The Alberta Reading Benchmarks are a set of standards for measuring reading in adults. They are adaptable to the diversity of adult learning programs across Alberta and contribute to a more robust foundational learning system in the province. Find out more about what the ARB are and how you can use them for reading instruction and assessment.
Acknowledgements
Developing the Alberta Reading Benchmarks involved collaboration between The Adult Learning Research Institute, Bow Valley College, and adult literacy, community learning, family literacy, colleges, and government. The benchmarks draw on the expertise of practitioners, experts, and researchers from across Alberta.
Project Lead
- Audrey Gardner
Bow Valley College
Advisory Committee
- Audrey Gardner (Chair)
Bow Valley College - Lindy Fors
Northern Lakes College - Jonna Grad
Centre for Family Literacy - Lorraine Moulding
Literacy Alberta - Lisa Dickner
Community Learning Network - Sherry Gagne
Community Learning Network - Lindsay Manz
Alberta Enterprise & Advanced Education - Mason Tate
Alberta Human Services
Research and Development Team
- Mary Norton
- Deanna Jager
- Pamela Crosby
- Monica Kreiner
- Cari-Ann Roberts
- Shelley Goulet
- Lorene Anderson
- Corrie Rhyasen Erdman
- Samra Admasu
- Patricia Pryce
- Berniece Gowan
- Jacqueline Larson
- Kathy Dirk
Design & Development
- Rim Schewczyk
- Learning Resource Services
Bow Valley College
- Jenny Tzanakos
ARB Training Pilot Practitioners
- Sherry Gagne
Provost Adult Learning and Literacy - Valerie Cardinal
Blue Quills First Nations College - Kim Chung
Centre for Family Literacy -
Tamara PicknellCentre for Family Literacy
- Lindy Fors
Northern Lakes College - Lorna Rye
Northern Lakes College
- Jackie Lee
Northern Lakes College -
Cynthia HoltTaber and District Community Adult Learning Association
- Alana Johnson
Taber and District Community Adult Learning Association - Jennifer Mantha
Old Sun Community College - Ray Reagan
Old Sun Community College - Allison Hands
Jasper Adult Learning Council
ARB Implementation Pilot Practitioners
- Deena Fuller
Hinton Adult Learning - Nanette Jones
Flagstaff Community Adult Learning - Heather Woodruff
VegMin Learning Society
- Bonnie Caron
Project Adult Literacy Society (PALS) (Edmonton)
- Tara Hyland- Russell
St. Mary’s University College
- Deanna Holt
Calgary Urban Project Society (CUPS)
Pilot Evaluation Team
- Marina Niks
- Joy Page
Past Advisory Committee Members
- Charles Pankratz (Chair)
Bow Valley College
- Terri Peters
Bow Valley College
- Brad Buhr
Northern Lakes College
- Lorna Rye
Northern Lakes College
- Janet Lane
Literacy Alberta
- Enayat Aminzadah
Community Learning Network
- Linda Thorne
Community Learning Network
- Tracey Campbell
Alberta Human Services - Michael Fisher
Alberta Enterprise & Advanced Education
- Tom Fowler
Alberta Enterprise & Advanced Education
- Lynn Anderson Cook
Alberta Enterprise & Advanced Education
- Donna Weitz
Alberta Enterprise & Advanced Education
- Diane Wishart
Alberta Enterprise & Advanced Education
- Keith Ede
Alberta Enterprise & Advanced Education
- Shelley Wells
Alberta Education
- Valerie Neaves
Alberta Human Services
- Gilbert Perras
Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education - Deborah Landry
Alberta Enterprise & Advanced Education

The Alberta Reading Benchmarks was a collaborative project with partners from community colleges, provincial literacy and learning organizations, and the Alberta Government.
This project was funded by Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education.
