January 27^th, 2005 is Family Literacy Day

Parents are their children’s first and most important teachers! Family Literacy Day is a special day set aside to celebrate parents’ central role in their children’s learning. Your community can use Family Literacy Day to raise awareness of the important role that families play in helping their children develop language and literacy skills, as well as a strong personal and cultural identity.

The Nunavut Literacy Council will be sending out the following materials to help communities recognize Family Literacy Day:

• Nutaraqsiutit: a collection of traditional & modern Inuktitut children’s songs - includes a CD of songs performed by children & adults from various Nunavut communities & a songbook with lyrics for each song.
• "Our Language – A Gift From Our Parents" white boards and pens
• Malaija and Taipana Help Anaana Tell Stories, a family activity book
• Family Literacy promotional material from ABC Canada

Your group may want to sponsor a community event in which families can celebrate together. The ABC materials and the NLC pencils, books and white boards can be used as prizes and give-aways. Please call Gorretti Panika at the Nunavut Literacy Council office in Rankin Inlet (867) 645-5512 to request more copies of Nutaraqsiutit. You are welcome to make copies of the Nutaraqsiutit CD and songbook to give to families.

Tell the Nunavut Literacy Council about your Family Literacy Day event and we will enter you in ABC Canada’s Munsch Sweepstakes. Your group could win an autographed CD Love You Forever: The Best of Robert Munsch. Please call Gorretti Panika (867) 645-5512 by January 31 to tell us about your event.

Enjoy celebrating Family Literacy Day in your community!

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