Family Literacy Day 2010
Family Literacy Day, held annually on January 27, was developed by ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation and Honda Canada in 1999 to encourage families to read and learn together on a daily basis. Thousands of Canadians take part in this initiative every year by hosting FLD parties or participating in literacy activities in schools, libraries and literacy organizations across the country.
Literacy is more than books. Literacy is much more than being able to read and write. Literacy allows people to read the world rather than just the word. It involves using the different forms of communication which give us further opportunities in our society – for ourselves, our families, and our communities. Literacy helps us understand the world we live in. It also helps us understand ourselves and express our identity, our ideas and our cultures.
Celebrate Family Literacy Day:
Sing for Literacy
Participate in the Family Literacy Day 2010 theme and Sing for Literacy!
Why Singing?
Family Literacy Day is all about working on your literacy skills in fun and different ways! There are so many activities you can do to help your children work on their literacy skills, such as following a recipe together, reading a road map or singing from a song sheet. Singing is a great literacy activity for families because it provides a fun way to expand your vocabulary. Singing helps you and your children to learn patterns of words, rhymes and rhythms.
also has been an active part of the Family Literacy Day initiative for the last several years. To find out more about what we are doing to celebrate and how you can be a part of it contact Kim or Shalma at 613 233 8660.
To learn more
For more information about Family Literacy you can visit:
ABC Canada
www.abc-canada.org
AFLO (Action for Family Literacy Ontario)
www.aflo.on.literacy.ca