President's Message Informed, Inspired & Entertained!
As we reflect on the success of our 2008 conference, we are proud to have welcomed international delegates and attendees from every province in Canada, including Nunavut. We were informed, inspired and entertained by... Read More
Teaching Reading: Inspiring Hope
Early Literacy Intervention
Every September and every February, I have the privilege to work with a new group of grade one and grade two students in the Toronto Catholic District School Board's early literacy intervention program, the 5th Block. As I meet these children for the first time... Read More
Teaching Reading: Inspiring Hope The Power of Literature to Inspire Hope
Many years ago, a quote in Shelley Harwayne's book: Lasting Impressions, reinforced for me what I knew to be true - that reading quality literature to children can transform their lives. The quote was from then Secretary of State, Edward Bennett, who stated that... Read More
Detour of a Doctor!
Vincent Lam was one of the luncheon speakers at this year's Reading for the Love of It. He spoke in a comfortable manner, adopting a conversational tone to tell his story: that of a child with a love of reading who became a man with a... Read More
Outreach
The East York - Scarborough Reading Association Outreach Committee is honoured to have supported twenty charitable organizations this year. The generosity of the delegates who attend Reading for the Love of It makes our Outreach work possible. The organizations that we fund support individuals who ... Read More
Great Summer Reading
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Reading Award Winners 2008
Johanna Nieuwkerk from Earl Haig... Read More
Reading for the love of it 2009
Plan to attend next year's conference... Read More
