Mission Statement
Our mission: BCLCILA will help develop, coordinate, and support goals and activities of the local councils in British Columbia to promote literacy throughout the province.
Purposes
- To encourage the study of reading and writing at all educational levels
- To stimulate and promote research in literacy development
- To study the various factors that influence progress in literacy development
- To heighten awareness of pertinent and significant literacy research and practices
- To disseminate information relating to literacy
- To support teacher training programs
- To facilitate a literacy network
- To advocate for literacy with government agencies