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On Tuesday, it was Family Literacy Day in Canada. I took my daughter to an Early Years Centre to participate in a Family Literacy Day program where they read and acted out a number of stories, rhymes and songs. We both had a great time. So did my 4 month old baby!
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Today is International Literacy Day. It also marks the 5th year of United Nations Literacy Decade 2003 to 2012. The initiative started in January 2003 by a resolution of the UN General Assembly after endorsement at the 2000 Dakar World Education Forum. Improving literacy is also one of the “Millenium Development Goals” of the United [...]
In Some Tips for Promoting Early Literacy, the importance of reading was discussed. But what about the other side of literacy, writing?
While your child will not be writing the Great American Novel anytime soon, encouraging writing and writing-related activities also promotes literacy. Making the lines and strokes as they scribble will help them when it [...]
The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) published a report in 2002 on world illiteracy statistics. In the report, the United States alone is projected to have an illiteracy rate of 5.3 percent by 2010. While that does not seem to be a high percentage, any illiteracy should be considered troublesome.
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