Materials — packs and downloads

Tip sheets, fridge magnets and DVD

Early Words resources are designed to give parents understanding and practical advice to help their children on the road to literacy. Parents will receive the resources progressively, from pregnancy until their children start school at 5 years of age. Western Sydney families will receive these resources free.

Professionals working with local families will also be able to access the resources at no cost.

Some resources, like the tip sheets, may be downloaded from this website and printed out for personal use. If you are from outside western Sydney, Australia, and you would like to make use of these resources more widely in your community, please contact us.

Resources will be available in a number of languages spoken in western Sydney, in addition to English. These will include Aboriginal English, Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Hindi, Korean, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese.

Early Words brochures

Brochure

Two brochures are available. Both explain briefly what the Early Words project is about, and where to obtain tip sheets and other materials. One is designed for use within the project area, and the other for a wider audience.

DVDs

Early Words DVD

As a complement to the tip sheets (below) our delightful DVDs cover many of the same points, but illustrated by photos of children and their families in western Sydney. Each DVD contains several video slideshows. Parents and carers may choose to play the videos that correspond with the ages of their children.

The DVDs will explain key stages of early literacy development, and suggest practical ways in which parents and carers can help their children’s progress. Suitable for both parents and professionals.

Tip sheets and magnets

Tip sheets and magnets

Early Words tip sheets give parents information, practical ideas and helpful contacts at each stage of their children’s development. They complement the DVDs. Most tip sheets will be accompanied by fridge magnets displaying brief reminders of important points.

Tip sheets will be available:

Tip sheet downloads

The first tip sheet, for expectant parents, is now available for download in PDF format. Just choose your language and click on the link to view it in your browser. From there you can save it to your computer. You can also right click on the link (control-click on Mac) and choose to download the link directly to your hard drive.

You can choose either colour or black and white versions of the tip sheets. You will save ink on your printer if you choose black and white.

Black and white

LanguagePregnancyBirth2 months6 months12 months18 months3 years4 Years
English (68KB) (56KB) (60KB) (40KB) (60KB) (60KB) (296KB) (564KB)
Arabic(268KB) (80KB) (68KB) (96KB) (68KB) (48KB) (296KB) (260KB
Chinese (96KB) (88KB) (120KB) (28KB) (116KB) (112KB) (528KB) (740KB
Dari (476KB) (304KB) (64KB) (92KB) (56KB) (44KB) (288KB) (656KB)
Hindi (284KB) (52KB) (408KB) (428KB) (464KB) (408KB) (236KB (624KB
Korean (416KB) (76KB) (80KB) (32KB) (96KB) (100KB) (460KB (856KB
Tamil (428KB) (64KB) (544KB) (140KB) (712KB) (48KB) (272KB) (656KB)
Turkish (52KB) (56KB) (56KB) (40KB) (68KB) (64KB) (124KB) (216KB)
Urdu (280KB) (72KB) (60KB) (68KB) (52KB) (52KB) (296KB) (660KB)
Vietnamese (896KB) (48KB) (52KB) (92KB) (60KB) (60KB) (240KB) (632KB

Colour

LanguagePregnancyBirth2 months6 months12 months18 months3 years4 years
English (164KB) (60KB) (56KB) (44KB) (68KB) (64KB) (100KB) (568KB
Arabic(340KB) (68KB) (72KB) (100KB) (56KB) (52KB) (280KB) (260KB)
Chinese (348KB) (136KB) (116KB) (32KB) (120KB) (116KB) (484KB) (740KB)
Dari (312KB) (76KB) (64KB) (96KB) (52KB) (48KB) (280KB) (656KB)
Hindi (284KB) (64KB) (408KB) (432KB) (472KB) (412KB) (192KB (624KB
Korean (416KB) (88KB) (84KB) (32KB) (100KB) (104KB) (420KB) (852KB)
Tamil (424KB) (76KB) (672KB) (624KB) (52KB) (52KB) (228KB) (656KB)
Turkish (44KB) (56KB) (64KB) (44KB) (72KB) (68KB) (120KB) (216KB
Urdu (276KB) (80KB) (64KB) (72KB) (60KB) (56KB) (252KB) (656KB)
Vietnamese (96KB) (56KB) (56KB) (96KB) (64KB) (64KB) (260KB) (628KB)

If you are looking for the guidelines for choosing books that we included on the back of most of the printed tip sheets, you can find them here.

5 top tips poster

Posters

Two sizes of our 5 top tips for the first 5 years poster

Please call the Early Words team at Children First on 02 9831 1099

Book pack for 6 months

Call the Early Words team on 02 9831 1099 for details.

Includes the 6-month tip sheet and magnet, as well as a sturdy board book containing pictures of Australian babies with their families. This book, published by Magbala books Aboriginal Corporation features photos of a variety of cultures and is wordless, allowing families to tell their own stories.

Aboriginal resources

Aboriginal DVD and tip sheets are now available. Visit the Early Words Aboriginal website for details.

Training presentations and notes

Call us about these materials, which will be avaiable in PowerPoint format. For professionals working with children and parents.

Library rhyme time kit

(future resource)