About

The CCRL

The Canadian Centre for Research on Literacy (CCRL) is the first formally established academic body in Canada for research on literacy across the continuum from emergent to third-age literacy. CCRL promotes the consolidation of research interests and expertise to create a new substantive research focus within the University. Research on literacy requires insight from many perspectives including anthropological, audiological, educational, historical, legal, linguistic, literary, medical, philosophical, psychological, sociological, and speech pathology because literacy derives its full significance when seen from these viewpoints. The collaborative effort of researchers holding different perspectives increases the quality and breadth of research done by each member.