Early Literacy and Learning

2010 Legacies Now’s Early Literacy and Learning team works with communities to support families, caregivers, early learning practitioners and educators who interact with children from birth to eight years of age.

The Early Literacy and Learning team offers services and resources that support the important work already being done through existing networks around the province, such as early child development tables and community literacy task groups. The team also works with partners to develop new projects and structures that build on this strong foundation.

Programs

Parents As Literacy Supporters (PALS)
PALS is a culturally sensitive, responsive family literacy program designed for parents and their preschool- and kindergarten-aged children. Click to learn more about PALS.

Family Literacy Certificate Program
Designed for those who currently work, or plan to work, in family literacy, this certificate program will build your knowledge and skills in a wide range of areas that are key to high quality programs and services. The program is offered in partnership with Vancouver Community College, Literacy BC and the Centre for Family Literacy. For more information, please email earlylearning(at)2010LegaciesNow.com.

Workshops

2010 Legacies Now offers a series of workshops focusing on learning through play. Developed for educators (early years through primary), this hands-on, interactive series includes the following sessions: Block Play, Sand and Water Play, Word Play, Dramatic Play, Outside Play, Number Play, Expressive and Artistic Play, and Inclusive Play. For more information, please email earlylearning(at)2010LegaciesNow.com.

Training and resources

LEAP BC is a set of resources, developed for families, caregivers and early learning practitioners, which integrate Literacy, Education, Activity and Play. Click to learn more about LEAP BC.

Kindergarten Learning Project resources
The Kindergarten Learning Project (KLP) brought together early primary educators from across BC to develop and field test an assessment framework and resources, which kindergarten teachers could use to track students’ development and design learning experiences to match each stage of development. If you would like to order the KLP resources, please email earlylearning(at)2010LegaciesNow.com. This project was funded by the Ministry of Education with support from 50 school districts, the BC Primary Teachers’ Association, the BC Principals and Vice-Principals Association and 2010 Legacies Now.

StrongStart BC resources and workshops
2010 Legacies Now, in partnership with the B.C. Ministry of Education, will be offering a series of professional development workshops for StrongStart BC facilitators, starting in the fall of 2009. This series will include networking and mentoring opportunities, and will highlight ways to engage, interact with, and educate families about early learning and home-school partnerships. For more information, please email earlylearning(at)2010LegaciesNow.com.

Consultation and facilitation

Early Literacy and Learning team members are available to support community development initiatives as consultants or facilitators. For more information, please email earlylearning(at)2010LegaciesNow.com.

Early Literacy and Learning services and resources are supported by the Province of BC.