Canucks Family
Education Centre (Continued)...
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Stay tuned
…We will be sharing more news about the development of the Centre in
future issues of our newsletter. |
The Canucks are the
first NHL team in Canada to demonstrate such commitment to family literacy and
learning by assisting in the development of the Canucks Family Education
Centre. The focus of the Centre is to:
- provide/demonstrate a comprehensive approach to family literacy and
learning, and identify gaps in existing literacy program delivery
- conduct a
longitudinal study of the effectiveness of this approach
- develop and
deliver foundational training in family literacy.
See below for
details on the comprehensive approach.
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The Canucks are
the first NHL team |
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in Canada to demonstrate
such |
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commitment to family literacy
and |
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life-long learning.
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The comprehensive
approach encompasses the following:
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Direct Child
(children’s literacy programs in schools and
pre-schools)
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Direct Adult
(adult literacy skills via college and continuing education
programs)
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Parent and
Child Together time (involving parents in their children’s education
– e.g. in schools, reading together in library programs such as Mother
Goose).
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Parent Time
(teaching parenting skills to adults which help improve the family’s
social and economic situation – creating a more learning friendly
environment for the child)
According to Sharon
Darling, founder and President of the National Center for Family Literacy
(NCFL), Kentucky, studies have shown that 85% of the children who attended a
comprehensive family literacy program -- 10 years out -- were at or above grade
level, and 66% of the parents were gainfully employed and/ or participating in
higher learning programs (e.g. colleges and universities). |
