English Can Be Fun: A Free Summer Program for Newcomer Children
Please note: this program ran in the summer of 2011.
For similar programs, please visit the Leading to Reading webpage.
It's not too late to sign up!
The program begins today and runs until July 29th, but there are still spots available!
English Can Be Fun! is free program for newcomer children aged 7-10. It is a program to help children get ready for school in September by learning English through games and activities as well as becoming familiar with using the library.
Classes are held three times a week for 1.5 hours each session at 20 different library branches, listed below. Please inquire at the various locations for more information.
Download and print the English Can Be Fun! application form (PDF)
Don't forget about all our other great books and services for children:
ESL materials for Children in our library catalogue
Hear-a-Story online for children to practice listening skills in English, French, Mandarin, Italian, Polish, and Urdu
Read-along Tumblebooks are great to help Children learn English as they follow along the stories
Dial-a-Story (416-395-5400) is available 24 hours a day and is for children who want to hear stories over the phone. There are stories in English, French, Cantonese, Gujarati, Italian, Mandarin, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Tamil, and Urdu.
5 thoughts on “English Can Be Fun: A Free Summer Program for Newcomer Children”
Childrens having many problems how to help to solve that?
Hi There and thank you for commenting. While it’s true that there are increasing numbers of children that require help with literacy and other needs, The Toronto Public Library does come in to lessen that number by providing services and programs to meet these needs.
Aside from the resources I’ve written about in this entry, there are also some branches that run programs specifically to help with homework, computers, reading, etc. You can find these programs listed here: http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/support-us/volunteering/ To find out which branches have these services, click onto the program you are interested in.
I hope this helps with your question. Thank you for using the Toronto Public Library!
To further respond to your question, there are also lots of books available for you to check out. Simply drop by any library branch and inquire about the various books and resources at the information desk.
Debby
Hi. Just amazing post. I want to know more details about this topic. Can you pl explain.. ?
Hello again, there are many things that we do to help children learn and develop their English. The English Can Be Fun program runs only during the summer, to prepare the child for school. It is a great program and very popular. Best of all, it’s free!
During the rest of the year, we have other programs such as the, After School Newcomer Hub, which is great for students in grades 7-10. Trained volunteer tutors come in to help newcomer students with homework, including English. Also, it’s not just homework help they provide, there is also English Conversation Circles, Book Clubs, workshops, games, and other things. Have a look at their website:
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/services/newcomer-hub.jsp
If you are looking for something for a younger child, we have the Leading to Reading program that help children grades 1-6 develop their reading skills (for those who are reading below their level) You can find out more about this program here:
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/services/leading-to-reading.jsp
Does this answer your question? If not, again you are always welcome to give any one of our branches a call or the general line: answerline (416-393-7131) and they can direct you to even more information!