion campaign 2002-2003 by the Centre Lire-écrire: Promoting the cause of literacy in the community]
The Centre Lire-Écrire wants to launch a promotion campaign connected to its strategic planning to inform the community about the Centre's literacy programs and increase enrolment in them. In order to achieve this objective, the plan is to improve the organization of the Centre's material and resources, evaluate and refine the internal and external communications tools, develop partnerships with local resource people, participate in public events and develop an evaluation mechanism. The success of the project will be evaluated mainly through the feedback received from people involved in the project.
Alice Dionne
CLÉ (CENTRE DE LECTURE ET D'ÉCRITURE)
4273 Drolet St. 4th Floor
Montréal, Quebec
H2W 2L7
Tel. (514) 849-5473
Plan de communication: de l'Internet au contact direct! [Communications plan: from the Internet to direct contact!]
The Clé (Centre de lecture et d'écriture) wants to develop a communications plan that is consistent with its strategic planning process by relying on data collected during a local study of literacy organizations. Team meetings of La Clé will also be organized to collect the information needed to develop the plan, which will enable the Centre to carry out the following activities: develop an internal communications system, design and test new recruitment strategies, produce promotion and awareness-raising tools and create new partnerships. The success of the project will be evaluated through meeting minutes, periodic progress reports and a monitoring mechanism.
Céline Brière
CLÉ DES MOTS
200 Saint-Pierre St. Suite 103
Saint-Constant, Quebec
J5A 2G9
Tel. (450) 635-1411
Guide d'accueil [Welcome guide]
The Clé des mots wants to produce, in collaboration with adults enrolled in training, a welcome guide in the form of a notebook that will help adults plan their literacy training, familiarize themselves with the organization's services and find out about local literacy resources. The guide, which will be written in simple language, will remain with the adults throughout their literacy training. Learners will also participate in the development and evaluation of the notebook. Finally, a document describing the progress made through this project will also be produced. The success of the project will be evaluated through an evaluation grid used by learners. The project will promote autonomy in the target clients and help involve them more in organizing their learning.
Martine Lambert
CLÉ EN ÉDUCATION POPULAIRE DE MASKINONGÉ
110 2nd Ave. 2nd Floor
Louiseville, Quebec
J5V 1X1
Tel. (819) 228-8071
Des mots plein la tête [A headful of words]
The Clé en éducation populaire de Maskinongé wants parents with low literacy to acquire knowledge and skills that will promote the emergence of reading skills in young children. A series of 20 workshops entitled "Des mots plein la tête" [A headful of words] will be run in the Municipalities of Louiseville and St-Édouard. The training activities will help parents become involved in various recreational activities, thereby stimulating interest in reading and writing among their children. The activities will be developed based on a research into existing learn to read and write programs. Five hundred copies of an advertising leaflet will be created and distributed to promote the various workshops. The success of the project will be evaluated through an evaluation/appreciation questionnaire, which will be filled out by each participating parent and a self-evaluation will be done to check the acquired knowledge and competencies.
Monique Allard
COMITÉ D'ALPHA D'ALBANEL
310 de l'Église
St. Albanel, Quebec
G8M 3G1
Tel. (418) 279-5808
Planification stratégique [Strategic planning]
The Comité Alpha d'Albanel will study the needs of illiterate persons in Albanel and the surrounding municipalities in order to develop a strategic action plan that will meet the needs identified. To this end, current and potential learners will be surveyed. Following this study, new objectives and action priorities will be identified in relation to the organization's mission in order to guide its future and promote autonomy among illiterate persons. In order to ensure the project's success, each objective adopted will be assigned a success indicator and be associated with a means of evaluating it, such as the survey, discussion groups or statistics.
Lise Paradis
COMITÉ D'ENTRAIDE POPULAIRE DE CHÂTEAUGUAY (CEP)
68A Salaberry South
Châteauguay, Quebec
J6J 4J5
Tel. (450) 699-9955
Cahiers d'exercices.qc.ca [Workbooks.qc.ca]
In consultation with four other autonomous public literacy groups, the Comité d'entraide populaire de Châteauguay (CEP) wants to develop educational material related to the use of new information and communication technologies (ICT). Specifically, the plan is to prepare a second series of three workbooks focused on problem resolution in areas of everyday life and on social integration. The documents, which will be prepared in hard copy form and on interactive CDs will then be tested with CEP learners. The success of the project will be based on the results of these tests and the number of orders received for the workbooks.
