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1) Category:
Project

2) Issues:
In 2006, 55% of Quebecers 16 years old and over ranked below the recommended level for funct onal l teracy, !"5% had fewer than ! years of formal educat on and #"1% were enrolled n a l teracy $ro%ram &Internat onal 'dult ( teracy )urvey, 2006*" In d sadvanta%ed ne %hborhoods, as a rule, fam l es do not use the l brary very much" +urthermore, there are very few books for ch ldren 0 to 5 years old"

3) Obje ti!es:
+ac l tate fam ly access to books" Introduce $reschoolers to read n%" Promote nteract ve read n% and t benef ts" , ve fam l es read n% tools" +oster ch ldren-s overall develo$ment" Prevent academ c d ff cult es and dro$$ n% out by be n% $roact ve w th youn% ch ldren"

") #n!ironment:
+am l es .ome and commun ty daycares

$) %arget &rou':
/h ldren from 0 to 0 years old Parents and e1tended fam ly &s bl n%s, %rand$arents, etc"* 2ducators and $eo$le n char%e of home daycares

() )ey *or+s:
3 bl oth45ue mob le, /6ur7act on, school8fam ly8commun ty $artnersh $, $roject, $reschool, $revent on, emer%ent, read n%, book, $re$aredness for school, worksho$, l teracy, tool, overall develo$ment, academ c success"

9h s factsheet was taken from the follow n% webs te: www"coeureact on"5c"ca"

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,) -es ri'tion:
On bouge!, a free commun ty serv ce, s a home l brary $roject for fam l es w th ch ldren 0 to 5 years old and %rou$s of $reschoolers n mun c $al t es n ;ontma%ny /ounty" 9he serv ce has been $rov ded by '3/ des .auts Plateau1 ;ontma%ny8(<Islet, a l teracy or%an =at on, s nce >ctober 200?" ' l brary8on8wheels leader makes re%ular v s ts to homes and commun ty and home daycares to: o $rov de access to books@ o share the joy of fam ly read n%@ o lead read n% act v t es@ o % ve $arents, %rand$arents, s bl n%s and educators tools for awaken n% a love of read n% and wr t n% n ch ldren before they start school"

.) /te's:
I" II" III" Aeterm ne emer%ent l teracy needs and choose a sett n% &mun c $al ty or school board terr tory*" Present the $roject to the mun c $al counc l and seek ts su$$ort" B s t the l brary or l brar es and the school&s* n the % ven terr tory to see whether they can lend the l brary8on8wheels books or $urchase books for t" Produce a contract that st $ulates return dates and terms and cond t ons" 'sk $ubl shers, foundat ons, and $artners to s$onsor the l brary and a$$ly for fund n% for $ayroll costs and book $urchases" Araw u$ a l st of all 080 year8olds and of the commun ty and home daycares w th n the terr tory concerned" /ontact the commun ty and home daycares to feel out the r nterest" ;a$ out a $oss ble route &05 m nutes between fam l es and 1 hour and a 5uarter hours between daycares*" Put to%ether a conta ner of books for every a%e, nclud n% books for the $arents, w th at least four books for home v s ts and 208or8so for daycares" 3r n% alon% e1tra books so the ch ldren have a select on to choose from" Dr te a memo descr b n% the l brary8on8wheels to daycare $arents and $rov de reusable book ba%s" Phone the $arents at the be% nn n% of the year and at least tw ce after that" .ave a cor$orate folder and a $am$hlet on emer%ent l teracy and on nteract ve read n% act v ty techn 5ues ready to d str bute, alon% w th one co$y of Bien Grandir $er $arent or educator" /hoose one story or more to narrate" Bary the $resentat on and $ro$s used" Araw u$ an annual calendar of the themes and tools for the $arent or educator" Plan on hold n% a monthly staff meet n%" ,uest s$eakers &s$eech thera$ st, $arent, soc al worker, etc"* could be nv ted to attend" 't the end of the year, ask the $arents and educators to f ll n an evaluat on form and % ve each of the ch ldren a read n% cert f cate" Inform the $artners about the results of the evaluat on"

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>verv ew of home v s ts: o Aro$ n unannounced" o , ve fam l es a taste for the $roject" )ay someth n% l ke E.ello there" I-m a l brary" .ow do you l ke my d s%u seF 9ake a look at th s conta nerGE )uch an a$$roach w ll make them want to have th s $roject n the r l fe" o 9ell the $arents about the $roject, ts %oals and how t works" o 2m$has s how to treat the books w th tender lov n% care rather than focus n% on book loss or dama%e" If necessary, tell $arents w th weak l teracy sk lls that they can hel$ nst ll a love of read n% s m$ly by us n% the llustrat ons n the books" o If $oss ble, carry out the read n% act v ty n the $arent-s $resence" o )et a date for the ne1t v s t"

