Read Aloud in Canterbury
A new and exciting early literacy program has recently begun at Lakemba Library. Read Aloud is a partnership project between our library and the Canterbury City Community Centre and promotes early literacy skills amongst families from CALD backgrounds. Parents, carers and their children gather once a week to participate in learning how to read, sing and play together and enjoy access to bilingual books and literacy aids. The program focuses on the importance of reading together from a very young age in both the family’s home language and English. The first program began in late October with great success and a second series is about to commence.
The program was made possible by a grant made to the Canterbury City Community Centre through the “Australia Post Metro Small Grants Program and the Sydney Community Foundation Partnership”. This enabled us to purchase bilingual books to support the program.
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Cultural Officer
Michelle Mashman ()
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Award Category
Library and Information Services – Division C
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Children and parents at the Read Aloud program held at Lakemba Library in October 2010
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Enjoying the benefits of reading
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Read Aloud group
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Enjoying reading
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