Carole Boucher
COMITÉ D'ÉDUCATION AUX ADULTES DE LA PETITE BOURGOGNE ET DE ST-HENRI INC.
2515 Delisle St.
Montréal, Quebec
H3J 1K8
Tel. (514) 596-4422
La communication orale des personnes analphabètes [Oral communication among illiterate persons]
The Comité d'éducation aux adultes de la Petite Bourgogne et de Saint-Henri wants, first of all, to promote among persons with low literacy the capacity to communicate and, second, to raise awareness among its social and financial partners about the concerns of this population. This will require a number of meetings and workshops to address the topics affecting persons with low literacy, where they will feel comfortable about speaking up. At these meetings, local social and economic stakeholders will be invited to make them aware of the communications experiences of persons with low literacy. The success of the project will be based on the comments made by people following the meetings, the changes observed in the way the partners communicate and the number of requests for help with improving communications among persons with low literacy.
Michel Pilon
COMQUAT INC.
300 Perrot Blvd. Suite 100
L'Ile Perrot, Quebec
J7V 3G1
Tel. (514) 453-3632
CDROM "L'arithmétique de tous les jours" [Everyday arithmetic on CD]
Comquat wants to create, promote and distribute a multimedia CD for learning arithmetic, which will be used by literacy groups in their computer workshops. The CD will be based on a document entitled "L'arithmétique de tous les jours" [Everyday arithmetic], which will use the basic arithmetic concepts needed for everyday life. A special activity will be organized to launch the CD, which will be advertised to autonomous public literacy groups and school boards. The success of the project will be evaluated through participatory evaluation, which is currently being developed and will involve things such as an evaluation grid and discussion groups.
Danielle Hay
CONSEIL D'ALPHABÉTISATION LAURENTIEN INC. LAURENTIAN LITERACY COUNCIL INC.
513 Principale St. P.O. Box 401
Lachute, Quebec
J8H 3X9
Tel. (450) 562-3719
Se faire connaître [Getting known]
In consultation with the Conseil d'alphabétisation de l'ouest du Québec, the Conseil d'alphabétisation Laurentien wants to carry out awareness-raising and recruitment activities. The plan is to promote the supply of literacy services, recruit from the public at large, increase interventions in remote areas and participate in regional discussion groups. Project monitoring and evaluation will be based on an evaluation form, indicators to measure success and an evaluation of the impact of the campaign.
Germain Leblanc
DÉVELOPPEMENT COMMUNAUTAIRE UNîLE INC.
P.O. Box 190 1241 du Bassin Rd.
Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec
G0B 1A0
Tel. (418) 937-5459
"Le développement de l'alphabétisation dans le Bas Saint-Laurent, en Gaspésie et aux îles-de-la-Madeleine" et "Prévenir pour moins souffrir..." [Developing literacy in the Bas Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie and Iles-de-la-Madeleine, and Reducing suffering through prevention…]
In consultation with several school boards and autonomous public literacy groups, the Développement communautaire Unîle wants to support consultation and regional development in literacy in the Bas St-Laurent, Gaspésie and Îles-de-la-Madeleine regions. The plan is to maintain partnership links and share information, tools, strategies and solutions related to illiteracy. Moreover, the Développement communautaire Unîle wants to run a separate project to raise awareness in families about the role they can play in interesting children in reading and writing. To this end, the intention is to organize a press conference, participate in radio and TV programs, draft and distribute promotional material and news releases, participate in a trade fair and set up an information booth in a shopping centre. As well, activities for promoting interest in reading and writing will be offered to families, including various workshops, visits to libraries and experimenting with a program on parental skills related to reading and writing. An open house will be organized and information pamphlets will be distributed to draw families to these activities. The success of the project will be based on the number of activities run to reach clients, participation rates and qualitative evaluation by participants.
Gérald Lemelin
EDUCATION DES ADULTES EN FRANCAIS DE BASE
455 Yamaska East Suite 210
Farnham, Quebec
J2N 1J2
Tel. (450) 293-7098
Sensibilisation à l'analphabétisme [Illiteracy awareness]
Éducation des adultes en français de base (ÉDA) wants to develop tools to raise awareness about illiteracy among the public, business leaders and workers. The plan is to visit businesses and meet employers and employees in order to inform and recruit them into a literacy program. As well, promotion tools such as bookmarks, leaflets, posters, newspaper articles, presentations, radio announcements and a video will be used. The success of the project will be evaluated through the number of requests for information and the number of new registrations at the centre.
