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Promote Literacy
in Your Community!

You can do lots of things in your community to promote literacy. Here are some ideas:

What's Inside


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        Workshops

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  • Put up posters around town with community members doing literacy related activities. Remember literacy isn't just about reading, it can be reading the weather, sewing mitts, or telling stories. Put slogans on the posters that promote community culture, language and literacy like:
    • Literacy involves everyone.
    • Literacy is a family affair.
    • Speak your language at home.
    • Read today and everyday.
  • Organize a Literacy Fair for your community. Invite the school, adult learning centre, the health centre and preschool to set up a booth that has literacy activities. This is a great way to promote literacy and get the whole community involved.
  • Present an organization, individual or business with a Literacy Leader Award.
  • Organize volunteers to go to the school to read to young children, or ask older students to read to younger students.
  • Use the radio to promote literacy in your community. Make up some literacy ads for your community and ask Elders to say them on the radio.

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