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Early Literacy Event: Countdown to Kindergarten Carnival at Pikes Peak Library District

January 12, 2012 - 2:28pm — CLEL

Check out this cool early literacy event happening at the Pikes Peak Library District: The Countdown to Kindergarten Carnival! Designed to teach parents and caregivers the 5 practices that lead to early literacy learning, children are also allowed in on the fun! The first carnival takes place this Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Fountain Library and more carnivals will be held at other locations.

Denver Public Library's Read Aloud Program

January 3, 2012 - 12:23pm — CLEL

Post by Yanira D.

Windsor Library Hosts "Learn Spanish Through Storytime" Program

November 30, 2011 - 1:21pm — CLEL

Post by Andrea C.

What We're Thankful For

November 24, 2011 - 8:00am — CLEL

Happy Thanksgiving to CLEL Members and blog readers! This year, and every year, we are thankful for librarians, educators, parents and friends who strive to help young children develop the skills they need to become readers. We're also thankful for the many wonderful authors and illustrators who make sharing books a daily delight!

THANK YOU!

Mesa County Libraries Pilot Book Crates for Preschool Classrooms

October 27, 2011 - 7:26am — CLEL

Post by Lisa C.

Parent Involvement the Key to Success

August 29, 2011 - 3:25pm — CLEL

Post by Lisa C.

Training Opportunity: Infopeople Webinar: Cuddle Up and Read: Storytimes for Pregnant and Parenting Teens

July 27, 2011 - 2:24pm — CLEL

A free training opportunity out of California:

Title: Cuddle Up & Read: Storytimes for Pregnant and Parenting Teens

Format: Webinar

Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Start Time: noon, Pacific Time

1:00 pm, Mountain Time

2:00 pm, Central Time

3:00 pm, Eastern Time

SAVE THE DATE! CLEL Annual Meeting and Call for New Steering Committee Members

July 26, 2011 - 9:11am — CLEL

The CLEL Annual Meeting of the full membership will be held on Thursday, October 13 (the Thursday that CAL begins), from 8 am to 3:00 pm. We will be meeting at the Council Tree Library in Ft. Collins, CO.

More details to follow - but rest assured, the program will be full and engaging! Plus, door prizes!

Why Using Big Words With Children is Important

July 20, 2011 - 10:57am — Mary K.

Did you know that between the ages of 2 and 6 children have the ability to learn 6 to 10 new words a day? From the always helpful Not Just Cute blog comes this article about why it's important for adults to use "quality language" with children. While "baby talk" has been shown to support language development in infants, by the time children get older, they need to be hearing a rich vocabulary.