TY - BOOK AU - Snow,Sharon TI - Building blocks: building a parent-child literacy program at your library SN - 159158471X PY - 2007/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Libraries Unlimited KW - Children's libraries KW - Activity programs KW - United States KW - Early childhood education KW - Family literacy programs KW - Language arts (Early childhood) KW - Reading KW - Parent participation N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Libraries and early literacy : a background -- Introduction to the workshops -- Print motivation : first session adult workshop -- Print motivation : first session children's workshop -- Print awareness : second session adult workshop -- Print awareness : second session children's workshop -- Letter knowledge : third session adult workshop -- Letter knowledge : third session children's workshop -- Vocabulary : fourth session adult workshop -- Vocabulary : fourth session children's workshop -- Narrative skills : fifth session adult workshop -- Narrative skills : fifth session children's workshop -- Phonological awareness : sixth session adult workshop -- Phonological awareness : sixth session children's workshop N2 - "This practical guide helps children's librarians plan programming for parents and their children, offering six sessions librarians can use to introduce literacy skills to parents of preschoolers. The sessions, designed to be conducted in two simultaneous units, one for parents and one for children, teach parents how to give their child an opportunity to explore and experience new things. Invitations, handouts, and other helpful materials are provided in the appendix"--P. [4] of cover ER -