100 Mile House Free Press, September 07, 2012

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Do homework: improve literacy to improve life

By Mel Newcombe September is Life Literacy Month in Canada and Sept. 8 is International Literacy Day. The United Nations theme this year is “Literacy and Peace.” This theme was adopted to show how higher literacy skills and values bring everyone together. Literacy gives us the skills we need to understand the world around us and participate in our communities. Let’s all celebrate literacy this September. Literacy is one of the most important life skills we all use everyday. So what is literacy? Cariboo Chilcotin Partners for Literacy Society (CCPL) defines literacy “as how people understand and use information. It is how they read, write and use numbers and communication technology, such as computers, phone, fax, e-mail and the Internet.” So why should you improve your literacy skills? Increasing your literacy skills will help you retain your job and increase your employment goals by being prepared for the ever-changing job market. With higher literacy skills, you will be better able to take care of your family, money and have more opportunities. What is the difference for those who have low literacy skills? CCPL defines low literacy “as people not having the literacy skills they need to do these daily tasks. They have trouble with reading, writing and using numbers.” CCPL supports programs from babies to seniors throughout the Cariboo. Its programs include Partner Assisted Learning, Computer

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New school year... It’s reading, writing and arithmetic time again for students who returned to school after summer vacation, Sept. 5. Kennedy Kolisnyk, front, Brant Nasby and Yuri Lutick were pretty excited about their first day back at 100 Mile House Elementary School.

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