21 Sep 2011
Inez Bailey, Director of NALA, says “This seminar is outlining the great challenge of supporting both the unemployed as well as the low skilled in employment to develop their literacy skills with the support of employers and trade unions. NALA believes more should be done with existing state...
18 Sep 2011
The findings show that early school leavers with poor literacy, parents who would like to help children with their homework and people who want to get a qualification for work purposes are returning to literacy classes to improve their reading, writing and maths skills. The majority of people say...
14 Sep 2011
“Parents are the first and most constant educators of their children, so engagement in family literacy is particularly important. Yet not every parent finds it easy to help their child develop and learn. At this free event we hope to provide lots of ideas for parents to help young children’s...
9 Sep 2011
On Monday 19 September we will be launching the week with an event at the National Library of Ireland in Dublin. At the event, NALA will announce details of a new social media campaign to encourage more people to ‘take the first step’ into literacy learning. The campaign will use student video...
7 Sep 2011
Research findings launched today by EBS and the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA), in advance of International Literacy Day tomorrow (Thursday 8th September), shows that two-thirds of Irish adults struggle to understand financial terms. To address these issues EBS and NALA are today launching...
7 Sep 2011
Based on the Irish TV series ‘A story with me in it’ and website www.astorywithmeinit.ie that allows members of the public to showcase their writing, the aim of the event is to promote literacy and encourage people to write a story.
Well known authors...
27 Jul 2011
Minister Quinn said, “The new SOLAS mandate will be to ensure the provision of 21st century high-quality further education and training programmes to jobseekers and other learners. These programmes will be integrated, flexible, value-for-money and responsive to the needs of learners and the...
8 Jul 2011
"NALA is delighted to see action that will help parents to support their children's literacy and look forward to working with in partnership with the Department of Education and adult literacy providers on this important initiative. The role of parents in the development of their children’s...
27 Jun 2011
Susan Coyle, a 24 year old young mother from Rathmines, is one such person. Because she had dyslexia, she struggled at primary school and after a disastrous transition into second level she ended up leaving at the age of 13.
“In school my confidence was knocked because people used to say ‘You’re...
23 Jun 2011
If tutors and students would like to attend the showcase event to view displays, hear presentations on innovative numeracy teaching and learning techniques and network with other students and tutors involved in numeracy work, please fill in the booking form and send it in to NALA.
If you would like...