Eating Between the Lines website links nutrition education and literacy

The Centre for Education Research (CER) at the University of Prince Edward Island is launching a new website for parents and early childhood educators. The Eating Between the Lines website (EBTL) aims to foster an interest in nutrition issues and food awareness in a fun and informative environment while emphasizing early literacy. It will be launched on June 2 at 3.30 p.m., in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium of McDougall Hall, UPEI.

Eating Between the Lines is an early literacy, healthy eating program for young children developed and tested in child care facilities in Prince Edward Island. Led by Dr. Ray Doiron from the Faculty of Education and Dr. Jennifer Taylor from the Department of Family and Nutritional Sciences, it includes materials and resources linking healthy eating with literacy on such topics as Eating the Rainbow, Breakfast Matters, and The Salad.

The website was created by a team of early childhood researchers and an advisory team at UPEI. It includes separate sections for parents, enabling them to link nutrition and literacy activities in the home, and for educators, allowing the information to be used in the classroom. The web address is ebtl.org.

The Centre for Education Research advances and promotes collaborative research inside the Faculty of Education, across the UPEI campus, with other universities, and with educational and community organizations across Prince Edward Island, Canada, and globally. For more information, visit upei.ca/cer or contact Christine Gordon Manley at cgmanley@upei.ca, 566-6784.