Joondalup Libraries is pleased to announce a brand-new literacy initiative, developed to help our youngest readers on their reading journey.
Reading Ready is a borrowable resource developed to help parents of Kindy and Pre-Primary children support their child as they learn to read independently. The packs were developed in consultation with literacy experts from the Dyslexia-SPELD foundation and contain a mix of resources for parents to use to supplement their child’s learning at home, with an element of fun. The packs contain:
- An information booklet on how children learn and how to support them as they learn
- Four decodable books
- A rhyming picture book
- A phonics-based game
- A sound matching game
- A deck of rhyming playing cards
Ahead of launching the packs, two free parent information sessions will be held at Whitford Library to give parents and carers insight into what children need to know in order to read a word, and how to use the Reading Ready packs to support their home reading.
Wednesday 16 October, 10am
Whitford Library
This project has been supported by funding provided by the State Government of Western Australia, through the State Library’s Better Beginnings program.