PALS Talks Literacy

Erich Ly - Financial Literacy - Gaining Awareness of our Finances.

Erich Ly is a Charter Professional Accountant in Edmonton. During our chat he identifies some of the challenges that we face in our digitally driven, frictionless payment world, and breaks down how to become more financially aware.

Emotional and Social Literacy

In this episode we're talking about the importance of social and emotional literacy - how to understand what you're feeling, recognize your needs, and be able to tell others what your needs are. Hannah has a master's in social work, specializing in international and community development.

Literacy English Language Learners

We talk with Monica (Nika) about her program LELL and the learners she is dedicated to help.

Design and Literacy - Anna Part 1

In this episode we discuss how web design and design in general can be tweaked with literacy in mind.  What do designers need to think about to make their designs more accessible to literacy learners?  We discuss with Anna a design student.

Digital Literacy is really just problem solving.

Justin and I chat about volunteering at P.A.L.S, Digital Literacy and how we at P.A.L.S. work with our learners to problem solve our way through the digital world.   

Ending Poverty through Education.

Monica Das introduces us to P.A.L.S. - Project Adult Literacy Society a local charity in Edmonton, that offers the free tutoring services. She explains the importance of Literacy in society and the links between literacy and all aspects of life.