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Saturday, January 31, 2009Saturday, January 31, 2009

Presented by Helen Kelly, Hamilton Public Presented by Helen Kelly, Hamilton Public LibraryLibrary

hkelly@hpl.cahkelly@hpl.ca OR OR helekelly@gmail.comhelekelly@gmail.com

Bippity Boppity Bumble Bee

• Can you say your name for me?

• Whisper it• Clap it• Tap it• Shout it

Letter KnowledgeThe power of nametags

Every Child Ready To Read (www.pla.org/earlyliteracy.htm)

• Vocabulary• Narrative Skills• Phonological Awareness• Letter Knowledge• Print Awareness• Print Motivation

Engaging Parents In Early Literacy

Let’s Wake Up And Wiggle

What Can I Say To Parents?“Notice all the “w” words in this book:wiggle, wind up, water, wings, waiting, worth.

Reading fun and silly picture books can extend your child’s Vocabulary. What other “wwww” sounding words can you have fun with today?Washing machine, winter, white, windy, may be just a few of them.”

Just Drop In: there is an ocean of people

**Early literacy development depends on the number of literacy events that occur when exploring language and print**

• Project your voice and be more animated than you would be with a smaller group

• Consider standing for greater visibility and presence

• Draw the children into stories with questions and responses

• Use recorded music to keep the group focused

•“I have had some huge groups—maybe sixty---I think it makes

me a little more theatrical. Storytime should take children out

of their everyday world and into a pleasant group experience.”

(Library Technician, Greenwood, Texas)

Source: Storytime Model For Large Groups: Implications for Early

Literacy, Children & Libraries, Summer/Fall 2007

Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett

What Can I Say To Parents?“This repetitive book is easy to learn and remember so young children feel they can “read” it themselves. This confidence with reading associates books with fun. Children are interested in books and this is called Print Motivation.”

A Picture Is Worth…

• Wordless picture books promote book handling techniques such as turning pages and directionality (Print Awareness)

• Reading skills in wordless books include sequencing, making inferences, drawing conclusions, noting cause and effect (Narrative Skills & Vocabulary)

• Wordless picture books develop confidence in prereading children as they are uninhibited about being “wrong” (Print Motivation)

Source: Wordless Books: Every Picture Tells A Story, Emergency Librarian, May/June 1994

Maybe A Bear Ate It!By Robie H. Harris

The minimal text is perfectly matched with wonderfully

expressive illustrations that mirror the youngster’s emotions. Exactly right for

preschool storytime or toddler bedtime, this story will tickle the funny bones of both readers and their

audiences.

“ESL classes especially respond to wordless picture books…wordless picture books are great for families who read with children of mixed ages…we encourage parents and children to make wordless picture books with their children.” Source: A Picture’s Worth…School Library Journal, January 2006

Books for Mixed Age Groups, Crowds & Newcomers

Available in dual languages with English.Recall the story in sequence to develop Narrative Skills.

Have the group repeat/chant/tap after you.

Question & response books

Ask questions about what is happening in the pictures to improve comprehension& vocabulary.

Great for Family Story Time

Strong plotRhyming textAge appropriateFits many themesHighly dramatic

Having a bad day?Read Grumpy Bird to lift the

mood.

"Tankard's deceptively simple tale is a useful tonic for moody kids -- and their parents -- but the best thing about it is the comic perfection of Bird's face as he marches along in a fury." --The Wall Street Journal

"A good addition to story times with

themes of emotions or imagination." --

School Library Journal

Modelling Story Experiences For

Parents

Sing it, Chant it, Join in

Draw Prizes

Happy Reading!

Contact: helekelly@gmail.com