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Literacy development begins at birth – read, talk, sing, write and play together every day!
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The Story Place
Visit The Story Place and borrow graded books to help your child learn to read. As well as sharing the great selection of books for children from 0 – 8 years, families are welcome to come and look at the original artworks, sing a song, play a rhyming game or spin their own story starter.
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Explore Better Beginnings, a Western Australian program that brings together babies and books inspiring a love of literacy and learning from a young age.