Story of the Week
December 25, 2000
This week, we are launching 7 stories written by students from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. These students are enrolled at SIAST-Kelsey Campus, at the Literacy Centre. As a special event you can read their stories as well as hear them.
The family unit is the key to the success of any family literacy program. It is through the family that the seeds of literacy grow. The role of the parent as a model cannot be under-estimated. It is through modeling that the child establishes lifetime patterns. When parents read to their children, reading becomes a positive. Not only are the parents showing the child that reading can be an enjoyable thing, but the experience allows the parent to develop his or her own skills. The promotion and encouragement of family literacy is one of the mandates of the SIAST Kelsey Campus Literacy Program. In our efforts to achieve and validate this the students from the literacy class have created children's storybooks. The students receive a copy of the book that is theirs to take home. The books are to be shared with their own family and extended family units in the spirit of family literacy. These are some selected stories from the two children's book Unicorns and Dragon Tales.
My name is Mary Ann Adam from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. I have lived in Saskatoon for a long time. Before this I lived in a small remote community in northern Saskatchewan. The reason I came back to school was because I wanted to do upgrading. I wanted to learn to read, to write, to spell and to do math. My goal is to become an R.C.M.P. officer.
Play an audio version of this story
Ginger
by Mary Ann Adam
Once there was unicorn named Ginger. Ginger liked to explore. One day it was so nice outside Ginger decided to go for long walk along the beach. While walking Ginger was looking around the beach she found some interesting seashells. By this time Ginger was tired. All she wanted to do is go home and rest. She decided to return tomorrow.
It was early afternoon when Ginger finished her lunch. She dressed in her walking clothes; she combed her hair. It was time to explore. She thought of the seashells that she had found yesterday. She was really excited about them. Ginger could hardly wait to tell the whole world about what she had found down the beach.
That afternoon, while searching for more seashells, she saw a really large shell. When she picked it up, Ginger put the shell to her ear. It made the sound of the ocean. Ginger could hear the mermaid's song. She was so excited.
She kept looking for more and more interesting shells. That evening she found a shell that was shaped like a star and she thought it was beautiful.
Ginger kept collecting shells. People from all over the country heard about her wonderful shells. They would come to see the beautiful shells. Ginger was happy to share and let the people enjoy them with her.
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