Decoda Literacy Solutions

🎉😃 We are excited and so grateful to announce that Decoda Literacy Solutions, BCs provincial literacy organization, raised more than $43,00 during its annual September is Literacy Month province-wide awareness and fundraising campaign! 👉 Read the summary that includes the Team Trivia Challenge (watch the video!), community celebrations, contest winners, landmarks that lit up in purple for International Literacy Day, results reported in the 2023-24 program year in BC and our supporters, sponsors and donors: https://lnkd.in/gBhCs_Vy “Our 2024 Literacy Month campaign was a tremendous success, thanks to our generous sponsors, partners and donors,” said Sandra Lee, Decoda’s Executive Director. “We saw more mayors proclaim Literacy Month, more landmarks lighting up in purple on International Literacy Day, September 8, and a rise in contest entries.” 🥰 A special thanks goes out to CBC News, our exclusive broadcast media sponsor, whose support of our campaign generated over 1.3 million impressions and amplified our message across the province. A highlight was presenting Decoda Program Manager Maureen Kehler with the 2024 Council of the Federation Literacy Award for British Columbia. 📚 Funds raised will support Fostering Literacy programs in 23 communities across BC. Fostering Literacy provides one-on-one tutoring for school-aged children, particularly those in government care, who struggle with reading, in 23 communities over 200 trained tutors support more than 375 students annually. #LiteracySupporter #LiteracyMonth2024 #BC #LiteracyRippleEffect #TeamTriviaChallenge #Literacy #WorkingTogether4Literacy ❤️ Thanks to tour many partners, donors and literacy supporters! First West Credit Union Envision Financial, a division of First West Credit Union Valley First Credit Union Island Savings, a division of First West Credit Union  Blue Sky Clothing Co.  CBC/Radio-Canada   RBC Postmedia Network Inc. The Vancouver Sun  Rotary Club of Vancouver Donnellan's Irish Pub Wendy D Photography happier IT Inc. Marsh Gift-in-kind Arts Club Theatre Company Ballet BC B FIT PERSONAL TRAINING, LLC Bon Macaron Patisserie Bovine Burger Crush Chinatown Storytelling Centre The Cultch Everything Wine The Fountainhead Pub Mountainview Brewing Pallet Coffee Roasters  La Tortilleria Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport Vancouver Art Gallery The Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society KidsBooks Vancouver Mysteries, Inc White Spot Purple lights BC Place  Government of British Columbia City of Vancouver Douglas College PNE Science World City of Surrey TELUS Vancouver Convention Centre Port of Vancouver

💥🦸♂️💫 Comic books and graphic novels are excellent tools to help teach visual literacy and critical thinking.  👉 Read about the benefits and access graphic novels you can borrow from the Decoda Library at: https://lnkd.in/gYXh_v_Z #Comics #ComicBooks #GraphicNovels #Literacy #ReadWhatYouLove #VisualLiteracy #CriticalThinking #ReadingStrategies

🆕 Two new workbooks have been added to the resources in the ABC Health Matters free literacy program to empower Canadians to manage their health more effectively.  🟥 60% of Canadian adults and 88 per cent of seniors are not health literate.  🟥 Patients with low health literacy are more likely to make errors when interpreting medication instructions and warning labels.  🟥 Seniors, immigrants and unemployed people have, on average, lower levels of health literacy skills. #HealthLiteracy #HealthLiteracyMonth Read more and download resources at: https://lnkd.in/gTD4SVFP ABC Life Literacy Canada 

🎦 If you missed the United for Literacy formerly Frontier College National 2024 National Forum on Literacy and Immigration on October 16th, 2024, you can watch the webinar on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gTvYaupB #Literacy #Immigration #WorkingTogether4Literacy 

