‘Sing For Literacy’ on January 27th!

Untitled Wednesday (Jan. 27th) is National Family Literacy Day, and this year’s theme is ‘Sing For Literacy’. The Moose Jaw & District Reading Council would like to encourage you to engage in literacy activities with your family and friends on this day. There is compelling research that indicates how important family literacy is. For example, did you know ...

Simple things like reading and telling stories to a child at 18 months stimulate brain development in the early years (Early Years Study Final Report: Reversing the Real Brain Drain, Government of Ontario, 1999).
Reading to children more than once a day has a substantial positive impact on their future academic skills. In addition, research indicates children with early exposure to books and reading are better at performing mathematical tasks (National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, Statistics Canada, 1996-1997).
Children aged 2 to 3 who are read to several times a day do substantially better in kindergarten at the age of 4 and 5 than youngsters who are read to only a few times a week or less (National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, Statistics Canada, 1996-1997).
Some experts say that for 80 per cent of children, simple immersion in reading and books will lead to independent reading by school age (How to Make Your Child a Reader for Life, Paul Kropp, Random House Canada, 2000).

A list of possible activities are provided below – but anything goes! If you’d like any further information, visit http://www.abc-canada.org/en/family_literacy_day. Be creative and have fun…we can’t wait to hear how you spent Family Literacy Day! If you’d like to share your celebrations, you can post a comment here or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

National Family Literacy Day 'Sing for Literacy' ideas

Interview an Adult for National Family Literacy Day

'Sing for Literacy' poster

Happy singing!

January 27th is National Family Literacy Day, and this year’s theme is ‘Sing For Literacy’. The Moose Jaw & District Reading Council would like to encourage all schools and students to engage in literacy activities with their families on this day. There is some powerful research that indicates how important family literacy is. Consider:

   Simple things like reading and telling stories to a child at 18 months are powerful stimuli for brain development in the early years (Early Years Study Final Report: Reversing the Real Brain Drain, Government of Ontario, 1999).

   Reading to children more than once a day has a substantial positive impact on their future academic skills. In addition, research indicates children with early exposure to books and reading are better at performing mathematical tasks (National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, Statistics Canada, 1996-1997).

   Children aged 2 to 3 who are read to several times a day do substantially better in kindergarten at the age of 4 and 5 than youngsters who are read to only a few times a week or less (National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, Statistics Canada, 1996-1997).

   Some experts say that for 80 per cent of children, simple immersion in reading and books will lead to independent reading by school age (How to Make Your Child a Reader for Life, Paul Kropp, Random House Canada, 2000).

A list of possible activities are provided in the attached handouts – but anything goes! If you’d like any further information, visit http://www.abc-canada.org/en/family_literacy_day . Be creative and have fun…we can’t wait to hear how you spent Family Literacy Day at your school, or with your family and friends! If you’d like to share your celebrations, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Happy singing!!

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