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Conversation guides, tip sheets, posters, and more — browse our selection of resources for your early literacy needs.
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Using screens can reduce the time you spend face-to-face with your child, and can affect your child’s ability to pay attention, listen, speak, read and write. Read our suggestions for how to limit screen time.
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The Conversation: Coronavirus: 5 Tips for Navigating Children’s Screen Time During Social Distancing
5-10 minutesThe 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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Putting these decals up in your health centre is a great way to remind your patients to talk, sing, read, and share stories with their little ones. Designed by Inuit illustrator Becky Kilabuk, these wonderful designs depict Inuit families having loving, literacy-rich interactions with their little ones.
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Read the Canadian Paediatric Society’s position statement on promoting early literacy in the health care setting.
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This video from Reach Out and Read demonstrates how providers can talk to families about early literacy during their visits.
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Harvard Center on the Developing Child: 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return
5-10 minutesThis how-to video breaks down serve-and-return interactions into five simple steps and features adults and young children doing each step together.
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Harvard Center on the Developing Child: 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return
1-5 minutesDid you know that back and forth interactions with your child build a strong foundation for their future learning and development? This is called “serve and return.” This handout from Harvard shares 5 steps to practice serve and return with your child!
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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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Download our activity booklet filled with songs, games, and talk-time activities for children aged 0-5!