Month: January 2018

I had breakfast on January 23 with Craig Alexander, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist with the Conference Board of Canada—and this was one of his key messages. Actually, I was one of dozens hosted by the Centre for Family Literacy in [...]

Originally posted Jan 23rd on https://bigplansforlittlekids.wordpress.com As the Executive Director of Calgary Reads (an early literacy initiative), a parent and former teacher, I’m often asked by families how they can help their young [...]

If your family is like many, then making time to read more is probably one of your New Year’s resolutions. That’s a good thing because in November 2017 the Canadian Pediatric Society updated its position statement on screen time for young [...]