28 Jul 2010
We are inviting proposals from individual researchers, research organisations and third-level institutions for four exciting projects:
research on family literacy;
a compilation of the history of NALA;
a literature review of effective international policy on adult literacy; and,
an impact study...
15 Jul 2010
While all the 11 participants come from different parts of the country, very different backgrounds and range in age from 17 to mid-50’s, they soon discover that their experiences are more similar than they first expected – they all have difficulties with reading and writing. This television series...
1 Jul 2010
In keeping with our 30th birthday celebrations, we plan to use the week to raise awareness of what literacy means in 2010 – not just the skills of reading and writing but also maths, computers and most importantly, empowering people to reach their full potential. Specifically, we plan to highlight...
25 Jun 2010
The EU survey, which is to be carried out across eight different European countries in September, will provide the first real insight into the effect health literacy is having on society and allow steps to be put in place to ensure the issues are addressed. Ireland’s participation in the survey was...
21 Jun 2010
NALA’s Distance Learning Service is committed to making sure that people with literacy difficulties can fully take part in society, and have access to learning opportunities that meet their needs. NALA is committed to widening access to literacy learning opportunities through the use of DLS...
14 Jun 2010
Report on the National Forum for Adult Literacy Tutors 2010 - Saturday 30th January 2010.
The title of the 2010 National Forum for Adult Literacy Tutors was ‘Developing curriculum with students in adult literacy’. This fitted in with the curriculum theme which ran through the other NALA tutor and...
11 Jun 2010
Keynote speaker Clare El Azebbi, Policy Manager for the Scottish Government’s Adult Literacy, Numeracy and ESOL brought to the conference the Scottish perspective on ESOL provision where there is a high new migrant population.
There has been a large influx with 13,000 migrants coming into Glasgow...
6 Jun 2010
“I just couldn’t handle exams at all. It was a great shame really because if I had the Inter Cert leaving school, life would have been much easier,” says John, who tells his story in RTÉ One’s ‘Stuck for Words’ next Monday evening.
Leaving school at 15 without an Inter Cert, John was fortunate...
1 Jun 2010
Going back to education in your forties isn’t easy, especially when you don’t have good memories of school and you’ve spent the last 25 years rearing children. But that’s exactly what mum of eight, Jackie Finney from Castletown, County Meath did and since then she has never looked back.
“When my...
28 May 2010
Although different ages and from different backgrounds the recent recession has given the three men something in common. Faced with continued unemployment they have all gone back to education to improve their basic skills.
Tom from Bennetsbridge, was made redundant from a manufacturing job in a...