0) 1 ti!ities21 tions:
9he l brary8on8wheels leader coaches fam l es n how to lead nteract ve read n% act v t es" 9he leader su%%ests a few very s m$le strate% es for the r ch ldren-s $art c $at on: o %et the r attent on and s$ark the r nterest@ o name the object&s* n the llustrat ons@ o re$eat, have the ch ldren re$eat, and offer encoura%ement@ o ask and answer 5uest ons@ o add nformat on@ o t e the read n% n w th the ch ldren-s e1$er ences@ o % ve everyone a chance to s$eak" 9he soc al nteract on between the adult and the ch ld s very m$ortant" Qual ty t me hel$s to create a $os t ve att tude towards read n% and could make read n% a hab t even for $reschoolers" 9he act v t es and act ons undertaken w ll foster the ch ldren-s overall develo$ment, es$ec ally n terms of lan%ua%e develo$ment and l teracy awareness, st mulate the r cur os ty and ma% nat on, and e1$and the r ab l ty to concentrate" 9hey w ll also hel$ to develo$ the ch ldren-s s$at al and tem$oral or entat on"

13) 4esour es 4equire+:

.uman resources: o Project mana%er o (eaders o )chool staff o Parents + nanc al resources: o 3ud%et for $urchas n% books and $roduc n% the nformat on $am$hlet o 9ravel e1$enses

9h s factsheet was taken from the follow n% webs te: www"coeureact on"5c"ca"

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11) 4oles o5 the /ta6ehol+ers:

Project mana%ers: o >r%an =e the meet n%s w th the $roject $artners &schools, mun c $al t es, l brar es, etc"*@ o + nd fund n% and donat ons@ o )et u$ a schedule based on the funds ava lable@ o >r%an =e the monthly staff meet n%s@ o ,ather the re5u red tools and mater al" &)omet mes the tools are created collaborat on w th the leaders"* (eaders: o B s t the fam l es every two weeks to dro$ off the books and to lead an nformal read n% act v ty@ o ;ake scheduled a$$earances at daycares and mun c $al fest vals, etc" to: lead emer%ent l teracy worksho$s read $romote books as recreat onal and educat onal tools" n

)chool $r nc $als: o Prov de f nanc al su$$ort for $urchas n% books" Parents: o Delcome the l brary8on8wheels leaders nto the r home@ o 're encoura%ed to read a book to the r ch ld three t mes a week"

12) / ienti5i Basis or 7ali+ity:

Interact ve learn n% act v t es are $art of a sc ent f cally8based &HQ';, 200#* emer%ent l teracy $ro%ram" Pro%ram evaluat on outcomes nd cate that after s 1 months, the ch ldren scored s %n f cantly h %her on standard =ed tests &3ayley and )tanford 3 net*" Ie%ardless of fam ly ncome or the mother-s level of educat on, two8to8three year8olds who were read to every day: o solved math $roblems more eas ly@ o were 2"6 t mes more l kely to reco%n =e %eometr cal sha$es and to understand s m$le tem$oral conce$ts@ o scored h %her for vocabulary &( $$s and J $ton%8'v la, 2(K2L 1!!!*" +am l es $lay a cruc al role n emer%ent l teracy" 2ven when ntens ve educat onal ntervent ons are used dur n% ch ldhood, noth n% ever com$letely re$laces what the ch ldren learn n the fam ly, wh ch contr butes substant ally to academ c success &/am$bell, .elms, )$arl n% and Iamey, 1!!?: data taken from P'M(M, A2''/, ;2() 200!*" In 2011, a research $roject to assess the effects of the l brary8on8wheels $roject on read n% ac5u s t on was subm tted to Hn vers t7 (aval by .7l4ne ;akd ss , Ph" A"

9h s factsheet was taken from the follow n% webs te: www"coeureact on"5c"ca"

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13) 8aterial:
3 bl oth45ue mob le de l-'3/ des .auts8Plateau1 ;ontma%ny8(-Islet Debs te NIn +rench onlyO Aescr $t ve $am$hlet &ava lable throu%h the or%an =at on*

1") 1++itional In5ormation:

+rom Kovember 2010 to Lune 2011: o 50## books were loaned to fam l es and home and commun ty daycares@ o 1P6 ch ldren n the terr tory of ;ontma%ny8)ud and (-Islet8)ud $art c $ated@ o 211 ch ldren were % ven access to books throu%h other $artner or%an =at ons" '3/ des .auts Plateau1 covers 12 ;ontma%ny8)ud and (-Islet8)ud v lla%es" Its %oal s to serve 15" 9he l brary8on8wheels has over 2000 books for ch ldren and $arents or educators, educat onal %ames, k ts and bo1ed story collect ons" 9he nformat on conta ned n th s factsheet was taken, n whole or n $art, from: o htt$:QQabcsud"comQ201#Q01Q2!Q00Q @ o htt$:QQwww"jesu sjesera "stat"%ouv"5c"caQ$dfQ$ubl cat onsQfeu lletQfasc culeRecoleRbo nR$ ed"$df

1$) Conta ts:

Ko7m e ," I7%n er, Project ;ana%er (-'3/ des .auts Plateau1 ;ontma%ny8(<Islet 21, rue Pr nc $ale )a nt8Pam$h le &Qu7bec* ,0I #C0 9el": 01? #568#P#P, e1t" 115 &)a nt8Pam$h le* 9el": 01? 2058#500 &(ac +ront 4re* 9el": 01? 06!81#11 &)a nt8Paul8de8;ontm ny* 2ma l: noem e"re%n erS%ma l"com

9h s factsheet was taken from the follow n% webs te: www"coeureact on"5c"ca"

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