Literacy information for Parents and Carers

Here are some useful websites to visit:

 

Let’s Read is a national, evidence-based early literacy initiative that promotes reading with children from birth to five years. Its vision is for all Australian children to share books, stories, songs and nursery rhymes every day from birth with the important people in their lives.

 

Get Ready to Read! Is designed to support educators, parents and young children in the development of early literacy skills in the years before kindergarten. Intended for use with all children, the resources and information provided on this site promotes skill-building and communication between adults, and ways to address concerns.

 

The Smith Family is a children's charity helping disadvantaged Australian children to get the most out of their education, so they can create better futures for themselves.

 

The Better health channel provides health, development, and medical information for the support and wellbeing of families and the communities they live in.

 

The Raising Children website provides free, reliable, up-to-date, and independent information to help families grow and thrive together through a complete and comprehensive online resource for parents of newborns to teens.  https://raisingchildren.net.au/school-age/school-learning

 

The Literacy Foundation for children is a charity that helps build brighter futures for children with learning disabilities, particularly dyslexia.

 

The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF) is a national charity assisting people in our most marginalized communities to gain vital language, literacy, and communication skills.

 

The Children's Bureau (USA) help at-risk children and their parents with the support, tools, and resources they need to be successful. They do this in three ways: through comprehensive programs and services to meet the varying needs of today's parents and their children, helping other organizations with innovative tools and training, and our work to develop innovative solutions that impact broader communities in sustainable ways.                                          https://www.all4kids.org/news/blog/the-importance-of-reading-to-your-children/

 

If you find any of the links above to be broken or missing please email us