Lucille Roy
FORMATION CLEF MITIS/NEIGETTE
P.O. Box 1149
Rimouski, Quebec
G5L 7R1
Tel. (418) 724-6749
L'alphabétisation dans le cadre de la Politique de formation continue [Literacy in connection with the continuous training policy]
Formation Clef Mitis/Neigette wants to introduce activities that could help develop literacy in the Rimouski- Neigette and La Mitis MRCs' area. The plan is to raise awareness and recruit a new group of clients with the help of pamphlets, radio announcements and ads in the municipal paper. The plan includes the preparation and acquisition of material in Braille for people with visual handicaps. The project will be evaluated through enrolment statistics and participants' evaluations of the material in the Braille workshops.
Luc Labelle
GRANDS DÉBROUILLARDS DE VALLEYFIELD
52 Nicholson St.
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
J6T 4M8
Tel. (450) 377-7606
Journal de rue L'Éclaireur [The Eclaireur street paper]
The group Les Grands Débrouillards wants to publish a street paper in collaboration with adults in literacy programs in order to improve perceptions about literacy and recruit more illiterate persons. The plan is to involve learners in the design, production and distribution of the paper, which will enable them to deal directly with the target public and at the same time increase the organization's visibility. The plan includes the design of awareness-raising and recruitment activities as well as the broadcast of promotional programs through the electronic media. The project will be evaluated through interviews, meetings and surveys.
Francine Renaud
GROUPE ALPHA DES ETCHEMINS
201 Claude Bilodeau Suite 17
Lac Etchemin, Quebec
G0R 1S0
Tel. (418) 625-2550
Les Etchemins...une région que j'apprivoise et perfectionnement des pratiques en Chaudières-Appalaches [Les Etchemins...a region I become familiar with and the development of practices in Chaudières-Appalaches]
The Groupe Alpha des Etchemins wants to conduct, in collaboration with adults taking literacy training, literacy research to produce educational material associated with the local heritage, culture, environment and natural resources. The research will include visits to heritage sites and documentary research. The material will be produced in the form of 12 thematic texts, and will be validated by the learners. The next stage will consist of the Groupe Alpha des Etchemins, in consultation with six autonomous public literacy groups, following up on the previous year's training project and promoting the consolidation and renewal of the literacy training and management practices. In this regard, the plan is to analyze each group's educational material, determine the best learning transfer strategies and develop effective management and planning tools. The success of the project will be evaluated through evaluation forms and comments from the people who participated in the project and those who will be using the educational material.
André Dionne
GROUPE CENTRE-LAC D'ALMA
285 Eymard Nord Blvd.
Alma, Quebec
G8B 5J2
Tel. (418) 668-3357
Quand on conjugue les technologies de l'information et des communications adaptées, l'expression, la sensibilisation et la valorisation... [When adapted communications and information technologies are combined with awareness and validation…]
The Groupe Centre-Lac d'Alma wants to enable adults taking literacy training and living with physical and/or intellectual handicaps to become familiar with Power Point software so they can develop and give a slide presentation on their quality of life. The plan is to first develop a training activity for instructors so they can improve their knowledge of Power Point and decide on the best way of adapting the use of the software to the target clients. A slide show model and detailed plan describing the steps involved in preparing such a presentation will be developed. Learners will make their presentation to an audience at an evening organized to promote the organization's services. This project will help promote the development of skills, self-esteem and creativeness among participants. Stakeholders will evaluate the skills developed by the learners.
Micheline Bouchard
GROUPE D'ALPHABÉTISATION CLÉS EN MAIN
268C Lionel-Groulx St. P.O. Box 464
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec
G0R 3G0
Tel. (418) 598-9780
Projet d'éveil à la lecture et à l'écriture dans L'Islet-Nord [Promoting interest in reading and writing in Islet-Nord]
The Groupe d'alphabétisation Clés en main wants to promote interest in reading and writing by organizing literacy activities and creating a consultation group that will bring together the involved partners and the parents of children between 0 and 4 years of age. The literacy promotion activities will include animation by the students at the cégep de La Pocatière and "play workshops" involving the parents and their children. The discussion group will aim to develop a series of concrete activities to coordinate the common desire to promote interest in writing. The success of the project will be evaluated through various evaluation grids.
Johanne Comeau
GROUPE D'ALPHABÉTISATION POPULAIRE DE SEPT-ILES (LIRA) INC.
