by websitesca | Mar 8, 2019 | Stories and Poems
My association with READ Saskatoon has been an incredibly rewarding experience. As a tutor, each of the learners with whom I spent time was an inspiration. How they had coped with not being able to read – not just books and the newspaper, but street signs and...
by websitesca | Mar 8, 2019 | Stories and Poems
Curling song: written on the spot by Connie for the 25th bonspiel at the Toronto Cricket 2016 HMm HMM And it’s hurry hurry hurry hardEvery shot is sweet‘Cause curlers never kiss and tellWhat goes on between the sheets. Hurry Hurry hurry hardWho knows when you may...
by websitesca | Mar 8, 2019 | Newfoundland and Labrador, Stories and Poems
Joy Newhook Adult Learner Award Winner: Newfoundland and Labrador 2016 What are your goals (examples: help children with reading and writing, go to college, get a job, etc.)? My main goal in life is to make my life better and to help my daughters get a better life. I...
by websitesca | Mar 8, 2019 | Alberta, Stories and Poems
PGI Canada Learner Award Winner 2016: CanLearn Society Nguissaly Sylla (Sally) is a learner who demonstrates how improving foundational skills can change your life. Sally came from Senegal in 2009. When Sally arrived she did not speak any English, making it hard to...
