Stories
It takes a village to raise a child and with the generous support of thousands of caring volunteers and champions, we are having a tremendous impact. Whether in our school-based Letters, Sounds and Words™ program or our community-centre based Get Ready for School™ program, children are gaining the skills they need to be happy, healthy, and confident learners.
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Featured Stories
"When I Grow Up, I Want To Teach Children Words"
I first heard about Strong Start’s Letters, Sounds and Words program at church. Our pastor was talking about the need for volunteers, to help young children learn to read, at Howard Robertson P.S. After attending the two training sessions, the school’s Site Co-ordinator hosted an orientation session for the newly trained Volunteer Coaches.
Ten Apples Up On Top!
Easton is my handsome, sweet, oldest child with short brown hair, blue eyes and olive complexion. He’s a thoughtful and energetic kid who loves math and hockey. Bed-time story time was a part of our daily routine and I could see him struggling to read on his own; even when we went to the library, he would pick out a book he found interesting but I would have to read a majority of the book to him.
“Mommy and I took the bus today….”
When we moved to Canada (from Budapest) over 3 years ago, it was only supposed to be for a couple of years. Napsi was only 9 months old and at that time, I’d only ever conversed with her in Hungarian. However, after coming to Canada, I began talking to her in English, unaware of the consequences of switching the language would have.