Given that reading is in the news, this short report may be of interest for parents. http://www.oecd.org/document/48/0,3746,en_2649_35845621_50282672_1_1_1_1,00.html Education begins at home. The first simple word a parent speaks to an infant opens the world of language to the child and sets the child on the path of exploration and discovery. …
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http://ckpg.com/news/20056-focus-on-reading-video.html Further to the post on the focus on reading announcement, Sarah Holland from DPAC and Matt Pearce from the Prince George District TEachers’ Association were interviewed by CKPG news.
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From an email sent from the Ministry of Education July 25th: This morning, Education Minister George Abbott sent an email to BC teachers outlining the government’s plan to make reading in Kindergarten to Grade 3 a primary focus for the coming school year. Building on the ministry’s ongoing commitment to literacy …
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