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Project READ Literacy Network presents this directory in partnership with its associate organizations. Browse the directory to find out about adult literacy, employment, family literacy programs, ESL and online programs in Wellington and Waterloo counties.

CLO is a provincial literacy network of 100 community literacy agencies across Ontario. CLO provide many services to Ontario’s literacy community such as creating and sharing information via e-bulletins, newsletters, resource guides, our website, and via online and face-to-face training events.

A fun, interactive and up-to-date study resource for your citizenship test by the Richmond B.C. Public Library.

This website has free citizenship practice tests as well as a comprehensive guide to obtaining work visas and understanding the process of moving to Canada.

This Toronto based website provides free practice test and quizzes for getting your G1 driver's licence, your class A and D truck licence and your M1 motorcycle licence.

A thorough and accessible resource by Literacy Link South Central which provides access to a wide range of tools, links, government information and resources regarding apprenticeship.

Canada's publicly funded, Web-based network of job postings.

EO offers a range of resources, supports and services to support the employment needs of individuals, and the skilled labour needs of employers. It also helps people obtain skill training and employment. Action Read is an Employment Ontario agency.

Over the years, the GCF has provided Action Read with grants for many exciting projects. Then, in 2017, an anonymous donor generously created the “Action Read Community Literacy Centre of Guelph Fund” held at the GCF. Every year the original gift will generate interest and income that will be given back to Action Read! To contribute to the fund, please visit the Guelph Community Foundation's website.

GCHC provides access to health programs and services and creates opportunities for people to improve their well-being. Program focus on primary care, children, nutrition and fitness. Many Action Read learners access the Wandering Chef and the Garden Fresh Box programs, among others.

From the latest books, audio books, e-readers and movies; to cool resources like the Golden Oak Clear Language Series and Ancestry.Com; to awesome literacy related events; the Guelph Public Library is a go-to community resource for anyone interested in reading, writing and lifelong learning.

Provides information on all City of Guelph bus routes, fares, bus passes, news and route changes. Also links to Guelph Mobility services for people with special needs.

The mission of the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada (CHF Canada) is to inspire, represent and serve our members in a united co operative housing movement.

This resource explains how to deal with mould and presents research on indoor air quality.

The Canadian Fire Safety Association is a non-profit organization that promotes fire safety through the use of seminars, safety training courses, informative newsletters, scholarships, and regular meetings.

The County of Wellington is the provincially designated Service Manager for the delivery of homeless prevention programmes in Wellington County and the City of Guelph. The County's role as service manager includes responsibilities such as planning, resource allocation, quality assurance and service provision. It oversees the Rent Bank, the Housing Stability Programme, the Emergency Energy Fund, and the Low Income Energy-Assistance Program.

Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) provides plain language information and education to help people understand and exercise their legal rights.

Wills and Living Wills need to be properly and freely completed, witnessed and stored. It is always a good idea to talk to your family, and to get legal advice when doing up your Will and Living Will.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) provides the latest news from Canada, the world, entertainment, business and more. It is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster.

The "wikipedia" of online learning! A curated free database of over 300 learning sites covering a variety of subjects for students from kindergarten to Grade 12. Created by Sophia Joffe, a high school student from Toronto.

Guelph Public Library card holders get access to a wide range of highly interactive, instructor led FREE courses that you can take entirely online. Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin every month.

Keyboarding is an essential computer skill. This free course teaches touch typing. Lessons, shown on the left, begin by teaching the home row keys and then gradually add additional keys until the entire keyboard is mastered.

This British Columbia project provides clear instruction on how to use twitter, Skype, gmail, Facebook, your ipad, computer and more!

Learn the basics of using this low-cost alternative to traditional laptops.

The "wikipedia" of online learning! A curated free database of over 300 learning sites covering a variety of subjects for students from kindergarten to Grade 12. Created by Sophia Joffe, a high school student from Toronto.

As Grammarly says "Email etiquette is the set of social guidelines that govern polite, productive email communication. As with offline etiquette, email etiquette serves to make conversations comfortable, considerate, and professional." Click to learn basic email etiquette.

Excellent tools and resources for early learning and adult literacy.

The ACEs Coalition provides support and resources to build resilience and to reduce the trauma associated with Adverse Childhood Experiences (abuse, neglect and household dysfunction that happen before the age of 18). Their free online training provides an excellent overview of ACEs and their impact, and how communities can work together to build resiliency in children and families.

The EarlyON Child and Family Centre at the Guelph Community Health Centre provides child-centred, responsive programs and services for all children aged birth to six and their families.

Welcome to Week 1 of Action Read's "virtual" circle time with Brenda MacDonald! This week’s theme is spring. Special thanks to the United Way of Guelph, Wellington, Dufferin, as well as The City of Guelph for supporting the Action Read Early Start Family Literacy Program. Please share with others and subscribe to Action Read’s channel for updates.

Action Read's Brenda MacDonald once again leads children in songs and stories in week 2 of her "virtual" family literacy circle. This week’s theme is rain and rainbows - of course!

Action Read's Brenda MacDonald leads children in more songs and stories in week 3 of her "virtual" family literacy circle. This week’s theme is something we're starting to think a lot about; flowers.

Welcome back to Week 4 of Brenda’s “virtual” family literacy circle! This week’s theme is Mother's Day. Let’s continue to come together to learn, have fun and explore the world through books and storytelling.

