Nwar is an after-school family literacy
programme organised by the National Literacy Agency in Malta. The premise of
the Nwar programme is that with extended support from dedicated literacy tutors
and the crucial role of parents/adults at home, children (8 to 11 years) with
literacy difficulties can also grow into proficient, motivated and confident
readers and writers. For this reason, the programme sets to create a
learning community, which will eventually give all children the opportunity to
obtain the skills required for them to participate fully in society. Family
literacy is a term used to describe parents/adults and children learning
together. Parents and adults in communities are children’s first teachers. The
programme complements day-school programmes and provides parents/adults with practical literacy strategies to
assist them in promoting their child’s educational development. This programme is currently being offered
in 14 centres across Malta and Gozo including Bormla, Kirkop, Paola, Qormi San
Gorg, Qormi San Bastjan, San Gwann, Naxxar, Rabat, Birkirkara, Zejtun, Zabbar,
Mosta, St Paul’s Bay, and Victoria Gozo. For further
information on this programme kindly visit the Facebook page Nwar Programme,
or call on 2598 2994.