Our Research and Evaluation Work
Early Literacy, Language and Communication Project
Project Title: Early Literacy, Language and Communication
Project
Client Name: Swan Hill Rural City Council
Project Timeline: July 2006-June 2007
Project Overview: The Early Literacy Project will plan
community wide activities across the Swan Hill LGA that raise and promote
the awareness of the value of early learning. The activities will be planned
in partnership with education providers, schools, business, and parents.
All activities will be planned with respect for the cultural diversity
of the site. Parent groups and activities will encourage the formation
of links with each other and the opportunities to form relationships to
address social isolation. Activities will include the wide range of developmental
needs associated with language and literacy development including verbal
and non verbal communication, language development, social interaction
and reading. Language and literacy development activities will occur in
a range of settings, for example, community groups, schools or preschools,
public precincts such as shopping centers or shops, services, sporting
or entertainment venues and homes.
Evaluation Support: Local Logic Place has been contracted
for the 2007/2008 yr to provide overall evaluation support to the Early
Literacy project for both Swan Hill and Robinvale.
Testimonial: “Local Logic Place was instrumental in assisting
with reaching out to establish networks in the community plus provide
project management support. The Communities for Children Literacy
projects were taken to a point where the good work could continue with
minimal support, and went a long way towards sustaining the aim of showing
the importance of early childhood literacy. The local knowledge and
flexibility to achieve the goals set as part of our project made it much
easier from the Library's perspective.”
Bruce Myers Director of Community and Cultural Services Swan
Hill Rural City Council
View project materials:
Literacy
Training for Parents Evaluation Survey
Baby Rhyme time
survey