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Family Literacy Day takes place every January 27th to raise awareness about the
importance of reading and engaging in other literacy -related activities as a family.
Since 1999, thousands of schools, libraries, literacy organizations and other
community groups have taken part in the initiative. ABC creates free learning
and promotional resources for anyone that wants to get involved. Taking time
every day to read or do a learning activity with children is crucial to a child’s
development, improving a child’s literacy skills dramatically, and can help a parent
improve their skills as well.
importance of reading and engaging in other literacy -related activities as a family.
Since 1999, thousands of schools, libraries, literacy organizations and other
community groups have taken part in the initiative. ABC creates free learning
and promotional resources for anyone that wants to get involved. Taking time
every day to read or do a learning activity with children is crucial to a child’s
development, improving a child’s literacy skills dramatically, and can help a parent
improve their skills as well.
Family Literacy Day 2025 Theme: Learn to be Green, Together!
The theme for FLD 2025 is Learn to be Green, Together! Make a pledge as a family to learn ways to be
more green. Use less electricity, commute together, and reuse items. Being green together is a fun way
to learn as a family while being kind to the environment.
Examples of family literacy - Literacy is inclusive of all ages and surrounds us every day. To practice
family literacy at home, you could:
family literacy at home, you could:
• Act as a positive role model by reading in front of your child
• Encourage your older children to share books with their siblings
• Visit the library regularly and allow your child to select books for reading together
• Ask your child questions about books and pictures
• Identify everyday opportunities for learning, such as reading road sign
advertisements, product labels and license plates
• Provide props for creative play
• Sing songs and recite rhymes with your child
• Play board games, build block towers and use modelling clay
• Learn an easy, inexpensive instrument and learn to play as a family
• Complete an outdoor scavenger hunt using either a written list or pictures of
treasures to find
• Plan a road trip by researching streets and landmarks on your way to your
destination
• Have your child choose a recipe, then follow the instructions together and make
any notes necessary in the margins
• For older children, engage in conversations, play word games, talk about word
meanings, and offer a literacy-rich environment
• Visit the library regularly and allow your child to select books for reading together
• Ask your child questions about books and pictures
• Identify everyday opportunities for learning, such as reading road sign
advertisements, product labels and license plates
• Provide props for creative play
• Sing songs and recite rhymes with your child
• Play board games, build block towers and use modelling clay
• Learn an easy, inexpensive instrument and learn to play as a family
• Complete an outdoor scavenger hunt using either a written list or pictures of
treasures to find
• Plan a road trip by researching streets and landmarks on your way to your
destination
• Have your child choose a recipe, then follow the instructions together and make
any notes necessary in the margins
• For older children, engage in conversations, play word games, talk about word
meanings, and offer a literacy-rich environment
If you would like more ideas on what you can do with your children to support their learning,
you can find a lot of activities and helpful tips at: www.familyliteracyday.ca
you can find a lot of activities and helpful tips at: www.familyliteracyday.ca