1.How to Use this Guide3. Table of Contents5. What is Literacy in the 21st Century?6. Literacy: Facts and FiguresReading7. The Science is in: Literacy Begins at Birth8. Success Story: Born to Read9. Noise and Learning10. Pre-school language development11. Read to your Baby: Doctor's Orders12. Great Read Aloud Books13. Reading for Understanding14. The ABC's of Learning15. Help your Child get Ready for Kindergarten16. More Great Read Aloud Books17. The Importance of Mother Goose18. Build a Home Bookshelf19. Multicultural Picture Books20. The Importance of Childhood Games21. Using Magazines and Newspapers22. Rap Sheet23. Boys and Literacy24. The Importance of Family Stories25. The Reluctant Reader26. How to Choose Books for Young Children27. The Importance of Storytelling28. Clap your Hands29. Clap your Name30. Grocery Shopping with Kids31. Use Horse Sense to get your Child Reading32. Let's Look it Up!32(a) Choosing Aboriginal BooksWriting33. Write On!34. Scrapbooking35. The Importance of Pen Pals36. Keyboarding or Handwriting?Math37 Home-made math38. Math and the Pre-schooler39. Just Do the Math (Tweens as Consumers)40. The Importance of Playing CardsScience41 Family Science Time42 Science Resources43 Kitchen Table Twister44. What Kinds of Transportation do we See?45. Why Does the Moon Change its Shape?46. Space Marbles47. Field Trips and the Five Senses48. A Visit to a Pond49. Adopt a Tree50. Butterfly Children51. Geology and the Pre-schooler52 Kitchen ScienceArts Media and Technology53. The Importance of Artwork54. Home-made Music55. Literacy and the Arts56. The Importance of Museums57 Making Shadow Puppets58. The Power of Pretend59. Television and your Child60. Ad Proof Your Kids61. Computers and Pre-schoolers62. Computers and School Age Children63. Techno-savvy Girls64. Making Media with a Toddler65. Understanding Video Games66. Family Film School
For more info:info@qfhsa.orgCommunity67. What is a Community Learning Network?68. Success Story: Family Ties69. What is Family Literacy?70. Family Fun71. Community Gardens/Kitchens72. Kill the Worms! Let them Live!73. Success Story: the Centre for Literacy Hippy74. The Centre for Literacy: Resource Collection75. Adopt a Learner76. Reading Challenges77. Launching a Reading Circle78. Homework Clubs Rock!79. This House Needs Books80. Remembrance Day and Citizenship81. Male Mentors in the Classroom82. Hockey and Books83. Black History Month84. Canadian History Comes Alive85. Tutoring New Canadians86. Exploring the Arts and Literacy87. Mother Goose Program.87 (a) What Do I know about Aboriginals?Parental Involvement89. QFHSA Mission Statement90. I am a Child (Poem)91. The Home and School Partnership92. Parenting a Teenager93. Teenagers and Work94. The Nine Essential Skills95. So you want to be an auto mechanic?96. Talking to your Teen about School97. Your Child's Learning Styles98. What is Critical Thinking99. Parenting the LD Child (A Day in the Life part 1)100. Parenting the LD Child (Part 2)101. Pals Plus: Parenting with Confidence102. Checklist for School Success103. Is Homework Important?104. A Day in the Life of a School Principal105. Ethics and Literacy106. Parents, Listen Up!107. Men of Class108. The Home and School Association109. Bullying: A Literacy Issue?110. Being Your Child's Advocate111. The Parent-Teacher Interview112. What Makes a Great Teacher?113. Bingo113 (A) Teens and Sexuality113 (b) Sex Ed ResourcesLibrary115. The Importance of School Libraries116. Why Do We Need Books?117. Canadian Books: Do we need them?118. Library Action Steps119. A Day in the Life of a School Librarian120. Library Makeovers121 Reading Resources122. Parenting Resources123. Key Websites124. Literacy Organizations