391 Brochu Ave.
Sept-Iles, Quebec
G4R 4S7
Tel. (418) 968-9843
Formation et développement des pratiques [Training and development of practices]
The Groupe d'alphabétisation populaire de Sept-Îles wants to train its teaching staff in order to be able to test the "Pixie" approach, which is an adult education program for people enrolled in literacy programs. The plan is to research appropriate material, develop the content of the program, provide professional development to the trainers, implement the process and test it in four-group workshops comprising the target group. Following the workshops, the teaching staff will evaluate the skills developed by the participants and prepare an evaluation report. The teaching staff also plans to keep a log and conduct self-evaluation and follow-up.
Francine Duperré
GROUPE D'ENTRAIDE IOTA
32 Saint-Louis St.
LeMoyne, Quebec
J4R 2L4
Tel. (450) 466-0076
Perfectionnement [Professional development]
The Groupe d'entraide Iota wants to enable teaching staff and volunteer tutors to acquire new competencies that will help them better meet the needs of functionally illiterate persons. To this end, the plan is to offer training sessions under the theme of "Mes compétences fortes" [My strong points] and develop learners' self-esteem and motivation. The effectiveness of the project will be evaluated through forms filled out by the participants.
Lise Pelletier
GROUPE EN ALPHABÉTISATION DE MONTMAGNY-NORD
23 du Moulin Ave.
Montmagny, Quebec
G5V 2H6
Tel. (418) 241-5024
Perfectionnement en gestion mentale [Mental management]
The Groupe en alphabétisation de Montmagny-Nord wants to promote the development of the mental management method among the members of its literacy team in connection with an action-research-training approach. Mental management concepts address ways of developing attention, memory and understanding among learners. The mental management method will be tested in literacy workshops and an observation and evaluation grid will be created to document the experience. The Groupe will then adapt its educational material by basing itself on the observations made in the grids. The results of the action-research-training exercise will be published in a report and an article on the testing of mental management in educational settings. The success of the project will be evaluated through the information collected through the evaluation grids and the progress made by the learners.
Solange Tougas
GROUPE POPULAIRE DÉCLIC
350 Frontenac St. Case postale 377
Berthierville, Quebec
J0K 1A0
Tel. (450) 836-1079
Communic'Action
In consultation with two other autonomous public literacy groups, the Groupe Déclic wants to highlight the specificity of their approach to literacy. In order to achieve this objective, the plan is to target the specific aspects of literacy that should be highlighted, establish a common framework and develop new awareness-raising and communication strategies. These activities will be carried out through consultation meetings between groups and the development of tools for analysis, reflexion, facilitation and communication. Moreover, evaluation tools will be produced to measure the extent to which this project has met its objectives.
Francine Lefebvre
L'ATELIER DES LETTRES EN ALPHABÉTISATION DE CENTRE SUD
1710 Beaudry St.
Montréal, Quebec
H2L 3E7
Tel. (514) 524-0507
Relation parents/enseignants [Parent/teacher relations]
The Atelier des lettres wants to run an action-research project to develop an intervention strategy that promotes the development of a relationship of trust and collaboration between parents with low literacy and teaching staff. To this end, the plan is to consult reference documents, meet with local community and school stakeholders and parents. Then, a situation analysis will be done and options will be developed to improve communications between teachers and parents. At the end, a final report will be prepared, describing the overall approach. The results of the project will be measured based on how well the activities turn out and the participation rates.
Jean-Philippe Tournier
L'ÉCRIT TÔT DE SAINT-HUBERT
1890 Marie Blvd.
Saint-Hubert, Quebec
J4T 2A9
Tel. (450) 672-6565
Sensibilisation et recrutement dans le grand Longueuil et ses environs [Awareness and recruiting in the greater Longueuil and surrounding areas]
The Écrit Tôt de Saint-Hubert wants to promote its services and enhance public, media and business awareness of the problems of illiteracy. To this end, the plan is to prepare promotional material for distribution through the newspapers, radio, TV, posters, promotional pamphlets, advertising benches and bus shelters. In addition, there will be a promotional tour through schools and business and media offices. The project will be evaluated through the number of new enrolments in the centre and the number of phone requests for information.
Marie-France Gauthier
LA BOÎTE À LETTRES DE LONGUEUIL
212 de Gentilly West
Longueuil, Quebec
J4H 1Z6
Tel. (450) 646-9273
"Je vous parle d'un temps que les moins de 20 ans ne peuvent pas connaître..." [Let me tell you about a time that those under 20 cannot know about…]
The Boîte à lettres de Longueuil wants to do a collective exercise with young adults taking literacy training in order to improve the organization's approaches to teaching. To this end, the plan is to organize collective writing activities that will promote interaction among the old and new members of the group. As well, meetings between all of the organization's structures and players will be organized to learn about their different visions. Finally, there will be an event to bring all the groups together to discuss what they discovered through this project. The results will be measured through an evaluation while the project is running in case adjustments are needed, and another upon completion of the project.
