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Description |
Precious Minds is
a 17 minute VHS video produced by the Kiwanis Club of Ottawa,
Canada Priority One committee in the fall of 2000. One year later,
over 1,500,000 copies have been distributed. It is now available
for distribution in the I-I District.
Recent discoveries
have shown that reading to children between the ages of 0 - 3
can help them realize the full potential of their brain. In the
ground breaking report, "Early Years Study", co-chairs
Margaret Norrie McCain and Dr. J. Fraser Mustard concluded that
"early child development is as important, if not more important
than the periods children spend in education or post-secondary
education." The research reveals that children who are read
to when exceptionally young, are more likely to develop a lifelong
interest in reading, do well in school, and succeed in adult
life.
With the financial
support of the National Literacy Secretariat, the Ontario Tuillium
Foundation and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation,
the Kiwanis club of Ottawa has prepared a video, which present
these exciting discoveries. The intention of the video is to
make parents and caregivers aware of the significant benefits
created by reading to very young children. The video offers parents
and caregivers a wide selection of practical suggestions on ways
to nurture early literacy in children.
The target audience
includes parents and custodians of young children (0 - 3), pediatricians,
hospitals, children health professional groups, parenting classes,
libraries, literacy organizations, daycare centers. |
