ABC CANADA Family Literacy Day

On January 27, families and communities across Canada will  
participate in ABC CANADA Family Literacy Day® (FLD). Now in its  
ninth year, this national initiative – created by ABC CANADA Literacy  
Foundation and supported by founding sponsor Honda Canada – promotes  
the importance of families playing and learning together to help  
develop literacy and numeracy skills.

"Right across the country, families as well as teachers, librarians  
and literacy organizations celebrate this special day by reading  
aloud, singing songs, or playing games that are both fun and build  
literacy skills,” says Margaret Eaton, President, ABC CANADA.

Special events planned range from celebrity story readings and  
writing contests, to fundraisers, book drives and reading circle  
pyjama parties, There is even the chance for a lucky Canadian family  
to win a special visit from Robert Munsch, celebrated Canadian  
children’s author and Honorary Chair of FLD. For information on  
events in your community, literacy tips, activity ideas and a list of  
FLD promotional materials available from ABC CANADA, visit http:// 
www.abc-canada.org/

If you visit the Web site listed above, click on Find Out More about  
ABC Family Literacy Day, scroll down to the bottom of the page--About  
This Site--and click on Parents and Families for ideas for some fun  
activities, as well as some family literacy facts and some family  
literacy links. There are also some good tips for event organizers  
that might come in handy if you will be planning your program's  
Family Literacy Day events.







Gail J. Price
Multimedia Specialist
National Center for Family Literacy
325 West Main Street, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40205

Phone: 502 584-1133, ext. 112
gprice at famlit.org
Fax: 502 584-0172


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