Laurentian Literacy Centre

10/02/2026

09/30/2026

09/29/2026

🔎Join us for Break the Fake: How to tell what’s true online, a free lunch-and-learn webinar with Matthew Johnson, Director of Education at MediaSmarts

📅 October 29, 2026
🕛 12–1 PM
💻 Online via Zoom

In honour of Media Literacy Week, we’re exploring how to spot misinformation and navigate online information with confidence. Matthew will share four quick and easy steps to spot misinformation and check whether something online is true, including how to spot deepfakes, recognize AI-generated misinformation, and use AI to verify information.

Whether you’re new to navigating misinformation or feeling overwhelmed by the amount of information online, this session will offer clear guidance and practical tips to help adults and families feel more confident and safe online.

👉 Register to join us: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=kSO5Rg7ITU2UyWRfrKq8HkMmR56OuTNJl9kAqFZabhhUOFpIN0FFMFBLN1M2M01QOVJYVDNTUTgxVy4u

09/26/2026

What can inattentive ADHD feel like from the child’s point of view?

It is very easy to mistake difficulties with attention, organisation and task initiation for a lack of effort.

“They were listening a minute ago.”
“They know what they need to do.”
“They just need to concentrate.”
“They could do it if they tried.”

But inattentive ADHD is not about a child simply choosing not to pay attention.

A child may genuinely want to listen, remember the instruction, start the task and finish it — while finding that their attention has already drifted, the instruction has disappeared or they cannot work out where to begin.

And constantly being told to try harder can become exhausting when they already feel as though they are trying incredibly hard.

Support is not about lowering expectations. It is about making those expectations more accessible: breaking tasks down, reducing unnecessary overload, using clear instructions, visual prompts, reminders and giving the child time to process.

Because sometimes the child who appears not to be trying is actually working far harder than we realise.

As always, every child is different. Not every child with inattentive ADHD will experience all of these things.

Save this post if it might help someone understand the child behind the behaviour.

09/09/2026

Looking for some reading material?
We've got hundreds and hundreds of books to give away.

09/09/2026

CHSSN is proud to announce that its provincial initiative, the Patient Navigation Network (PNN), is officially operating at full capacity.

09/08/2026

*** IT'S TOMORROW! WE STILL HAVE PLACE! ***
👉𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗
📆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟵 𝗮𝘁 𝟳 𝗽.𝗺.
👩🏻 Lindsay Parr, M.A.
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼 / 𝗧𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: https://www.pandablso.ca/en/events-ateliers/focused-at-home-strategies-for-adults-with-adhd


Regroupement des associations PANDA Fondation Philippe Laprise

09/08/2026

We are giving away hundreds of new and used books in honour of International Literacy Day!

September 8-9-10, from 9 to 6
(Argenteuil mall in Lachute, 3rd floor, office 300)

A special thank you to Literacy Quebec for donating some new books for this event.

09/02/2026