Ensuring Full Literacy is a team of Canadian and international scholars and industry, community and outreach partners working to bridge the many dimensions of literacy acquisition in our multicultural and digitally-connected world.
Ensuring Full Literacy is a team of Canadian and international scholars and industry, community and outreach partners working to bridge the many dimensions of literacy acquisition in our multicultural and digitally-connected world.
Bridging the Gap: Revolutionizing Literacy Education
Both on a mission to increase literacy rates in North America and beyond, the partnership between EFL and Shoelace Learning bridges the gaps between research and application, making a real impact for millions of learners around the globe. This collaboration brings together the expertise of educators, researchers, and tech experts, where empirical research and its practical applications converge to create a brighter future for children’s learning experiences.
The Task Matters: A Scoping Review
Reading comprehension is a multifaceted cognitive process that involves several intricate steps including visually processing words, grasping meanings, interpreting sentences, and piecing together narratives. The culmination of these steps is a deep understanding of the text’s content. However, for individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), this process can be quite challenging.
Ensuring Full Literacy Mid-Point Update
After another very successful annual meeting, the Ensuring Full Literacy (EFL) team, a multidisciplinary and multi-institutional group formed by a shared Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant, is reaching their mid-point with exciting research and initiatives unfolding.
Grad School to Workforce Panel – Thursday, April 6, 2023
At this event, Dr. Rebecca Reh and Dr. Christine Stager will share their experience transitioning from graduate school to the workforce.
Learn MoreDr. Abdul-Mageed named Canada Research Chair in Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning
Congratulations to Dr. Muhammad Abdul-Mageed for being named a Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning in the 2022 round of CRC appointments! Dr. Abdul-Mageed is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information and Department of Linguistics and an Associate Member in Computer Science at UBC. He is also a…
Learn MoreMay 2022 Presentation
The fourth presentation in the Literacy and Technology & New Media Themes: Speaker Series will be given by Dr. Guofang Li . This presentation will take place at 12pm EST on May 17th, 2022. See a brief abstract below. For recordings of past presentations in this series, see here.
Learn MoreOur interdisciplinary team of researchers and partners focus on factors critical to achieving full literacy in an increasingly digital and multicultural world. Our goal is to create knowledge, programs, services, and products that ensure success for all readers, but with special attention on those readers whose challenges might not yet be recognized or understood.
