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Dr. Perri Klass on Language Development

February 13, 2010 - 11:08am — Melissa D.

A great follow-up to Mary's Thursday post is this New York Times article from Dr. Perri Klass, the national medical director for Reach Out and Read. Dr. Klass reminds us that speech delays can be related to any number of causes, from hearing loss to global developmental issues.

Early Literacy Testimony

November 30, 2009 - 6:04pm — Melissa D.

“Public librarians have embraced their responsibility to be the first literacy coach for parents and caregivers of all children, especially children in low-income families,” says Emily Sheketoff, executive director of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Washington Office, in filed testimony to Congress.

Family Literacy Storytime Book by Colorado Author!

November 10, 2009 - 12:40pm — Melissa D.

Kathryn Totten, an Experience Expert with the Anythink Libraries in Adams County, wrote a new book called "Family Literacy Storytimes: Readymade Storytimes Suitable for the Whole Family"!

The book is published by Neal Schuman; you can read more about it on their site.

Food for Thought creates "A Colorado Storytime"

October 26, 2009 - 4:40pm — Melissa D.

Free video while supplies last!

Friends of Food for Thought have created "A Colorado Storytime: Read-Aloud For Children and Parents." It's a one-hour DVD featuring guest readers reading books by Colorado authors, illustrators, and publishers, in English and Spanish.

Get an "Early Childhood" MLIS!

October 1, 2009 - 11:51am — Melissa D.

Fellowships for MLIS in Early Childhood Librarianship available at University of Denver, Library and Information Science Program

DU-LIS is the first MLIS program in the country to develop coursework and learning experiences in an interdisciplinary, experiential learning framework in consultation with public library, child development, and, early childhood education partners to prepare librarians to serve the early literacy and learning needs of their communities.

Storybird

September 15, 2009 - 11:34am — Melissa D.

Telling stories together has always been a great way for grownups to play with their children. We know that telling stories and talking about stories helps develop children's language skills. Storybird is a brand-new online experience that gives parents, grandparents, caregivers a fun way to tell stories with their children--whether they live together or are thousands of miles apart!

Oregon Library Partnership Adapts ECRR for Outreach

September 10, 2009 - 4:53pm — Melissa D.

On the ALSC blog today is this report about an Oregon partnership that has adapted the PLA's Every Child Ready to Read curriculum to their special outreach needs.

Grammar, Toddler-Style

September 8, 2009 - 10:30am — Melissa D.

I came across this article in Science News while I was restocking our library's magazine display! In 2-year-olds Possess Grammatical Insights, Bruce Bower writes, "Budding toddlers recognize the difference between nouns and verbs in simple sentences, even though the kids don’t utter such sentences for at least another year."

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