Fun virtual storytimes filled with great books, rhymes and songs. Watch anytime and sing along!

Storytime at Home

Dial-a-Story

Raising Confident Kids

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Disability: Read Up On It!

Activities focused on linking objects to words helps your child become familiar with printed language. 

Babies can look and point to pictures in books. While reading a book together, stop and point to a word, and ask your baby where it is, such as, "Where is the red ball on this page?"

Adult Pointing to Page in Book

Game: Where is it?

Reading activities help your child become more familiar with a story, it builds her understanding and making it easier for her to retell the story. 

Retell a favourite story using your child's name for the main character. If you have a recent photo of your child, you can actually put them into the book using the photo.

Child reading with adult

Game: Shining the Spotlight

Activities that provide positive, fun and playful experiences with books and stories foster a desire to read and encourage your child to keep trying to read. Make it a regular activity that your child will look forward to. 

Pack a blanket, bug spray and some snacks and have a reading picnic under the stars at your local park.

Baby on vehicle with adult

Game: Stories Under the Stars

Activities promoting positive, fun and playful experiences with books and stories help foster a desire to read and encourage your child to keep trying to read. 

Make a fort at home using pillows and blankets and spend the night reading stories in a fort. Consider making this a regular activity.

Baby with adult

Game: Fun Family Fort Night

Jennifer shows everyone how they hold the “key to the kingdom” with this interactive story.

Key to the Kingdom

Story: Key to the Kingdom

Melissa reads “Picture a Tree” by Barbara Reid.

Picture a Tree Screenshot

Story: Picture a Tree

Joanne reads “On My Walk” by Kari-Lyn Winters.

On My Walk Screenshot

Story: On My Walk

Melanie reads “Without You” by Geneviève Côté.

Without You Screenshot

Story: Without You

Ab. reads “It’s a Tiger!” by David LaRochelle.

It's a Tiger Screenshot

Story: It's a Tiger

Reading together is the best way to help your child become a strong reader.

Read

Talking with your child helps build language and vocabulary skills.

Talk

Singing helps your child hear the sounds in words and build their vocabulary.

Sing

Play is how children learn, and how they come to understand their world.

Play

Writing helps children learn that letters and words represent sounds and have meaning.

Write

Read books with your child often. Any book with words helps develop print awareness because your child learns to recognize print, how books work and how we use them. Let your child hold the book and turn the pages of the book as she “reads” to you or as you read together.

Read Books (1)

Children who enjoy books will want to learn to read. Enjoying books together every day is the first step toward developing a love of reading. Start the day your child is born. Positive, fun and playful experiences with books and stories foster a desire to read and encourage your child to keep trying to read. 

I Like Books

It's not surprising that children will love to read if they love what they're reading. Follow your child's developing interests. Share picture books, informational books and true stories with your child based on what excites them.

Ready for Reading

Find fun activities to do with your child

reading

Game: Where is it?

Game: Shining the Spotlight

Game: Stories Under the Stars

Game: Fun Family Fort Night

Story: Key to the Kingdom

Story: Picture a Tree

Story: On My Walk

Story: Without You

Story: It's a Tiger

reading Tips

Six skills that get your child ready for reading

Liking Books

Hearing words

Knowing words

Telling a story

Seeing words

Knowing letters

Storytime at Home

Dial-a-Story

Raising Confident Kids