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Category Archives: Early Literacy
Shhh! Whisper Tube!
This Active Learning Center is inexpensive, easy to install, space efficient and sure to be a hit! All you need is 1 ½ inch PVC Pipe and 90 and 45 degree joints to fit your space, PVC Glue, plastic mounting … Continue reading
Babies, books – the birth of a plan
We have a new City Librarian and, joy of joys, he cares deeply about school readiness and early literacy. In fact, he stated in the Los Angeles Times on Sunday that he wants to offer a Books for Babies program here. … Continue reading
You’ve Got Mail @ Your Library!
Lexington Park Library’s newest active learning center is a Post Office complete with envelopes, paper, pencils (yes, pencils!), Mail Carrier costume, and mail boxes. We selected eight book characters to have mail boxes at our library and made up … Continue reading
Posted in Blogger Amanda Ellington, Early Literacy
Tagged ECRR2, Language Rich Library Environments, Post Office
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#ALSC12 Taking Early Literacy to the Streets
The Ready to Read Corps at Columbus Metropolitan Library strives to make a real difference in the Columbus community by reaching outside the library walls to bring early literacy information to at-risk families. Sarah Mackie took us on their journey, … Continue reading
#ALSC12 How to Get Your Staff to Do ECRR Stuff!
At my library, we’ve all had Every Child Ready to Read training, but when it comes to actually implementing it in our programs, we (myself included!) can get kind of lazy. Or intimidated. Or unsure. How do you get your … Continue reading
#ALSC12 Ready to Read Corps: Columbus Metropolitan Library Taking Every Child Ready to Read to the Streets
Sarah mackey of Columbus (OH) Metropolitan Library gave an inspring program on the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s amazing early-literacy outreach program, the Ready to Read Corps. Their goal was to connect with the families whose children are most in need of … Continue reading
Posted in Early Literacy, Guest Blogger, Institute 2012, Live Blogging, Outreach
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#ALSC12 Storytime (and More!) for Teen Parents
Maryann Mori gave a really informative session on working with pregnant and parenting teens. Teen parents often have a lot of needs: they need help with education, jobs, entertainment & social outlets, parenting skills, referral to services, and simply finding … Continue reading
Posted in Early Literacy, Institute 2012, Live Blogging
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Polyglot Books
For years librarians have sought out bilingual books–books that included both English and another language. We continue to do so and, in fact, several recent posts on listservs have asked for potential sources for these bilingual books. They are seen … Continue reading
