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Mind Readers: Thinking Out Loud Can Raise Children’s Comprehension Skills |...

It’s toddler storytime: let the rumpus begin! Toddlers bound quickly into the room. One hurdles mom’s legs while waiting for the opening song. Some hop, others roam, and a few practically climb our...

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Print Books, Basic Ebooks may Top Enhanced Ebooks at Fostering Literacy, Says...

While enhanced ebooks engage young children with their interactive elements, print or basic ebooks may be more effective for encouraging literacy, according to a new study by the Joan Ganz Cooney...

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ETots: a Public Library iPad Program for Preschoolers

A first experience with an app, The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore, was all it took to inspire Cindy Wall. Seeing the potential to serve her young users, Wall, the Head of Children’s...

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The Neglected Ones: Children of undocumented immigrants seldom receive the...

These days the news is full of polarizing stories about undocumented immigrants. Rarely do we hear about the 4.5 million children born each year in the United States to undocumented immigrant parents....

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Pictures of the Week: Family Place Workshop in Goleta, CA

Photos by Spencer Bolton Please send your pictures of the week to sdiaz@mediasourceinc.com The Goleta Library in Goleta, CA, part of the Santa Barbara Public Library System, celebrated a Family Place...

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Tad Hills Talks About Rocket Writes a Story

Photo: Random House SLJ caught up with author-illustrator Tad Hills about Rocket Writes a Story (Random, 2012), which follows a loveable dog as he tries to write his own book, and is the sequel to the...

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IMLS Says Libraries Key to Early Learning

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading today unveiled a new report on the role of museums and libraries in early learning [PDF], and issued a call...

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Two Thirds of Parents Don’t Read to Their Kids Every Night, Reveals Poll

  Only one in three parents of children ages eight and under reads stories to their kids each night, according to a new survey by the literacy organization Reading is Fundamental (RIF) and Macy’s....

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Colorado Librarians Launch Bell Picture Book Awards Program

Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy (CLEL), an advisory group to the Colorado State Library, is launching the Bell Picture Book Awards, with the first honorees set to be announced on February 5,...

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The Early Bird: How Sesame Workshop is adapting its revolutionary educational...

            Sasha, a three-year-old girl with light brown hair, is trying to get Elmo back to Grover. It’s 12:35 p.m. on a Friday in early April, and she’s dragging one-inch pieces of virtual railroad...

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STEAM at the Library Supports Literacy, Common Core | ALA 2013

  By Lisa G. Kropp Do you know STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics)?  From hosting “parties” with traditional building blocks to using science kits with young children, ideas...

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Read, Play, Grow!: Enhancing early literacy at Brooklyn Public Library

All photographs ©Philip Greenberg/Courtesy of Brooklyn Public Library.  At one of his toddler programs at the Bay Ridge Library in Brooklyn, Chris Lassen covers a table with contact paper, sticky side...

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Pictures of the Week: Michelle Kwan Helps Kick Off ‘Let’s Read! Let’s Move!’

Send your pictures of the week to sdiaz@mediasourceinc.com Arne Duncan, Michelle Kwan, Sam Kass, and Rep. John Kline at the first Let’s Read! Let’s Move! event. (l. to r.). Photo by Leslie Williams...

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Give ’Em Chalk: Hands-On Learning Is Fun and Builds Literacy Skills | Editorial

Photograph by Rebecca T. Miller “The most exciting time for a kindergarten teacher is when a kid looks up and says, ‘Hey, I can read!’” This is my favorite line from a conversation between two...

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Must-have Board Books for Early Childhood Collections

Illustrations by Leslie Patricelli. The icon means that a Spanish language edition is also available. Board books are designed to survive the wear and tear of babies’ and toddlers’ inquisitive mouths...

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Early Learning Grants for Public Libraries | Resources

Libraries are in prime positions to take advantage of President Obama’s recent call for an increase of funding and attention to early childhood education. Early learning has been an integral part of...

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Design to Learn By: Dynamic Early Learning Spaces in Public Libraries

Roger Mastroianni Photography A design revolution is reinventing the children’s room in public libraries and changing the way young children learn. The movement involves colorful spaces with mirrors,...

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Secrets of Storytime: 10 Tips for Great Sessions from a 40-year Pro

By Nell Coburn “I want to know your top 10 best practices for storytime,” a colleague said to me a few months before I retired. “You’ve been in youth services four decades and you’ve long been a...

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Are Learning Apps Good for Babies?

By Rachel G. Payne Early learning programs at Brooklyn Public Library. All photos ©Philip Greenberg/Courtesy of Brooklyn Public Library. How can we make smarter babies?  These days there seem to be...

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Pictures of the Week: A Future Librarian Enjoys SLJ’s ‘Early Birds’ Cover Story

  Send your pictures of the week to sdiaz@mediasourceinc.com An SLJ reader’s daughter peruses our Early Learning-focused July issue, which featured the iconic Sesame Street character, Big Bird, on the...

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