1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogSarah Hashimotohttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/sarah-hashimoto/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zvWLHELETZ"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2019/01/early-literacy-and-computational-thinking-alamw19/">Early Literacy and Computational Thinking #alamw19</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2019/01/early-literacy-and-computational-thinking-alamw19/embed/#?secret=zvWLHELETZ" width="600" height="338" title="“Early Literacy and Computational Thinking #alamw19” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="zvWLHELETZ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Computational thinking…okay, so that’s a big word! I kinda sorta knew what it meant, but I was so interested to see how this might translate into practical information that I could use at my library. And that’s why I was really glad that I attended this afternoon’s session on computational thinking (CT) for young children—“Making the Connection: Early Literacy and Computational Thinking for Young Children,” led by Claudia Haines of Homer (Alaska) Public Library and Paula Langsam of the D.C. Public Library. It was jam-packed with people, tips, ideas, and lots of hands-on activities. Oh, plus dancing! You really couldn’t ask for more. During this session, we learned about several important CT skills, including pattern recognition, decomposition, algorithm design, and abstraction. Again, these seem like really big words, but when you get past that, you start to see how these skills can be taught to young children in some easy...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190126_155611-4-225x300.jpg