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Tralee Library.
A FAMILY project which aimed to aimed to equip parents with the tools to support their child’s literacy development is coming to an end this week at Tralee Library.
‘Let’s Read Together’ is a Family Learning Programme organised by the Library. It is part of a national initiative to support families through literacy projects and storytelling. The project which commenced in June ran over a six-week period and was aimed at families with pre-school age children.
Parents and children met with library staff once a week for an hour in St. Brigid’s Family Resource Centre in Hawley Park. The project provided an introduction to reading in a welcoming and supportive environment.
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Activities included modelling reading, nursery rhymes, singing and crafting. Each session focused on one of six pre-literacy skills – Print Motivation, Print Awareness, Vocabulary, Narrative Skills, Letter Knowledge and Phonological Awareness.
Parents are crucial to their child’s learning and are children’s first and most important teachers. Handouts on each new literacy skill were given out during each session as well as a copy of the weekly storybook to take home and read each night to practice the new skills.
The aim was to equip parents with the tools to support their child’s literacy development and help them to prepare for school. Reading together should be a rewarding and enjoyable experience.
The final session will be held in Tralee Library on this Wednesday, July 27 at Tralee Library at 12.30pm and the families registered as library members.
Each child who took part received a certificate of achievement. Regular visits to the library will help build on the skills developed during the course.
Maria Doyle from the library met parents and children once a week for an hour in St. Brigid’s Family Resource Centre in Hawley Park.
She introduced them to books and reading through storytime and fun activities. The aim was to equip parents with the tools to support their child’s literacy development and help them to prepare for school.
