Storybooks Canada Public Launch

According to the 2016 Census, more than 7 million Canadians speak a language other than English or French as a mother tongue. To help children maintain the home language, as well as learn an official language, a UBC team in the Department of Language and Literacy Education has developed a powerful interactive website called Storybooks Canada. Recent initiatives include Indigenous Storybooks and Global Storybooks. Learn more about it here: storybookscanada.ca

Friday, November 2, 2018 | 3:00 – 6:00 PM
Ponderosa Commons Oak House Ballroom, UBC

Program

3:00	Opening	Dr. Gail Murphy, VP Research and Innovation
	Welcome	Dean Blye Frank, Faculty of Education
	Remarks	Dr. Janet Werker, Co-Director, Language Sciences

3:15	Panel presentation	Storybooks Canada: Local and Global
	Chair	Dr. Bonny Norton, Language and Literacy Education
	Discussant	Dr. Uchenna Okeja, PWIAS Invited Scholar
	Q and A

4:15	Closing	Dr. Janet Jamieson, ECPS and CECER

4:30	Reception

Co-organized by Dr. Bonny Norton (LLED) and Dr. Janet Jamieson (ECPS).
To register for the event, please contact bonny.norton@ubc.ca