The Learning Exchange is happy to be working with a new organization to bring literacy to families in the Laval area. We had a feature article in the Winter 2018/19 newsletter and continue to work together. QFHSA is donating new and used books for us to distribute to families in our community.
TLE has lots of fun family literacy events planned in celebration of Family Literacy Day January 27, 2019! Check them out and don’t forget to drop by TLE to get your free children’s book.
Storyline Online is available 24 hours a day for children, parents, caregivers and educators worldwide. Each book includes supplemental curriculum developed by a credentialed elementary educator, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners.
Storyline App Storyline Online Main PageOnline Stories: Search by Author, Reader or Title
Babies
The most important thing we can do to nurture our little ones is to talk with them. Let them hear our voice reading aloud to build lots of brain connections. Plus, reading aloud helps to connect and bond with our babies. ~ Growing Book By Book
Baby’s First Library First Year Favorites Songs for Babies Literacy Ideas for Babies Multicultural Books for Babies
Reading Rockets is a national multimedia literacy initiative in the USA offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help. The Reading Rockets project includes PBS television programs (also available online and on DVD) and online services through the websites ReadingRockets.org and ColorinColorado.org:
12 Books for the Holiday Season Reading Tips for Parents For Parents Target the Problem: Tool for Parents
Parent EngagementA PBS series for parents and educators:
Launching Young Readers Video Series
Read with your child and keep track of the titles of the books that you or others have read with your child.
Keep a record of what you are reading using our convenient reading log sheets or by whatever method you want. You can track any book that is being read to your child by others and every time a book is read (no matter how many times) can count towards the total and the record itself will make a fun keepsake!
When your child reaches a milestone, give him/her a small reward such as stickers, a big hug, a book or take a picture with a 1000Books milestone certificate. Print these certificates for your child to celebrate milestones:
Take a picture with your child holding and share on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.
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Be sure to use your local library to accomplish your 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge. Libraries can order books, do inter-library lending and help provide lists of great children’s books and/or authors. Librarians can also make recommendations for books based on your child’s age and interests. Just ask!
The Avantages Laval card is free for the residents and allows the citizens of Laval to take advantage of numerous benefits and discounts offered by the municipal network and many community partners. This is an individual card, non-transferable and renewable each year. It also acts as your library card.
Easy to access, all 9 Laval libraries offer activities, documents and services for all ages and tastes, both online or on site.
Laval Libraries offer tons of books, magazines, CD, DVD, games, and free activities for everyone! Book Loan Information
You know of a document that Laval public libraries do not have and that would be a good addition to their collection?
1000 Books Before Kindergarten is proud to present a comprehensive letter writing app to help your child learn to write the alphabet using recommended stroke order and placement. The app uses letter grid lines endorsed by top educators and penmanship experts to help your child visualize how the letters should line up. Both upper and lowercase letters are included.
The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten app lets you keep track of your reading activity quickly and easily.
1000 Books Before Kindergarten iOS App 1000 Books Before Kindergarten for Android Instructions for iOS and Android
