Making a difference: Summary of the evaluation of four Better Beginnings programs

Authors

Caroline Barratt-Pugh, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Karen Anderson, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Lennie Barblett, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Yvonne G. Haig, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Natalie C. Leitao, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Publisher

Edith Cowan University

Place of Publication

Perth, Western Australia

School

School of Education / Centre for Research in Early Childhood

RAS ID

18099

Comments

Barratt-Pugh, C., Anderson, K., Barblett, L., Haig, Y., Leitao, N., (2013), Making a Difference: Summary of the Evaluation of Four Better Beginnings Programs., Perth, Western Australia.

Abstract

In 2004 the State Library of Western Australia developed and piloted the Better Beginnings Birth to Three years family literacy program in six communities and local libraries across Western Australia. Since then Better Beginnings has reached more than 150.000 families across the state. Building on the success of Better Beginnings, in 2010 a family literacy program, Read to Me I Love it! was offered to children and their families, in kindergarten and pre-primary. This program was developed and offered to families living in remote Aboriginal communities. Since then, Better Beginnings has piloted three additional programs, targeting different age range and communities.

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