Family and Community Literacy

We know the the brains of babies develop fast during the first years of life. You can help that brain development by reading books with your small child.

We’ve teamed up with the Yellowknife Public Library to encourage all NWT families to read 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. If you post photos of you and your child reaching 100-book milestones on Facebook, you’ll be automatically entered into draws with prizes awarded twice each year.

Program Instructions ( - 189.65 KB )

Your Child’s Reading Log Sheets

1-100 ( - 452.52 KB )

101-200 ( - 483.81 KB )

201-300 ( - 503.02 KB )

301-400 ( - 511.6 KB )

401-500 ( - 500.72 KB )

501-600 ( - 502.89 KB )

601-700 ( - 517.7 KB )

701-800 ( - 491.83 KB )

801-900 ( - 524.77 KB )

901-1000 ( - 519.55 KB )

Milestone signs for sharing on social media

I Read 100 Books ( - 84.78 KB )

I Read 200 Books ( - 85.05 KB )

I Read 300 Books ( - 85.12 KB )

I Read 400 Books ( - 85.04 KB )

I Read 500 Books ( - 85.04 KB )

I Read 600 Books ( - 85.08 KB )

I Read 700 Books ( - 84.96 KB )

I Read 800 Books ( - 85.14 KB )

I Read 900 Books ( - 85.05 KB )

I Read 1000 Books ( - 84.85 KB )

Parent and Family Activity Cards

Babies (0-1 years old) ( - 4.88 MB )

Toddlers (2-3 years old) ( - 6.79 MB )

Children (4-5 years old) ( - 3.41 MB )

Health Literacy Bookmarks

Check Your Health ( - 139.06 KB )

Feed Your Mind ( - 172.33 KB )

Get Active ( - 157.91 KB )

Snowsnake ( - 119.32 KB )

Health Literacy

15 ways to improve your health literacy ( - 65.32 KB )

Eating and Learning ( - 2.93 MB )

Playing and Learning ( - 1.03 MB )

Resources for French Families and Programs

1-2-3 Chante avec moi - Manuel de l'animateur ( - 19.49 MB )

1-2-3 Chante avec moi - Recueil de comptines de chansons ( - 1.73 MB )

Développement langagier ( - 556.58 KB )

L'amour développe le cerveau ( - 541.6 KB )

NWT Literacy Week Colouring Book ( - 489.23 KB )

Sur la bonne piste: Grandir ensemble et apprendre en famille ( - 611.84 KB )

Resources for Family Literacy Programs

1-2-3 Rhyme With Me Facilitator's Manual ( - 2.22 MB )

Evaluation Kit ( - 975.78 KB )

Little Chefs Program ( - 12 MB )

NWT Literacy Council StoryWalk ( - 105.08 KB )

NWT Literacy Week Colouring Book ( - 450.94 KB )

Science Fun ( - 18.86 MB )

Story Time Adventures ( - 3.31 MB )

Talk to Me ( - 679.8 KB )

Books in the Home: Classic Books

Full version ( - 13.51 MB )

Introduction ( - 744.44 KB )

Part 1 ( - 4.59 MB )

Part 2 ( - 4.77 MB )

Part 3 ( - 4.15 MB )

Family Tutoring - Families Learning to Read and Write Together

Full version ( - 11.8 MB )

Introduction ( - 551.34 KB )

Planning a Program ( - 329.27 KB )

Facilitation ( - 216.8 KB )

Welcome Session ( - 793.96 KB )

Session One - Getting Started ( - 1.54 MB )

Session Two - Improving Reading Fluency ( - 1.07 MB )

Session Three - Language Experience ( - 2.01 MB )

Session Four - More Language Experience ( - 639.81 KB )

Session Five - Using Pictures to Teach ( - 868.04 KB )

Session Six - Readers Theatre ( - 1.44 MB )

Session Seven - Reading Comprehension ( - 870.32 KB )

Session Eight - Writing Skills ( - 936.9 KB )

Closing Session ( - 231.49 KB )

More Fun Activities ( - 1.97 MB )

Readers Theatre Scripts ( - 725.38 KB )

Resources and Websites ( - 422.06 KB )

Books in the Home: Northern Books

Full version ( - 14.44 MB )

Introduction ( - 497.81 KB )

Part 1 ( - 4.55 MB )

Part 2 ( - 4.63 MB )

Part 3 ( - 3.7 MB )

Part 4 ( - 2.47 MB )

A Storysack is a fun resource that encourages parents and children to read together in an interactive way.

Storysacks usually contain a high quality picture book, props or costumes for acting out the story, an audio recording of the story, a non-fiction book and an idea card with activities to do together. You can also make Storysacks for oral stories or legends. Parents and children use the characters and props to act out the story as they read together.

Storysacks Manual ( - 2.36 MB )

Storysacks You Can Borrow ( - 194.75 KB )

StoryWalks Activity ( - 113.95 KB )