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9 Ways to Encourage Early Literacy

May 16, 2012 - 11:58am — Lisa C.

Education.com put out an article recently called 9 Ways to Encourage Early Literacy.  There were a couple of ideas that really caught my eye.  Number 3: "Strive for Five"  was very interesting.  It encourages parents to not jump from subject to subject with their child.  Instead, parents should ask for clarification, comment and ask for more information.  There should be five back and forth exchanges between you and your child before ch

Two Great Friday Funs!

May 9, 2012 - 7:01pm — Lisa C.

Since I am behind on Friday Fun, I have decided to treat you to two great videos.

First, Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons came out last week.  He has a great new song and video to go with the book.  It is a great companion to the original Pete the Cat.  Eric Litwin is coming to Colorado this summer to do appearances at several libraries, so keep your eyes peeled for info.

In Honor of Maurice Sendak

May 9, 2012 - 3:48pm — Lisa C.

In honor of Maurice Sendak's passing, I would like to share a couple of articles and stories that have been done in the past two days.  He was an amazing author and illustrator.  I think most children, young and old, have a special memory of a book he wrote.  I hope you enjoy some of the stories below.

NPR

What are your favorite NEW storytime books?

May 3, 2012 - 12:06pm — Mary K.

May has arrived and my thoughts turn to....NEW STORYTIME BOOKS! I'm fortunate enough that in May I get to give each of the children in the preschools I visit a new book to keep (thanks to our library foundation) but that leaves me less time for storytime. So I generally go themeless, and plan simply to share some great NEW books with the kids. Here are some of the new ones I've found and am loving:

Join Us! Next Steering Committee on May 11

May 1, 2012 - 12:44pm — CLEL

COME ONE, COME ALL!
The next meeting of the CLEL Steering Committee is Friday, May 11, from 2 - 4:30 pm. We\'re meeting at the Highlands Ranch Library in Douglas County.
If you\'re planning to attend, please RSVP to Nancy Maday at nmaday@ppld.org so that we can ensure we have enough chairs!
Hope to see some of you there!
 
 

Preschoolers Get Big Benefit from Teachers Making One Small Change

April 24, 2012 - 12:14pm — Mary K.

Researchers have found that preschoolers whose teachers who make small references to print while reading aloud to children (pointing out letters or words, running finger under words from left to right, etc.) show increased reading skills later when compared to children whose teachers do not. This is a small change for teachers that pays in huge dividends. We can (and do) do this in storytime as well! Read more about the study in this article from Science Daily.

One Book 4 Colorado

April 21, 2012 - 1:00pm — Lisa C.

There have been some great articles written about One Book 4 Colorado.  Check out some on them in the links below:

9News

Estes Park Trail Gazette

Greeley Tribune

Friday Fun Video

April 20, 2012 - 5:13pm — Lisa C.

Reading is Fundamental is always coming out with great things.  Well, they have done it again.  Here is a great video called Books Unite People.  All your favorite storybook characters are in it.  Watch it and you won't stop smiling.

rif

Use Props for Singing

April 18, 2012 - 1:56pm — Lisa C.

Most of us do not have the best singing voices.  Yet, we still sing with kids at storytime!  Childhood 101 has a great article about how to use props to help when singing with children.  So, just ignore the fact that you can't carry a tune and SING ON with a little help from some props.

State Baby Facts Released

April 11, 2012 - 12:34pm — Lisa C.

The National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families has released the State Baby Facts factsheet on their site Zero to Three.  Zero to Three is a great resource site for other topics as well.  The fact sheet gives great information on how babies are faring in each state and how we compare to the rest of the country. There is some fascinating information including, poverty numbers and learning progress.



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