Download our Letters and Sounds Adventure Map, a fun, play-based resource to support early language and sound awareness at home. This two-sided tool gives families simple ways to build early reading skills through everyday play. One side features the Adventure Map, with activities like noticing words that start with the same sound, making rhymes, and […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we interact with screens. These lessons on managing screentime remain relevant for all families.
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This visual we developed showcases key milestones relating to language and reading development from conception to 10 years old.
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A group of reading advocates across Canada put together booklets with lots of fun and enriching activities to do during the pandemic.
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Wondering how to manage your child’s screentime? Check out these 12 tips from experts.
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This article — written by professors at Concordia University, Dalhousie University, and the University of British Columbia — examines some of the many benefits of being raised bilingually.
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FLIT is an app produced by the Centre for Family Literacy. It provides activities and tips to help families promote a healthy environment that fosters literacy. Parents will find specially tailored and curated activities ranging from recipes to rhymes to games, all designed to build strong reading, writing and literacy skills in their children and […]
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Experts encourage parents to speak the language that is most comfortable to them. This will ensure that the baby develops important language areas of their brain. It also helps to build strong bonds between parent and child. As babies grow, the brain power parents have built with their home language will support learning the language […]
Learn about how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted children’s learning and early literacy and language development. Also available in the following languages:
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This popular song has been made into a children’s books which is part of the Early Words book selection. Do you know a family who has received the book? Share this song with them!