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Did you know that 42% of Canadians2 do not have the day-to-day reading skills they need? On the bright side, however, reading six books per summer will help your children maintain their reading skills, and reading even more books will help improve those skills.
It's been proven! Summer reading clubs have a positive influence on children's reading skills, regardless of reading level. Reading programs make children aware and motivate them while developing good reading habits: parents and teachers of young readers say so each year.
Canada's public libraries, whose role in communities is rapidly changing, care about children's wellbeing and development. The experience of library staff shows that learning activities and good times are a winning combination. From this perspective, libraries do much more than just provide access to books: they also take into account the family, social and community factors in the learning process.
Parents have an important role to play
According to studies conducted at the request of experts associated with this program, a certain number of complementary factors influence the acquisition and reinforcement of children's reading skills. These factors include contact with books and reading from a very young age, parents who enjoy reading, children's individual reading capacities, the number of books they read, and their enjoyment in reading. When children feel supported in their learning, reading becomes second nature and they associate reading with a positive experience.
The purpose of the TD Summer Reading Club is to create, for every community, every family and every child, an environment that is as conducive as possible to the acquisition and reinforcement of children's reading skills. The Club's objective is simple: to develop a taste for reading in children, in order to consolidate what they learn in school, strengthen their reading skills, foster new reading habits, and encourage children to visit the library regularly.
2. Statistics Canada data.
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