Sharon Snow

Building Blocks (eBook, PDF)

Building a Parent-Child Literacy Program at Your Library

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Librarians can stay relevant in the twenty-first century when they build on those areas where they have excelled. Service to children is one of those, and a hot topic is emergent literacy, the earliest phases of literacy development. Because parents are a child's first teacher, they need to understand that children who enter school with a larger vocabulary are more likely to succeed in school and that they can offer experiences for their pre-school children to prepare them for school. This book provides six sessions for a children's librarian to use to introduce literacy skills to parents of preschool children. These sessions teach parents how to give their child an opportunity to explore and experience new things. Designed to be conducted in two simultaneous units, one for parents and one for children, handouts and activities are included. These are especially helpful for helping parents who will be able to make most of the teaching devices rather than purchasing expensive commercial items. The hot topic for children's librarians building their pre-school programming is emergent literacy, the earliest phases of literacy development. A brief introduction to the research in emergent literacy and some examples of successful programs are given. Because parents are a child's first teacher, they need to understand that children who enter school with a larger vocabulary are more likely to succeed in school and that they can offer experiences for their pre-school children to prepare them for school. This book provides six sessions for a children's library to use to introduce literacy skills to parents of preschool children. These sessions teach parents how to give their child an opportunity to explore and experience new things. Designed to be conducted in two simultaneous units, one for parents and one for children, handouts and activities are included. These are especially helpful for parents who will be able to make the most of the teaching devices rather than purchasing expensive commercial items. This would be especially helpful as a training manual for solo children's librarians who must use volunteers to conduct the children's workshop.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313094750
• Artikelnr.: 68528221

Autorenporträt

Sharon Snow is the Young Adult Services Librarian at the Palm Springs Public Library in Palm Springs, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Libraries and Early Literacy: A
Background Chapter 2: Introduction to the Workshops Chapter 3: Print
Motivation: First Session Adult Workshop Chapter 4: Print Motivation: First
Session Children's Workshop Chapter 5: Print Awareness: Second Session
Adult Workshop Chapter 6: Print Awareness: Second Session Children's
Workshop Chapter 7: Letter Knowledge: Third Session Children's Workshop
Chapter 8: Letter Knowledge: Third Session Children's Workshop Chapter 9:
Vocabulary: Fourth Session Adult Workshop Chapter 10: Vocabulary: Fourth
Session Children's Workshop Chapter 11: Narrative Skills: Fifth Session
Adult Workshop Chapter 12: Narrative Skills: Fifth Session Children's
Workshop Chapter 13: Phonologoical Awareness: Sixth Session Adult Workshop
Chapter 14: Phonological Awareness: Sixth Session Children's Workshop
Appendixes Index