Early Literacy

  • Early Childhood Learning: The State of Learning in Canada
    http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/Reports/StateofLearning/EarlyChildhood.htm
    Early childhood learning and development are vital for lifelong learning and life readiness. More than one in four children (29.54%) is entering Grade 1 with learning or behavioural difficulties that could affect future success in academics and life in general. Read the summary, news release and full report online.
  • Singing English
    http://www.singingenglish.com/
    Learn about Singing English as a tool to help children with their literacy, social, language, mathematics, motor and music skills. Singing English is a researchsupported methodology developed by the Living Language English Institute Foundation of Vancouver. Learn more and register for courses on the Web site.

Family Literacy

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  • "I Love When You Read" DVD for Parents & Caregivers
    http://readtv.com/ilovewhenyou/read/
    This 22 minute DVD shows how to help children learn to love reading and how easy it can be to create a home where literacy is naturally encouraged. It would be suitable for family literacy programs and it is especially effective at bringing literacy information to parents and caregivers with low literacy skills. School districts have given this video to parents as part of the "Ready, Set, Learn" program, and parents with children in kindergarten or school have received it through various early learning initiatives. The video was produced in 2007 by School District #72, BC Ministry of Children and Family Development, and Altrusa International. Visit the Web site for more information or email library@literacy.bc.ca to borrow.
  • "Stanley's Party" for Every Kindergarten Student in Public School
    http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/literacy/kindergarten.htm
    The BC government is providing every kindergarten student in public school with a book that will add to or begin a child's library and encourage children and families to read together. The book for early readers is "Stanley's Party," and for readers in programme francophone, "Moka le chat qui voulait voler comme un oiseau." Visit the Web site for more information.
  • "My Mummy Couldn't Read"
    http://www.seeabook.com
    Purchase this delightful children's book for your family literacy program. It is written and beautifully illustrated by Carey Rigby-Wilcox. Written from the perspective of her son, it describes Carey's lifelong struggle with literacy and how she overcame it. Purchase or view the book at the Web site.