NWT Literacy Council December 2002
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Family Literacy News


Welcome to our new family literacy newsletter!

We decided to develop a family literacy newsletter because more and more people and communities are becoming involved in family literacy.

Family literacy programs are running in more than 25 communities in the NWT and there are trained family literacy facilitators in every community in the NWT. Family literacy is making a huge impact in communities!

Family Literacy Programs:

check mark image recognize the importance of parents in the literacy development of their children
check mark image support families to build a literacy rich environment at home

Family Literacy is the way parents, children and other family members use literacy at home and in the community. It is about everyday living:
check mark image grocery shopping
check mark image reading before bedtime
check mark image baking
check mark image going out on the land and learning
check mark image about trapping
check mark image learning colours and shapes
check mark image having fun!


These activities allow parents to support their children’s learning and they help the children to develop their literacy and language skills too.

Parents are their children’s first teacher!


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What's Inside
check mark image Family Literacy Video
check mark image PALS Training - Fort Providence
check mark image Family Literacy Training Institute Highlights
check mark image Family Learning Kits
check mark image Family Literacy Programs in the NWT
check mark image Resources and Websites

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