Using Graphic Novels
Are graphic novels useful for teaching? This video explains why graphic novels work. Raising a Reader! How Comics & Graphic Novels Can Help Your Kids Love to Read! is …
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Reading Aloud – not just for little ones
The latest Kids & Family Reading Report: The Rise of Read-Aloud (2019) confirms that the family read-aloud experience is valued as a special time for parents and children. While this …
Read Aloud Tips
Spend at least ten wildly happy minutes every single day reading aloud. From birth! – Mem Fox, Ten read-aloud commandments Need tips for reading aloud? Here are ten tips from …
Benefits of Reading Aloud Together
Reading aloud is an activity that many families enjoy and include as part of family routines. The benefits extend beyond having fun together and are summarized in our Let’s Read …
Play and Learn Together
We’re pleased to introduce new publication – Play and Learn Together: a Guide to Family Literacy in BC. Are you new to family literacy programs? Are you a family literacy …
Getting ready for #WorldKindnessDay
World Kindness Day is celebrated every year on November 13th. It’s a day to highlight the positive power of kindness and encourage kind acts, large and small, to make a …
Break the Fake
Today is the start of Media Literacy Week. From October 7th to 11th, Canadians are invited to Break the Fake by stopping the spread of false information. MediaSmarts has brought …
Three Videos about Parentese
Talking to babies is important for their language development. Here’s a Mini Parenting Master Class on baby talk. Parentese is one style of talking to babies. It involves adults speaking …
List Poems
Writing a poem doesn’t have to be difficult. List poems are an accessible form of poetry. List poems at their most basic are a list of words on a theme. …
Financial Literacy for Children
It’s the fourth week of Financial Literacy Month and the theme is Start good habits early. Financial literacy is an essential life skill and children can start learning about money …