Donald Lurette

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The author of this document, an adult educator with more than 20 years of experience in many areas of adult literacy education within Canada’s Francophone population, examines the evaluation of basic competencies for adults living in a linguistic minority context in Canada.

Published by Réseau pour le développement de l’alphabétisme et des compétences (RESDAC), this reference manual promotes the development of a set of professional competencies among practitioners who are committed to their own career development process, while also working to develop the competencies of adults with low literacy skills.

This presentation outlines an integrated model of literacy and skills development for adults.

The model is based on four components. The first involves analyzing the environment, including the needs of learners, the socio-economic context, the cultural context, and the local educational resources.

This discussion paper was published by Réseau pour le développement de l’alphabétisme et des compétences (RESDAC), formerly known as the Fédération canadienne pour l’alphabétisation en français (FCAF).

The authors propose a shift away from a model based on the development of literacy training programs towards one based on continued skills development and, eventually, upon a continuum of services in a community.