Lucie Harvey
LA CLÉ(CENTRE DE LECTURE ET D'ÉCRITURE D'ALMA)
20 St-Joseph Sud St.
Alma, Quebec
G8B 3E4
Tel. (418) 480-3447
La C.L.É. Virtuelle
The CLÉ (Centre de lecture et d'écriture d'Alma) wants to promote its literacy services, enhance consultations among the players interested in the cause of literacy and recruit and raise awareness among people who are illiterate and isolated by using the Internet. To this end, the plan is to set up a Website that will enable the organization to offer improved educational material, vary its professional development services, multiply its information exchanges, develop partnerships and, especially, increase the visibility of its literacy services to people living in remote areas. The success of the project will be evaluated through the number of site visits and participation in the organization's programs.
Claire Ducharme
LA GRIFFE D'ALPHA
610 de la Madone St.
Mont-Laurier, Quebec
J9L 1S9
Tel. (819) 440-2044
L'informatique, une formule gagnante pour faire connaître nos services d'alphabétisation dans notre région [Computers: a winning formula for broadcasting our literacy services throughout our area]
The Griffe d'Alpha wants to encourage the people in its area to become aware of illiteracy, recruit people with low literacy to its programs and acquire basic computer training material. To this end, the plan is to organize information meetings, hold open door days, run an advertising campaign and distribute promotional material such as posters and pamphlets. In addition, an inventory of existing material resources in basic computer training will be compiled, and material that will help meet the organization's requirements in this area will be acquired. The success of the project will be evaluated through the level of participation in the organization's programs and the number of service agreements signed with partners.
Marie-Hélène Ménard
LA MAGIE DES MOTS
13 A Principale St.
Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec
J0P 1B0
Tel. (450) 763-1331
Planification des communications [Communications planning]
The Magie des mots wants to develop a communications plan to increase the recruitment of volunteers and learners in the area of literacy. To this end, the plan is to hire a resource person, prepare a summary document and distribute the results. The plan includes the development of mechanisms to ensure that the communications plan is followed up. The progress of the project will be evaluated through the weekly and monthly reports submitted to the board of directors.
Ginette Croteau
LE COLLECTIF D'ALPHABÉTISATION DES TRAVAILLEURS (LA MAISON ALPHA)
412 Minto St. Suite 1
Sherbrooke, Quebec
J1H 1T6
Tel. (819) 822-4114
Alphabétisme et partenariat avec le milieu [Literacy and local partnerships]
The Collectif d'alphabétisation des travailleurs wants to expand the availability of literacy services by forming partnerships with community organizations that have expressed their interest following an awareness-raising campaign run in 2001-2002. To this end, the plan is to first meet with interested organizations n order to analyze their requirements for literacy services and to develop partnerships that could respond to these requirements. Then, three volunteers will be recruited and trained in workshops to prepare them to assist the training staff. The effectiveness of the project will be evaluated through the number of people reached by the new literacy services and the level of involvement of partner organizations.
Alain Cyr
LE GROUPE ALPHA LAVAL INC.
90 Lévesque Blvd. East
Laval, Quebec
H7G 1B9
Tel. (450) 669-3232
À la définition du volet communauté [Defining the community aspect]
The Groupe Alpha Laval wants to do research into the exercise of citizenship and the development of social life in connection with literacy in order to define the overall orientation of the community aspect of its activities. With the help of adults in training programs, the plan is to explore current thinking, consult with organizations that have developed expertise in the area, summarize the information, analyze the data, define new objectives for the organization and draft a research report. The success of the project will be evaluated through a questionnaire measuring the degree of satisfaction of people involved in the project with its approach and results and a progress report.
Denis Chicoine
LE TOUR DE LIRE
4026 Ontario St. East
Montréal, Quebec
H1W 1T2
Tel. (514) 252-4718
Planification stratégique du Tour de lire [Strategic planning at Tour de lire]
The Tour de lire wants to do some strategic planning and re-define the organization's mission in order to get on top of the changes taking place in the field of literacy. To this end, the plan is to set up a planning committee, consult with adults receiving literacy training and local community organizations and, finally write up the plan. A report describing the overall approach will also be prepared. The project will be evaluated through progress reports and its success will be determined through the validation of the strategic plan by the members of the organization at a special general meeting.
