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A. Literacy Programs in the Boundary
B. Literacy Articles
C. Contact Information
Literacy Programs in the Boundary
Baby Goose: A free, family literacy program for parents
and/grandparents and their babies aged birth to 14 months.
Learn songs, rhymes, storytelling skills and play activities
to share with your babies. Groups meet in Grand Forks.
Mother Goose: A free, family literacy program for
parents and/or caregivers and their children aged birth to
30 months. Learn songs, rhymes, storytelling skills and play
activities to share with your children. This program provides
important pre-literacy skills. Groups meet throughout the
Boundary.
Homework Club: A free after school program for students
in Grades 1 - 7. Get help with your homework and learn library
research skills in a fun-filled environment. Club meets at
the Grand Forks Public Library once a week after school.
The One to One Reading Program: Children read with
volunteer tutors in the schools for 2 hours a week. Free throughout
the Boundary.
Alphabet Soup: A free early literacy program for children
aged 3 to 5 and their parents and/or caregivers. Learn about
cooking, nutrition, songs, stories and crafts all centered
on a literacy theme. These activities provide important skills
for entering Kindergarten. Groups meet throughout the Boundary.
The Sharing Books Box: A traveling box of gently used
books, free for the whole family. A house full of books is
a house full of readers. Look for this box at literacy events
and programs across the Boundary or phone to request free
books.
ANNUAL LITERACY EVENTS: A Book Under Every Tree, Scrabble-a-thon
International Literacy Day, Much Loved Book Exchange, Family
Literacy Day,
Festive Family Story time.
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Literacy Articles
Alphabet
Soup - Whining and Dining
Books
to Movies - A Literacy Link
Childrens
Theatre as a Creative Learning Tool
Favourite
Childhood Books Part 1
Favourite
Childhood Books Part 2
Helping
Elementary School Kids with Homework
Humour
and Children's Literature
Loving
Literacy
Mem
Fox's 10 Read Aloud Commandments
October
is Herstory Month
One
to One Reading Program
Parent
Child Mother Goose Program
Parents
are a Child's 1st Teacher
Reluctant
Readers
Resolutions
to Help Parents Help Kids Love to Read Books
Sharing
the Gift of Books
Suggestions
for Creating Excellent Readers
The
Family Stories Project
The
Gift of Words
Why
Books are Important
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Contact Information
For more information about these programs and other Literacy
events contact:
Lizanne Eastwood
Family Literacy Coordinator Grand Forks & West Boundary
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy
Phone: (250) 442-2533
Email: leastwood@thehub.literacy.bc.ca
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