Comments on: Leave no preschooler or (notes in your hotel room) behind: part deux http://plablog.org/2006/03/leave-no-preschooler-or-notes-in-your-hotel-room-behind-part-deux.html The official blog of the Public Library Association Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:31:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dost http://plablog.org/2006/03/leave-no-preschooler-or-notes-in-your-hotel-room-behind-part-deux.html#comment-2349 Dost Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:51:39 +0000 http://plablog.org/wordpress/?p=500#comment-2349 There isn’t an anti-literacy campaign. The problem is that parents do not know about this. We can help by spreading the word! There isn’t an anti-literacy campaign. The problem is that parents do not know about this. We can help by spreading the word!

]]> By: Deb Noggle http://plablog.org/2006/03/leave-no-preschooler-or-notes-in-your-hotel-room-behind-part-deux.html#comment-152 Deb Noggle Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:31:00 +0000 http://plablog.org/wordpress/?p=500#comment-152 Suzi-- Thanks for your kind review of our presentation. I know that Sharon, Pamela and I really enjoyed it, too. Just wanted to mention that many of the early literacy materials are available--wait for it---FOR FREE at PLA's website, Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library. http://www.pla.org/ala/pla/plaissues/earlylit/earlyliteracy.htm So, even if you do not have it in your budget to implement a large-scale program, you can easily begin a smaller grass-roots effort to educate your patrons on the importance of early literacy concepts in the home before the child goes to school. Consider playing early literacy games with your preschoolers at storytime. Give handouts to the parents that you've printed from the PLA website. Explain these concepts to daycare providers in your area. I am convinced that no parent wants their child to be illiterate. No parent wants to see their child fail. There isn't an anti-literacy campaign. The problem is that parents do not know about this. We can help by spreading the word! DN P.S. I love that Andy Warhol quote, too. The irony here is that I was born in Pittsburgh, PA! Go Pirates! Suzi–

Thanks for your kind review of our presentation. I know that Sharon, Pamela and I really enjoyed it, too.

Just wanted to mention that many of the early literacy materials are available–wait for it—FOR FREE at PLA’s website, Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library. http://www.pla.org/ala/pla/plaissues/earlylit/earlyliteracy.htm

So, even if you do not have it in your budget to implement a large-scale program, you can easily begin a smaller grass-roots effort to educate your patrons on the importance of early literacy concepts in the home before the child goes to school.

Consider playing early literacy games with your preschoolers at storytime. Give handouts to the parents that you’ve printed from the PLA website. Explain these concepts to daycare providers in your area.

I am convinced that no parent wants their child to be illiterate. No parent wants to see their child fail. There isn’t an anti-literacy campaign. The problem is that parents do not know about this. We can help by spreading the word!

DN

P.S. I love that Andy Warhol quote, too. The irony here is that I was born in Pittsburgh, PA! Go Pirates!

]]> By: Beth Gallaway http://plablog.org/2006/03/leave-no-preschooler-or-notes-in-your-hotel-room-behind-part-deux.html#comment-151 Beth Gallaway Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:43:00 +0000 http://plablog.org/wordpress/?p=500#comment-151 I am a MA librarian, and my colleague from the Northeast region and I hired Sue McCleaf Nespeca to do a pre-conference session on Every Child Ready to Read for us on Tuesday. It was excellent! I blogged about it on our region's website at http://www.metrowestnews.blog-city.com/every_child_ready_to_read_workshop_notes_from_first_half_of_.htm I have heard very positive comments from librarians attending other institutes; check out PLA's Every Child Ready to Read website at http://www.pla.org/ala/pla/plaissues/earlylit/earlyliteracy.htm I am a MA librarian, and my colleague from the Northeast region and I hired Sue McCleaf Nespeca to do a pre-conference session on Every Child Ready to Read for us on Tuesday. It was excellent! I blogged about it on our region’s website at http://www.metrowestnews.blog-city.com/every_child_ready_to_read_workshop_notes_from_first_half_of_.htm
I have heard very positive comments from librarians attending other institutes; check out PLA’s Every Child Ready to Read website at http://www.pla.org/ala/pla/plaissues/earlylit/earlyliteracy.htm

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