Wilfrida Perron
MAISON ALPHA ABC CÔTE-NORD
600 Jalbert St.
Baie-Comeau, Quebec
G5C 1Z9
Tel. (418) 294-2400
Un bulletin qui parle [A speaking report card]
In consultation with the Commission scolaire de l'Estuaire, Maison Alpha ABC Côte-Nord wants to prepare a school report card model that will help parents with low literacy to fully perform their roles as educators for their children. Once designed, the audio report card will be tested with a group of parents selected ahead of time. The effectiveness of the project will be evaluated through the results of this testing and feedback from parents and teachers.
Marjorie Villefranche
MAISON D'HAïTI
8833 Saint-Michel Blvd. 2nd Floor
Montréal, Quebec
H1Z 3G3
Tel. (514) 326-3022
Forum des jeunes québécois d'origine haïtienne [Forum for young Quebeckers from Haiti]
The Maison d'Haïti wants to do a documentary to promote awareness of, reflexion on and prevention against illiteracy for young adults between 16 and 35 years of age with low education in the Haitian community, especially young mothers, as well as parents in general and community stakeholders. To this end, the plan is to recruit some twenty young adults who will be asked to tell their stories, and a wider forum will be held, where parents and stakeholders will participate. Then, a documentary will be produced, outlining the causes of dropping out of school, and the steps taken by those young people to reintegrate into school, with reflexions on their futures and those of their children. Some 20 community organizations should be reached through this project, along with 50 stakeholders and 5000 people in the community. The young people will be expected to evaluate their participation and the documentary will be critiqued by participants prior to its release.
Réjeanne Savard
MAISON DES MOTS DES BASSES-LAURENTIDES
23-A Turgeon St.
Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec
J7E 3H2
Tel. (450) 434-9593
API sur le terrain []
The Maison des Mots des Basses-Laurentides wants to develop cognitive educational activities that are adapted to each of its literacy groups and help them through the Developing Intellectual Potential (DIP) approach. In order to achieve these objectives, the plan is to offer professional development to the teaching staff, adapt the educational material, facilitate cognitive education groups and create evaluation tools. A questionnaire will also be distributed to participants to evaluate the success of the project.
Nicole Picard
MAISON POPULAIRE D'ARGENTEUIL
335 Principale
St. Lachute, Quebec
J8H 2Z7
Tel. (450) 562-1996
Création d'une pochette de sensibilisation [Creating an envelope for awareness]
The Maison populaire d'Argenteuil wants to create an envelope for stakeholders from different organizations in the region to make them aware of illiteracy and help them identify and refer adults with low literacy. The organization also wants to set up a regional consultation structure to enable the different community players to pursue their reflexions on the issue. The organization plans to prepare surveys, which will be handed out to participants at each session to evaluate the different awareness-raising and training tools. The impact of the project on the general public and various players in the region will be evaluated through a survey.
Denis Chainé
MARÉE DES MOTS
3365 Royal Rd. 2nd Floor
Beauport, Quebec
G1E 1W1
Tel. (418) 667-1985
L'ordinateur pas à pas [Computers, step by step]
The Marée des Mots wants to enable literacy learners to become more autonomous in the use of computer tools by producing a series of fascicles on the use of computers, the Internet and various Windows software packages. In total, some forty fascicles will be prepared and each document will be tested and evaluated through the target clients.
Alain Mercier
MINISTÈRE DE L'ÉDUCATION DU QUÉBEC
1035 de la Chevrotière St. 17th Floor
Québec, Quebec
G1R 5A5
Tel. (418) 644-4875
Alphabétisation 2002-2003 [Literacy 2002-2003]
Quebec's Ministère de l'Éducation (MÉQ), through Quebec school boards, will conduct awareness-raising and coordination activities, produce educational material, do research and various activities related to innovative community action projects. These projects come under Human Resources Development Canada's (HRDC's) National Literacy Program. The National Literacy Secretariat (NLS), in collaboration with the MEQ, is recommending these projects, which will include 59 regional projects (see Annex A) and 21 provincial projects (see Annex B). Each project will include an evaluation component.
