Campbell River Celebration of Family Literacy Day 2012

Tuesday, January 10, 2012



HOW DOES IT WORK? IT'S AS EASY AS 123, AND ALL EVENTS ARE FREE!


  1. Pick up your child's passport from any of the participating locations listed below. Look for the balloon rainbows.

  2. Participate in any 4 activities and ask to have your passport stamped or signed.

  3. Fill out the contact information and drop the back-page of your passport into the draw box at The Vancouver Island Regional Library.


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Campbell River Community Center
Fun with Joyce McMann from the Family Place
Play with Parks, Recreation and Culture

Coho Books
Build your own Country
ABC Scramble

Vancouver Island Regional Library
Teddy Bear Sleepover (Wednesday, January 25)
Take home a previously enjoyed book
Family games
Draw box to win our fantastic grand prize

Campbell River Art Gallery
Build your own mini-book with our fantastic Super Saturday crew

Campbell River Community Literacy Association
Family Scrabble game

Campbell River Visitor's Centre
Sea Life Word Chop
Once upon a Time in Campbell River

Stillwater Books and Art
Create a sea voyage mural, enjoy a story

99.7 - The River
Join us at the station and see how radio works!

Keep an eye out for our classic car! We will be accepting non-perishable donations for the Campbell River Bank


Some Quick Facts:  What is Family Literacy?

Family literacy refers to the many ways families
develop and use literacy skills, from enjoying a
storybook together, to playing with word games,
singing, writing to a relative or friend, sharing
day-to-day tasks such as making a shopping list
or using a recipe, and surfing the Internet for fun
and interesting sites.

• Reading to children more than once a day has a substantial positive impact on their
future academic skills. In addition, research indicates that children with early exposure
to books and reading are better at performing mathematical tasks.

• Children aged 2 to 3 who are read to several times a day do substantially better in
kindergarten at the age of 4 and 5 than youngsters who are read to only a few times a
week or less.

• Having a parent read aloud with their children helps children learn listening,
vocabulary and language skills, and develop imagination and creativity.

• Parents should pay careful attention to three potential reading slumps that can
hinder a child’s reading development: upon entering kindergarten; at grade 4; and
upon entering high school.

• Family literacy activities benefit the whole family. Reading ability is like a muscle -
if you don’t exercise it often, you may not be able to maintain the same level of
reading ability as you age. Reinforcing reading and writing as a family activity benefits
people of all ages. Setting aside time every day to read with your children, as well
as independently, will help keep your mind sharp.

For further information visit abclifeliteracy.ca

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZO_VolorwA&feature=player_embedded