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  • Provider Guide to Early Literacy Promotion

    Use this quick reference guide to explore practical steps for integrating early literacy into routine care, with links to training, resources, and other tools to support your work with children and families.

  • Early Literacy Book Selection Guide (Birth – 5 Years)

    Use this guide to help select high-quality, engaging books for babies and young children from birth to five years of age. 

  • Early Literacy Promotion – Clinic Planning Worksheet

    Download this practical worksheet to plan how your clinic or organization will integrate early literacy into routine care, including when and where conversations happen, who is involved, and which resources and community supports you will use.

  • Early Literacy Book Recommendations (0–5 Years)

    Explore books selected by the Canadian Children’s Literacy Foundation for children from birth to five years of age. These recommended titles support shared reading, early literacy development, and positive interactions between children and their caregivers. 

  • First Book Canada Information Sheet

    Learn how First Book Canada can help educators, healthcare providers, and community organizations access affordable, high-quality books, free educational resources, and funding opportunities to support children and families.

  • Letters and Sounds Adventure Map

    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…

  • Dr. Megan Gath

    Dr. Megan Gath is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) and researcher at the Child Well-being Research Institute at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Dr. Gath holds a PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Toronto, and her research focuses on children’s screen media use in relation to developmental outcomes, including the development…

  • Frequently Asked Questions

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  • Is there a specific order or title we should give at each visit?

    The first resource families are given is our early literacy activity guide (red booklet).   We don’t have a prescribed order of which books to give out, as different clinics may receive different titles each shipment. Generally, we recommend board books for children ages 0-3 for vocabulary development and basic concepts. Paperback books for children ages 3-5 for discussing higher-level concepts and storytelling.   The…

  • I work at another clinic who’s interested in this program, can I get books and resources for them?

    We open our Expressions of Interest (EOI) each summer. Each of our clinics submit an EOI followed by a consultation process before site selections are made in the fall. If you know of another clinic interested in joining the program, please encourage them to apply when our new cycle of EOI opens. They can also…