In the fourth of a five part series, learn about ways to incorporate the Every Child Ready to Read practice PLAY into your daily work.
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Ready Ideas for Ready to Read: READ
In the XXX of a five part series, learn about ways to incorporate the Every Child Ready to Read practice READ into your daily work.
Ready Ideas for Ready to Read: WRITE
In the 2nd of a five part series, learn about ways to incorporate the Every Child Ready to Read practice WRITE into your daily work.
Ready Ideas for Ready to Read: TALK
In the first of a five part series, learn about ways to incorporate the Every Child Ready to Read practice TALK into your daily work.
More Than a Story: Engaging Young Learners In-Person and Virtually
Reaching children during their first three years is critical to brain development. Connecting with caregivers is vital for engagement and successful habits. As we find our programs constantly evolving, how do we adapt? Now more than ever, libraries need intentional strategies to engage young learners.
Once Upon a Time…
Once upon a time… a children‘s librarian set out to make the perfect early literacy program.
Every Child Ready to… Talk Read Sing!: Partnership in Action
Talking is Teaching: Talk Read Sing, a campaign of Too Small to Fail, offers libraries tools for high-exposure partnerships in early literacy, and a clear alignment with Every Child Ready to Read through its targeted parent engagement strategies to close the 30 million word gap. As an advertising campaign to parents, it works on the evidence that organized drives to change behavior are most effective when they use “nudges” to remind people to make small changes in their daily routines. The campaign asks communities to organize its trusted messengers (us!) to work together, putting that consistent message “Talk Read Sing” in front of parents throughout their day, and throughout their city. And it gives us plenty of tools to do it. Oakland CA was the kickoff city for Talk Read Sing last summer. Billboards on freeways and bus shelters still invite parents, in English and Spanish, to talk with their…
ALSC Webinar: ECRR @ your library® Toolkit w/ Spanish-Speaking Communities
Join ALSC and PLA for an introduction to the 2nd edition of the Every Child Ready to Read @ your library Toolkit for Spanish-speaking Communities. This one-hour webinar is designed for librarians and library staff who are interested in reaching Spanish-speaking families with early literacy information. This same webinar will be held two different times: 11am Central/12pm Eastern, Wed., November 5 3pm Central/4pm Eastern, Wed., November 5 The Every Child Ready to Read @ your library Toolkit for Spanish-Speaking Communities is available from the ALA Store. Information on webinar registration is available from the ALSC Online Learning site.