Over the years, many people have asked us to put together a package of information on Aboriginal literature that is suitable for different age groups. That task, however, is not particularly easy. An extensive array of material is available nowadays, but should it all be included in such a list?
A Resource for Family, Early Childhood and Community Literacy Workers
The Quality Storytent Program is a means of providing literacy access and support where these might not otherwise appear.
The document includes the following:
1- An introduction to storytent
2- The philosophy behind it
3- How to plan for one
4- How to deliver a Quality storytent
5- Special challenges
6- References and indexes.
This booklet can be used by anyone who works and cares for children. While defining stages from birth up to nine years, suggestions are given to help children how to discover the love of reading. New Brunswick-based resources are also listed.
Before your child goes to school there are lots of things you can do together that will help your child be a reader. This book provides easy to read instructions for games, songs and activities.
The students of SIAST Kelsey Campus Literacy Program contributed the stories, poems and artwork that make up Unicorns (May 2000). It is their hope that this book will promote and encourage family literacy now and in the future.
For information :
Larry Crook, Program Instructor
SIAST Kelsey Campus
Saskatoon SK S7K 3R5
Tel. (306) 933-7735
E-mail : crook@siast.sk.ca
The stories and pictures for this storybook were created and compiled by the Basic Education Literacy Class of SIAST Kelsey Campus in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
This book was created in the spirit of fun and in support of Family Literacy.
An adult learner from Prospect Literacy Association in Alberta describes the experience of briefly losing her child. An audio version of the story is included
