How Hook into Books™ is nurturing a love of reading, one story at a time!
Image: A group of people are holding books up over their faces.
Having resources in the home that support language and literacy development has been closely linked to the development of early language and literacy skills. Such resources include books, magazines, writing materials, literacy toys, and digital resources.
Research suggests that if a child has more than 30 books in the home, this significantly enhances expressive vocabulary. Book dissemination programs represent one widely utilised approach to improving the home literacy environment.
At Life Without Barriers, we are thrilled to be able to support our community to bring more books into their homes through the Life Without Barriers Book Packs!
Each pack contains a book, self-selected by your child or young person, and other book-ish things! What better way to nurture reading and enhance literacy skills than to get books into the hands of our community?
Our Book Packs represent literacy connection for our community, and inclusion for all who experience them.
Image: Children sit on the floor, holding books up to the camera.
Due to the ordering and delivery times required to ensure that our Book Packs are received by our community in time for Hook into Books our orders are now closed for 2025.
If you’re part of Life Without Barriers, and your child missed out on a book pack, please contact hookintobooks@lwb.org.au directly.
Don’t forget there are other ways to get involved in Hook into Books!
Put a team together and join the Indigenous Literacy Day Team Challenge
Download a 14-day Kindness Challenge and spread the literacy love!
Host an event during Hook into Books™, and we’ll send you some great resources to use to promote literacy in your community!
Download a great invite template to promote your event!
Examples include carer morning teas and children’s story time.
Our Life Without Barriers Book Packs have brought joy and excitement to many children and young people across Australia, and we're thrilled to continue spreading the joy of reading again this year!
Why Hook into Books™?
Hook into Books™ is a national campaign led by the Learning Without Barriers team. The Education team aspires to see all children and young people in out-of-home care (OOHC) are given opportunities to enhance their own literacy story.
We know that the benefits of reading, listening, and telling stories to children of any age are endless. The benefits of early literacy are evidenced widely; however, this journey continues right through into adolescence (and beyond). For young people, literacy is a key mental health protective factor. Young people who are literate are more likely to remain engaged in education and community, have confidence in navigating the increasingly complex world and remain connected with supportive people in their lives.
We all have a role to play in supporting children and young people's ongoing learning and educational engagement. Why not have a bit of fun at the same time and hook into a book with us?
