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This section includes AFLO publications and research, recommended resources and linkages, and a directory of family literacy programs in Ontario.

AFLO Research & Advocacy

Find out about AFLO's work in family literacy research and advocacy...

AFLO Projects

Find out more about AFLO's current and past projects...

AFLO recommends... our picks for the best resources on family literacy

Read reviews of current and recommended family literacy resources and publications...

Funding Information

Information on funding sources and ideas on how to access and build support for programs...

Models for Family Literacy

Visit the Family Literacy Q&A section to read about prototype models for family literacy programming...

Publications and Research by the Ontario Literacy Coalition and its partners

Find family literacy publications and research completed by the OLC and its partners...

Useful Links

Find links to family literacy organizations, resources and publications, services for parents and children, and other helpful contacts...

Other resources of interest:

• Early Childhood Education and Early Adulthood Education: A Life Cycles Perspective for Educational Policy - Research Note
• Family is the Foundation
  This paper summarizes FRP Canada’s response to the reorganization of early childhood services. It emphasizes the need to complement school-based programs with a broad spectrum of community-based supports for families and young children and makes recommendations for collaborative solutions to ensure that all children in Canada have a fair chance for health and happiness in a prosperous economy.
• The Family Involvement Storybook Corner
• Formal, non-formal, and informal learning: The case of literacy, essential skills and language learning in Canada
• Improving Child Psychology: Learning Games and Activities For Kids!
  Great resource page with learning games and activities for kids (Language, problem solving, memory games, etc.)
• Promising Practices in Family Literacy Programs by Maureen Sanders, Janet Shively (2007)
• A Quick Reference to Funding Sources for Canada-Wide and Ontario-Based Organizations Compiled by MNDM July, 2004; Revised by MNDM June, 2008
• Spanish Infant-Toddler language and early literacy activities
• What 4-year-olds need: parenting not preschool Letter to the Editor: Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune (January 25, 2006)