Every child ready for school : helping adults inspire young children to learn / Dorothy Stoltz, Elaine M. Czarnecki, and Connie Wilson.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Chicago : American Library Association, 2012Description: ix, 131 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0838911250
- 9780838911259
- Carroll County Public Library
- Child care workers -- Training of -- United States -- Case studies
- Early childhood education -- Parent participation -- United States -- Case studies
- Libraries and caregivers -- United States -- Case studies
- Libraries and preschool children -- United States -- Case studies
- Preschool children -- Books and reading -- United States
- Readiness for school -- United States -- Case studies
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | Please Ask at Children's Desk | 025.56 S876 | Available | 33111007139575 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The topic of early literacy continues to gain momentum in educational circles. But early literacy storytimes are only one way libraries can contribute. The authors of this innovative training handbook offer many more. Reflecting the combined expertise of a reading specialist, an outreach librarian, and an early literacy trainer, Every Child Ready for School keeps libraries at the forefront of early literacy and school readiness information delivery. Focusing on training the caregiver, this handbook
Explains how to help day-care providers, homeschoolers, and others who care for young children foster school-readiness skills among their charges Arms librarians with a step-by-step workshop model, with tips on implementing and evaluating the program Provides guidance for coordinating workshops with other library early literacy initiatives Includes resources and activities to share with participantsPresenting models which can be easily adapted to state-mandated school-readiness requirements, Every Child Ready for School helps libraries fashion their own innovative community early literacy outreach programs.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How children learn -- Libraries are natural community partners -- Carroll County's early literacy and school readiness training assessment project -- Intentional training -- Training with a light touch -- The power of workshops -- Planning and preparation -- The primary workshop -- Ongoing support and celebration! -- Using best practices to customize your training package.