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Support Your Child's Early Reading

2022-10-20 19:00:00 2022-10-20 20:00:00 America/New_York Support Your Child's Early Reading LDAK Literacy Presents: A Literacy Workshop for Parents and Caregivers of Beginning Readers (suited mainly for families of children in Kindergarten to Grade 3). Registration required. Central Branch - Meeting Room 1

Thursday, October 20
7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Central Branch

Meeting Room 1

LDAK Literacy Presents: A Literacy Workshop for Parents and Caregivers of Beginning Readers (suited mainly for families of children in Kindergarten to Grade 3). Registration required.

Learn strategies and get resources to support your child’s early reading and writing skills at home in this fun, interactive workshop with Kim Lockhart, local elementary school teacher, Reading Specialist and LDAK volunteer and Queen’s Faculty of Education grad students Emma Hamilton and Jaz Graham.

Please register only once (one person per family). 

This workshop is sponsored by The Friends of the Library. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Interests & Lifelong Learning |

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Phone: 613-549-8888
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