Report on the Lire/Imagine/Read Project at the Montreal Children's Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre
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Title
Report on the Lire/Imagine/Read Project at the Montreal Children's Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre
Abstract
This project arose from the wealth of information available about the successful U.S. pediatric health care program ”Reach Out & Read”, and the Canadian Pediatric Society initiative ”Read Speak, Sing to your Baby”. There is overwhelming evidence that the promotion of reading by health care professionals. (See rationale and references.)
Place
Montreal, QC
Date
January, 2009
Pages
11
Language
en
Rights
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Citation
The Centre for Literacy of Quebec (CFL). Report on the Lire/Imagine/Read Project at the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre. Montreal, QC, January 2009.
Geographical area
Type
Contributing CKOL partner
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Related contributing CKOL partner
Centre for Literacy (CFL)
Founded:
1991; dissolved 2015
Constituents:
Educational institutions; policymakers; organizations providing educational services; organizations providing employment services, working with youth or with marginalized populations; cultural organizations; hospitals and health care centres; general public.
Website:
http://www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca/
Activities:
Learning events on topics connected to the field of adult literacy and essential skills, including the annual Summer and Fall Institutes; workshops, lectures, symposia around the training and information needs of community partners; action research projects, publications, and library services.
Former / Alternate Name:
Centre for Literacy, Montreal; The Centre for Literacy of Quebec