📢📚 Enter by October 31! 🎁 When you borrow (or place on hold) Decoda Library resources you will automatically be entered in a draw for a $25 Indigo Gift Card!  📨 The Decoda Library is free for any adult in British Columbia to borrow books by mail!  👉 You can browse the library catalogue, or library materials by topic and register to borrow at: https://decoda.ca/library/ #ContestDraw #Library #BC #LiteracyLibrary #BorrowByMail #Indigo 

😃 Last week, Decoda staff attended the Fairmont Wellness Fair in Vancouver! (pictured here, Gurleen Kaur, IPALS Program Assistant )  🥰 It's an afternoon where Fairmont staff are treated to a healthy lunch and given the opportunity to visit booths related to health and wellness.  Decoda was there to promote The Westcoast Reader newspaper and the Decoda library. 📖📚 It was a great opportunity to meet staff from concierge, housekeeping and the kitchen, and talk to anyone to upgrade or improve their literacy skills!  Fairmont Hotel Vancouver #WellnessFair #WorkingTogether4Literacy #AdultLiteracy #Library #Newspaper4Learners 📚 Visit and register for the Decoda Library at: https://decoda.ca/library 📰 Learn more about The Westcoast Reader and subscribe at: https://lnkd.in/gpAUbVX6

🎉👏 Congratulations to Adult Learning Association of Cape Breton County on their award-winning program: Making Meals Together! ✨The program was developed in response to rising food costs leading to an increase in food insecurity, as well as a lack of knowledge in preparing inexpensive and healthy meals. ✨ Learners can improve upon their financial literacy, numeracy, reading, collaboration and health literacy skills. ❤️ The program showcased a strong positive impact on its learners, with 96% reporting that they were willing to try more foods, 100% feeling an improvement in their cooking skills, and 88% feeling more confident in shopping and creating lower-cost meals. #LiteracyProgram #AdultLiteracy #FinancialLiteracy #FoodLiteracy #HealthLiteracy https://lnkd.in/gn2gcFS3 ABC Life Literacy Canada

🥰 A big thank you to the RBC employee volunteers who turned out Monday evening to help (left) Gurleen Kaur, IPALS Program Assistant, prepare literacy kits for immigrant and refugee families. Thanks to their dedication and time, Decoda will receive a $1,500 grant through the RBC Communities Together Fund. ❤️ 👨👩👧👦 The Parents as Literacy Supporters in Immigrant communities (IPALS) programs at 19 sites in BC provide new strategies for families to support preschool and kindergarten-aged children’s learning in fun and interactive ways. They focus on learning through play.  👉 Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/gv-Fb_jA #Volunteers #RBC #IPALS #LiteracySupporters #WorkingTogether4Literacy 

⏰ Tomorrow! Learn how to use The Westcoast Reader newspaper for learners in your classroom in this *free webinar* hosted by The WCR co-editor and Decoda Training Specialist Jade Chan.  👉Register at: https://lnkd.in/gAtGCsTV Learn more about The Westcoast Reader at: https://lnkd.in/gpAUbVX6 #AdultLiteracy #Newspaper #Newspaper4Learners #TeacherResource #AdultEducation #AdultLearning #LifelongLearning #FamilyLiteracy #AdultLearner #Literacy #ContinuingEducation #Education #BCNews #TeacherTips #ClassroomActivities #TeacherIdeas #OnlineLearning #TeachingResources #DigitalNews 

💻📱📰 Media Literacy Week is October 21-25! 👉 Watch a video from MediaSmarts | HabiloMédias about its free digital media literacy programs and resources at: https://lnkd.in/gRTucM_f 👨👩👧👦 For parents and guardians, MediaSmarts offers interactive games for your kids, workshops on understanding what your kids do online, videos for digital and media learning as well as information guides on topics such as cyberbullying and online privacy. 👩🏫 For teachers, MediaSmarts offers lesson plans and digital media classroom resources on teaching skills on topics such as authenticating information, managing privacy, addressing cyberbullying and being safe online. #MediaLiteracyWeek #MediaLiterqacy #DigitalLiteracy #FreePrograms