Yves Tessier
PLAISIR DE LIRE
9 11th St. P.O. Box 1552
Forestville, Quebec
G0T 1E0
Tel. (418) 587-6447
Renaissance de l'alphabétisation en Haute-Côte-Nord après 10 ans d'oubli [Recognizing literacy in Haute-Côte-Nord after 10 years of neglect]
The Plaisir de lire wants to run a vast awareness-raising and recruitment campaign among persons with low literacy in 2002-2003. To this end, the plan is to organize an open-house day, strong presence in the media and a play on literacy by a professional local acting group. In addition, an information officer will visit organizations in the surrounding areas to recruit learners. The success of the project will be evaluated through the number of persons attending the open house day, comments received and the number of calls and new enrolments.
Francine Dubé
POPCO INC.
3 Des Peupliers St.
Port-Cartier, Quebec
G5B 2B6
Tel. (418) 766-8047
Aider les parents à développer des habitudes de lecture avec leurs enfants [Helping parents develop reading habits in their children]
POPCO wants to help, involve and encourage parents with low literacy to develop the habits needed to learn to read, count and write so these skills become part of family life. To this end, the plan is to prepare and test workshops to promote reading and writing based on the "De A à Z on s'aide!", "Lire et écrire à la maison" et "L'heure du conte" programs ["Helping one another from A to Z", Reading and writing at home" and "Storytime"]. The plan includes meeting with local partners and preparing awareness-raising workshop participant recruitment activities. An evaluation will be done in collaboration with the partners to measure the local impact of the project.
Mario Raymond
PORTE OUVERTE INC (GROUPE POPULAIRE EN ALPHABÉTISATION)
81 Frontenac St.
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
J3B 2Y4
Tel. (450) 346-3283
Partenaires pour la lecture [Partners in reading]
The Porte Ouverte wants to promote the development of reading skills in adults with low literacy and their families. To this end, it plans to engage partners interested in literacy and to organize and participate in public events in order to promote reading. Potential partners will be invited to attend information meetings, and working committee will be set up to develop a schedule of consultations. The promotion of reading will include thematic book days, public reading sessions and the distribution of promotional material. The success of the project will be evaluated through the number and variety of partners who will become involved in the project and the number of participants in the promotional activities.
Delvyna Lachance
POUVOIR DES MOTS GASPÉ
37 Chrétien St. Local 29
Gaspé, Quebec
1E1 G4X
Tel. (418) 368-7500
Sensibilisation et recrutement en partenariat [Awareness and recruitment in partnership]
The Pouvoir des mots de Gaspé wants to set up a local consultation group to enhance awareness among the various institutional and community players of the issue of literacy, and combine the reference and guidance resources for illiterate persons. To this end, the plan is to hire a someone to do awareness-raising, who will plan, organize, stage and follow up on information sessions. The success of this initiative will be evaluated through the number of people referred to literacy programs and the alliances formed around concrete projects.
Lianne Calvert Shefler
READING COUNCIL FOR LITERACY ADVANCE IN MONTREAL (RECLAIM)
4350 St. Catherine Street West Room 314
Westmount, Quebec
H3Z 1R1
Tel. (514) 369-7835
La "numeracy" à portée de la main, Seconds débuts: une planification stratégique [Numeracy at your fingertips, Second beginnings: a strategic plan]
In consultation with ten other autonomous public literacy groups, the Reading Council for Literacy Advance in Montreal (RECLAIM) wants to do research to create tools and provide literacy trainers with professional development in the teaching of basic mathematics knowledge and skills. To this end, the plan is to set up a project committee, give training workshops, research, select and compile appropriate material into boxes and distribute these boxes to each of the eleven member councils. A process for evaluating the workshops will be set up to receive comments about the training provided, and evaluation forms will be developed to receive comments about the contents of the boxes. The whole project will be monitored and evaluated by the project committee at each meeting and the results will be integrated into a final report. RECLAIM also wants to run a separate strategic planning project. To this end, the plan is to set up a coordinating committee, analyze the organization's current structure, define its mission, analyze the overall environment in which it has been operating and process all of this information. In order to evaluate the project results, comments and evaluations will be collected from participants throughout the project.
Céline Laliberté
REGROUPEMENT DE "BOUCHES À OREILLES"
265 Lanctôt St.
Chibougamau, Quebec
G8P 1C1
Tel. (418) 748-7621
L'alphabétisation, un projet commun [Literacy, a joint project]
In consultation with the Commission scolaire de la Baie-James, the Regroupement de "Bouche à Oreilles" wants to ensure an ongoing presence in the area and increase the effectiveness of its actions by intervening in family literacy. To this end, the plan is to collect used books and distribute them in Christmas hampers, develop parental skills and interest in reading, establish partnerships with businesses, municipalities and community and government organizations in the area and give professional development workshops to partners and staff. The success of the project will be evaluated through participation in the different activities, the number of requests from the target clients for information and the interest shown by the partners.
