Early literacy storytimes @ your library partnering with caregivers for success

• Main Author: Ghoting, Saroj Nadkarni
• Other Authors: Martin-Daiaz, Pamela
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago American Library Association 2006
• Subjects: Children's libraries > Activity programs > United States; Storytelling > United States; Libraries and preschool children > Books and reading > United States; Libraries and caregivers > Parent participation > United States; Preschool children > Books and reading > United States; Reading > Parent participation > United States
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• Physical Description: xiv, 265 pages illustration 26 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-260) and index
• ISBN: 0838908993

Author experts Ghoting and Martin-Diaz combine this cutting-edge early literacy research, which is the heart of the Every Child Ready to Read program, with practical implementation tips for busy children's librarians. Scripts and plans help librarians explain what adults can do to enhance children's print motivation, phonological awareness, vocabulary, narrative skills, print awareness, and letter knowledge. Proven, step-by-step methods address planning, promoting, and assessing this richly informative new kind of storytime. Children's librarians and early childhood experts can: