Early Childhood Literacy Consultant

Riner, VA
Joined September 2014
libraryvisit.org/kids/resour… for resources on kindergarten or school readiness for storytime providers
Foundations of Early Literacy 4 wk online class May libraryjuiceacademy.com/166-… Staff at any level become familiar with early literacy skills and how to support families from any position. Prereq for the June course, Early Literacy Enhanced Storytimes: Supercharging Your Storytimes
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Hennepin County Library streamable video Learn As They Grow: Early Literacy and Libraries to reach parents and partners on the 5 practices. hclib.org/programs/early-lea…. Dan Marcou for DVD/booklet sample copy. Special insert for families affected by incarceration. [email protected]
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To sign up for emails when I add ideas to Storytime Share, for early literacy tips with storytime elements earlylit.net/read-storytime-… Latest entry is for Giant Jumperee
Early Childhood Literacy Certificate now offered through Library Juice Academy. libraryjuiceacademy.com/cert…
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Supercharging Your Storytimes 5-week online class taught by Saroj Ghoting Oct 8. libraryjuiceacademy.com/157-…… Questions: [email protected]
If you like, subscribe to storytime share, my blog of storytime ideas with early literacy tips at earlylit.net/read-storytime-…
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Try the book BAH! Said the Baby by Jennifer Plecas (Penguin) Interpreting baby's babble with the whole family involved.
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At ALA in Orlando I will be part of a panel on Saturday on early literacy training: eventscribe.com/2016/ala-ann…
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AtALA in Orlando, Presenting with VIEW2 researchers on Supercharged Storytimes. eventscribe.com/2016/ala-ann…
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ALA Annual Conference-session on Supercharged Storytimes Friday 24th at 2:30 in convention center. Hope to see you there!
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Supercharged Storytimes just published. Interactivity, intentionality, community of practice--knock it up a notch. alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx…
@JustinLibrarian coffee shop in booksale area of the library
Make Play R.O.C.K. series from Hanen Centre offers great ideas to help children and adults play in constructive ways. hanen.org/Guidebooks---DVDs/…
Book on math concepts to help us support mathematical thinking in young children with activities and books: Big Ideas of Early Mathematics.
Let's Find Out & My Big World two factual magazines for preschoolers scholastic.com/magazines Can be purchased by public libraries & families
Research shows children choosing books makes a difference in summer reading and summer slide: urmc.rochester.edu/news/stor…
@srhc91 Excellent. You will see how your network keeps growing, how they turn more to the library, including making referrals to the library
@srhc91 FABULOUS idea. Also speech therapist. Listen to what questions the parents are asking and that will help you see whom to invite