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Supercharged storytimes : an early literacy planning and assessment guide / Kathleen Campana, J. Elizabeth Mills, Saroj Nadkarni Ghoting.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: xvii, 169 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780838913802
  • 0838913806
Subject(s):
Contents:
Supercharged storytimes and the VIEWS2 planning tool -- Talking -- Reading -- Singing -- Playing -- Writing -- Self-reflection -- Peer mentoring in the field -- The big picture : incorporating assessment in your storytime practice -- Before you go -- Appendix A. Storytime assessment worksheets -- Appendix B. VIEWS2/Headstart crosswalk -- Appendix C. VPT organized by age.
Summary: Do public library storytimes make a difference in helping children learn to read? Whether or not your funding depends on it, you need to prove that your programs do make a difference. In 2009 the iSchool of the University of Washington was awarded grants to assess the impact of early literacy storytimes in public libraries. One result: Project VIEWS2 launched "Supercharged Storytimes. Where will their experiences take you?
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's Please Ask at Children's Desk 027.6251 C186 Available 33111008460731
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Based on the groundbreaking research of VIEWS2 --the first systematic study of storytimes done to date--this book recommends simple interactive ways to emphasize early literacy techniques and encourage children to use and practice their pre-reading skills while preserving the delight inherent in storytime. And unlike many other storytime resources, the authors use the findings of VIEWS2 to offer guidance in performing assessment, as well as giving tips for planning and conducting storytimes. Put simply this book assists storytime presenters, children's librarians, and others involved with early literacy by

presenting ready-to-use planning tools based on early learning benchmarks with a clear focus on developmental stages; demonstrating how to foster early literacy development by inserting the VIEWS2 early literacy domains into the five practices from the second edition of Every Child Ready to Read® @ your Library®; interweaving testimonials from storytime practitioners throughout the text to provide real-world insight; showing how storytime presenters can connect with parents and caregivers to promote family engagement; providing guidelines, worksheets, and recommendations for storytime assessment, with particular attention to self-reflection and peer-to-peer community learning; highlighting professional development resources that encourage sharing and problem-solving within the larger community of children's and youth librarians; and providing administrators with research-based evidence that supports current and future advocacy for early literacy in public library programming for children.

Using this book's systematic approach, readers will be able to plan their storytimes with a clear idea of what to look for in the children they serve, and then continually improve how they meet the needs of their communities.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Do public library storytimes make a difference in helping children learn to read? Whether or not your funding depends on it, you need to prove that your programs do make a difference. In 2009 the iSchool of the University of Washington was awarded grants to assess the impact of early literacy storytimes in public libraries. One result: Project VIEWS2 launched "Supercharged Storytimes. Where will their experiences take you?

Supercharged storytimes and the VIEWS2 planning tool -- Talking -- Reading -- Singing -- Playing -- Writing -- Self-reflection -- Peer mentoring in the field -- The big picture : incorporating assessment in your storytime practice -- Before you go -- Appendix A. Storytime assessment worksheets -- Appendix B. VIEWS2/Headstart crosswalk -- Appendix C. VPT organized by age.

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