Claudette Bérubé
REGROUPEMENT DES CENTRES D'ALPHABÉTISATION "MOT À MOT"
156 Gaudreault St. P.O. Box 06
Saint-Ambroise, Quebec
G7P 2J9
Tel. (418) 672-6272
Recherche "Perspective d'avenir après 20 ans" [A look at the future after 20 years - A research project]
The Regroupement des centres d'alphabétisation " Mot à Mot " wants to conduct research into understanding the effects of literacy on adults in training and on the community in order to improve its tools, practices and services. To this end, the plan is to focus the research on points of service, consult with adults receiving training in the community, analyze the data and prepare a research report. The impact of training on literacy on the personal and social lives of participants will be looked at in particular, as well as the elements that led them to enrol in literacy programs, the appropriateness of the training tools used and the effectiveness of the centres' advertisements. The success of the project will be evaluated through the quality of the research findings, the organization's reaction to the report and the scope of the impact of the study.
Nathalie Jetté
SAC À MOTS
94 Sud St.
Cowansville, Quebec
J2K 2X2
Tel. (450) 266-3766
Éveil à l'alphabétisation [Awakening to literacy]
The Sac à Mots wants to raise awareness in families with low literacy about reading and writing through the promotion of events and the implementation of various family activities. To this end, the plan is to create organized activities based on reading for adults with low literacy and their children and to then produce a document linking these activities. The plan also includes promoting theme days and events concerning literacy, reading, writing and arithmetic. The success of the project will be evaluated through a written or oral evaluation of each activity and event.
Diane Mailloux
SERVICE DE FORMATION EN ALPHABÉTISATION DE CHARLEVOIX (LA FAC)
32 Leclerc Blvd.
Baie St-Paul, Quebec
G3Z 2K5
Tel. (418) 435-5752
Trousse de formation sur l'intervention sociale [Training kit on social intervention]
The Service de formation en alphabétisation de Charlevoix wants to prepare a training kit for trainers working with literacy learners facing psychosocial problems. To this end, the plan is to research documents describing the issues and research problem-solving tools. Then, the organization will prepare information posters, problem-solving tools and propose intervention plans, suggest resources, documents and Websites for information. The contents of the kit will be validated with experts and an evaluation grid will be distributed in the months following the production in order to evaluate the project's results.
Monique Bournival
UN MONDALIRE
11763 Notre-Dame East
Montréal, Quebec
H1B 2X9
Tel. (514) 640-9228
Sensibilisation et perfectionnement en alphabétisation [Literacy awareness and development]
In consultation with the Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île, Un Mondalire wants to enrich its services by improving its literacy promotion strategies and teaching methods. To this end, the plan is to set up a local consultation group and create and facilitate a resource centre for the professional development of literacy trainers. The plan includes creating a local online newsletter, setting up a Salon de l'alpha and contacting business leaders. The success of the project will be based on indicators such as the number of visits to the Salon and the online newsletter, comments received through evaluation forms and the level of business participation.
Susan Reininger
YAMASKA LITERACY COUNCIL - CONSEIL D'ALPHABÉTISATI ON DE YAMASKA
239 Principale St.
Cowansville, Quebec
J2K 1J4
Tel. (450) 263-7503
Application du plan de communication [Application of the communications plan]
The Conseil de l'alphabétisation de Yamaska wants to recruit adults with little education in three targeted communities and implement the communications and strategic plans. To this end, the plan is to define the population's literacy needs, promote the availability of services through orientation sessions and promotional material and identify potential partners in the community and, finally, recruit volunteers. The success of the project will be evaluated through a questionnaire, which will be developed, and the increase in enrolment in literacy programs.
Jocelyn Nadeau
ÉDUCO-POP DES BOIS-FRANCS
40 Bois-Francs Nord Blvd.
Victoriaville, Quebec
G6P 6S5
Tel. (819) 758-5239
Stratégie 2003
Éduco-pop des Bois-Francs, in consultation with the Commission scolaire des Chênes and two other school boards, wants to increase the use of literacy services in the Centre-du-Québec region. The plan is to promote literacy success throughout the population, establish a regional action plan for the design of communication tools and involve the network of literacy partners in the implementation of this action plan. The success of the project will be evaluated through the increase in the number of adults using the literacy services and participation by the partners.
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