early literacy – Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy

Boost early literacy in your library collection with Early Literacy Kits!

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, …

Create an interactive early literacy training with a little help from CLEL Bells

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 …