Money Matters is a free financial literacy and education savings program for adult learners developed by ABC Life Literacy Canada.

Offers resources to help you manage your debt and improve your credit

Credit Counselling Canada is the national association of not-for-profit credit counselling agencies that work provincially, regionally and locally throughout Canada. Only not-for-profit or charitable organizations are accepted as association members by their volunteer Board of Directors.

Literacy Link South Central created these resources for people who want to strengthen their Essential Skills while they look for a job. These workbooks were designed to be used in a facilitated group setting but can be used effectively on their own. The topics reflect the steps people take when looking for a job.

Community Literacy of Ontario and Laubach Literacy Ontario have created this Literacy Resources and Discussion Forum. It contains learning resources sorted into various categories that are relevant to learners (e.g. employment, further education and training, independence etc). A brand new annotated Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework resource library has been added in January 2021.

An collection of resources designed to improve your math skills. Includes sections on numbers, calculation, percent and fractions, measuring, shapes and graphs.

Need help with basic addition? Looking to expand your knowledge of fractions, decimals, and percents? Want to learn algebra? Use their interactive lessons to learn them all, then test your knowledge. Content is adult focused.

Customizable online or printer-friendly worksheets, flash cards and games for basic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).

A fun educational game to practice equivalent fractions with two modes: Easy & Challenge.

Practice your math facts with these flashcards. Find addition, subtraction, multiplication and division flashcards, from basic math facts to 3-digit problem

Songs, rhymes and memory tricks to help you remember your times tables.

One of many great learning videos from the Khan Academy.

Clear and concise overview of how to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and use fractions, decimals, and percents.

Shows how to create a tool to help you memorize your multiplication facts.

A collection of resources designed to improve your English, including sections on reading, writing, spelling, word grammar, sentence grammar and speaking and listening.

Comprehensive online English language resource. Additional tools such as 'word of the day', videos and language games make it interactive and fun.

Provides free skills-building English lessons and exercises, geared towards a range of ability levels...grade school to General Educational Development (GED).

Etymology can be a powerful tool in dyslexia reading programs. This website provides fascinating explanations of the origins of English words.

"Grammar Instruction with Attitude!" Interactive grammar exercises and printable worksheets to brush up your English grammar. Learn about fragments, irregular verbs, parallel structure, misplaced and dangling modifiers, apostrophes and pronouns, all delivered in an engaging visual format.

HowStuffWorks is an award-winning source of unbiased, reliable, easy-to-understand answers and explanations of how the world actually works.

One of the oldest and most reputable sources of research, stories and images about nature, animals and human cultures the world over.

Comprehensive online English language resource. Additional tools such as 'word of the day', videos and language games make it interactive and fun.

Etymology can be a powerful tool in dyslexia reading programs. This website provides fascinating explanations of the origins of English words.

GSP's mission is 'to create an open, intergenerational community that fosters spoken word artists to express themselves and create a career for their art.' Spoken word is a 'mash-up' of poetry, theatre, wordplay and storytelling. Our local group has done an exceptional job at promoting the art form. Check them out live!

Good Learning Anywhere explains how to activate built-in accessibility features on your computer and mobile device such as text-to-speech, high-contrast themes, enlarged cursors, closed-captioning and features for limited-mobility computer users such as keyboard shortcuts and sticky keys.

This ASL instruction site is organized alphabetically, like a dictionary.

ASL University is an online curriculum resource for American Sign Language students, instructors and interpreters. Feel free to use the various lessons and resources for self-study at no cost.

ChromeVox is a screen reader created by Google that allows users to browse the Internet with the aid of synthesized speech played through their speakers or headphones. It is available as an extension for Google Chrome on both Windows and macOS. This video tells how to use it.

A national database on adult education and the status of women.

AlphaPlus has been providing information, research, and print and electronic resources to the Adult Literacy field in Ontario since 1998.

Staff highly recommend that tutors and learners take the time to explore this site. It's a terrific online resource for so many things! There are well thought out lesson plans, cool activities, beautiful graphics, and much more - all designed with the concerns of adult learners in mind.

Peer-reviewed bi-yearly journal of the Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada (LLRC) of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education. The journal's research focus is on issues related to the nature, function and use of language and literacy in both formal and informal educational contexts and across the lifespan.

Community Literacy of Ontario has created this resource guide "to help organizations further develop and strengthen their board governance practices". Topics include board roles and responsibilities, governance structures, the board and risk management, board development, effective board meetings and evaluation.

Clear visual case for why accommodations are important.

Important, transformative and research-based website which looks at the impact of violence on learning. Jenny Horsman is a very respected Canadian literacy practitioner with years of experience. Site is filled with insight and practical tools.

In order to be AODA compliant, Action Read asks volunteers and staff to take accessibility training. Please complete Module 1 (Customer Service Standards) and Module 2 (General Requirements). Please give your certificates of completion to any Action Read staff member.

Free, self-directed training intended for educators, volunteers working with children and adults, and anyone wanting to develop a better understanding of the relationship between early life experiences and long-term health. Certificate of recognition given upon completion.

The Ontario Association of Adult and Continuing Education School Board Administrators (CESBA) offers these free literacy training modules.

Their importance in learning to read.