Literacy Programs: Reaching All Parents

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Working Parents: Public Libraries and the Scheduling of Children’s Literacy Programs

Authors: Sandra Hughes-Hassell, Denise e. Agosto, Xiaoning Sun

Children and Libraries, Summer/Fall 2007

Discussion

• What were some Big Ideas from the article?

• What connections did you make between the article and your library?

Share Programs after 5:00 during the week

or any time on weekends?

– How did you assess the need?

– How are the programs staffed/ managed?

– How well-attended are the programs?

School libraries with outreach to parents?

Author Pat Mora on Reaching Out to ELL Parents

Alternative methods to reach families…

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Dial-a-Story

• Enables children and adults to dial their local library from any telephone and listen to taped stories 24/7

• Full system: $1135, additional 5-tape packages at $51.25 www.dialastory.com

On-line Stories

• TumbleBooks: www.tumblebooks.com – Boise Public Library– $399/year for single branch or elementary school– Discounts for multiple branches/schools, consortia

• Storyplace: www.storyplace.org– Free site, need high-speed connection

• Speakaboos: www.speakaboos.com – Free site, need high-speed connection

Links to Games and Activities

• Pike’s Peak Library District (http://ppld.org)

• Multnomah County Public Library (http://www.multcolib.org/)

Website: Early Literacy Resources

• Nampa Public Library: Lapsit Rhymes

• Montgomery County Public Library: Early Literacy

• Hennepin County Library: Birth to 6

• Brooklyn Public Library: Video clips

Newsletters

• Electronic – Lake Oswego Public Library

• Hardcopy– The Bookworm, ICFL

Storytime Kits

County of Los Angeles Public Library (http://www.colapublib.org)

Early Literacy Stations

• Read to Me Early Literacy Stations (Resources)

• Ready-Set-Read Stations: Mission Branch of San Fransisco Public Library– Webinar on WebJunction

Early Literacy Computer Stations

• Idaho Analysis of AWE (Advanced Workstations in Education) Computer Usage, Fall 2008 to Spring 2009, Dr. Roger Stewart

Reading Tips in Many Languages

• English • Amharic (Ethiopia)

• Arabic • Cambodian • Chinese • French • German • Hindi (India, Pakistan)

• Hmong• Japanese • Lao • Oromo (Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia)

• Russian • Somali • Spanish• Vietnamese

Hennepin County Public Library www.hclib.org/birthTo6/EarlyLit_ReadingTips.cfm

- from the Minnesota Humanities Center

Denver Public Library

• Phone-a-story!• On-line stories• Podcasts• Music for kids• Games for kids• Storytimes– Do It Yourself

• Newsletters

Outreach Efforts

• Read to Me First Book/ National First Book

• Every Child Ready to Read (on-site, off-site)

• Story Corners: WIC, grocery stores, etc.

Other?

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