Family Literacy Day Is Sunday January 27, 2013!
Family Literacy Day is a national day to raise awareness about the importance of reading and literacy related activities as a family.
This can mean enjoying a storybook together at bedtime, playing with word games, singing, writing to a friend or relative, making a shopping list, or even surfing the Internet for fun and interesting sites.
Taking the time to do even 15 minutes today can make a huge impact on your child.
Try these activities with your family:
1) Make up a new recipe together, and post it online
2)Tell knock knock jokes while doing the dishes!
3) Sing five songs really, really loud!
For more quick and fun tips visit click here.
Facts & Figures
Quality of life for families, including income levels and employment status, is directly related to the literacy levels of parents
Children have a better chance of becoming fully literate adults if reading is encouraged in the home.
Having a parent or other caring person read aloud helps children to learn listening, vocabulary and language skills, as well as develop imagination and creative.
This website also offers a list of some of Canada's best authors who write great reads that are enjoyable, and clearly written.
You can also find book reviews, videos, audio, and even sample chapters of books to read! Visit here to find all this and more!
