{"id":3444,"date":"2015-08-19T15:56:57","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T15:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontowots.wordpress.com\/?p=2730"},"modified":"2015-09-03T17:04:59","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T17:04:59","slug":"literacy-comes-alive-at-the-learning-tent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/toronto\/literacy-comes-alive-at-the-learning-tent\/","title":{"rendered":"Literacy Comes Alive at the Learning Tent!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Word On The Street Learning Tent hosts family-friendly literacy programming<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Word On The Street Toronto is dedicated to the promotion of local literacy organizations. The festival shows its support each year by providing free exhibit space to 20 literacy groups in the\u00a0Exhibitor Marketplace to help them promote their programs, attract new tutors and volunteers, and raise funds.<\/p>\n

The Word On The Street is partnering with seven community groups this year to program the Learning Tent<\/strong>. The Learning Tent is a family-friendly destination where experts in the fields of literacy and education will share informative and entertaining activities, and introduce the public to a range of community literacy projects.<\/p>\n

We’re\u00a0pleased to announce that our\u00a0Literacy Programming Partners for the 2015 festival are ONBIDA<\/strong> <\/a>(the Ontario branch of the International Dyslexia Association), Frontier College<\/strong><\/a>, Vallum Society for Education in Arts and Letters<\/strong><\/a>, Ontario Science Centre<\/strong><\/a>, The Ontario Cultural Society of the Deaf<\/strong> (OCSD) and Silent Voice<\/strong><\/a>, and First Book Canada<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0For a full schedule of Learning Tent activities, visit The Word On The Street\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Learning Tent Highlights:
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