By: Holly Van Hoy Are you lucky enough to have caregivers and/or community members offering to volunteer at your library during storytime, but feeling unsure how to include them? Here are a few ways that I have been able to welcome caregivers and community members as creative partners in my storytime sessions. Hand Them a …
By: Mary Ann Lawler In a previous post, we talked about using CLEL Bell Award winners along with their Activity Sheets for teaching early literacy to staff. These activity sheets are written to help caregivers too, and they are an easy-add to boosting your collection. Here are some ideas. Early Literacy Kits At my library, …
By: Mary Ann Lawler How do you teach new staff about early literacy quickly? Get hands-on as soon as possible. Here’s a way to do that using the CLEL Bell winners’ Activity Sheets, found on the CLEL Bells website. I recently co-led a 45-minute workshop at an early childhood educators’ conference focused on teaching the …
by Andy Gallegos, Early Literacy Librarian at Arapahoe Libraries, 2024 CLEL Bells Committee Member The CLEL Bell Awards have been given to children’s picture books since 2013. These awarded books are determined through the meticulous scrutiny of the CLEL Bell Committee. With so many amazing picture books that get published every year, this can be …
