Current research on early literacy and brain development indicates that it is never too early to prepare children for success as readers. Parents of newborns, toddlers and preschoolers must be informed of their critical role as their children's first teacher.
The Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children, have incorporated the latest research into a series of parent and caregiver workshops to provide public libraries with vital tools to help prepare parents for their critical role as their child's first teacher. These tools were developed by Dr. Grover C. Whitehurst and Dr. Christopher Lonigan, well-known researchers in emergent literacy, and have been tested and refined by library demonstrations sites around the country.
We look to library systems big and small to play a key role in their communities in disseminating early literacy information to parents, child care providers, early childhood educators, children’s advocates, and political decision makers.
These workshops and parent and caregiver resources will enable you to initiate new early literacy services or to enhance ones you already have. Become a partner in Every Child Ready to Read @ your library.®
These workshops use Power Points and printed materials to aid in the understanding of this important information. Look over the materials below, from the ECRR website -- this is only a small sampling of the materials available to prepare you for your presentation.From the ALA website
Birth to Two-Year-Olds
Birth to Two: Power Point Presentation
Birth to Two: Script Supplement
Two- and Three-Year-Olds
Two- and Three-Year-Olds: Power Point Presentation
Two- and Three-Year-Olds: Script
Two- and Three-Year-Olds: Script Supplement
Two- and Three-Year-Olds: Parent Guide
Four- and Five-Year-Olds
Four- and Five-Year-Olds: Power Point Presentation
Four- and Five-Year-Olds: Script
Four- and Five-Year-Olds: Script Supplement
Four- and Five-Year-Olds: Parent Guide
Final Project: ECRR @ Your Library Presentations
Students will be divided into groups and given the task of creating one of ALA's three Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library programs in a digital video format that will be uploaded to the class Wiki. You will discuss and plan the project via Oncourse Chat, Email or another virtual communication source. The program will be instructional in nature. You are to video record yourself (or get someone to video record you) performing the ECRR program.
Please look closely at the six pre-reading skills on this site and the ECRR site here. You will be expected to discuss each of these skills, show examples of appropriate books, and present a "mock" reading of at least one book highlighting one skill.
You will also be required to present one developmental fact that would be suitable to say to parents and caregivers during a storytime presentation. You can use any of the research from the readings or websites but please cite your source.
The Final Project is worth 20 points:
- Participated in electronic discussion (email, chat, etc.) with group; one group member uploaded transcript of discussion to Oncourse (1 pts)
- Presented and explained each of the six pre-reading skills (12 pts)
- Showed examples of appropriate books (2 pts)
- Presented mock readings of one book highlighting at least two skills (2 pts)
- Included developmental fact from research, cited source. (2 pts)
- Uploaded video to class Wiki. (1 pts)
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