[Publib] Best Practice - Create Young Readers: Early literacy

[June Garcia]

The Public Library Association has recently completed a revision of the
Service Responses that are a key component of the Planning for Results
Process.  One of the service responses is Create Young Readers: Early
literacy

 

This service response is described as follows:

Children from birth to age five will have programs and services designed to
ensure that they will enter school ready to learn to read, write, and
listen.

 

PLA wishes to identify libraries which have made this service a priority and
share that information with learners who participate in PLA's online
learning courses. If your web site reflects this service priority and you
would like PLA to highlight the services you provide, please send the URL to
June Garcia at jgarcia at dubberlygarcia.com  

 

Some of the services provided by libraries that offer this service are:

Present regularly scheduled story programs divided by age of intended
audience.

Include interactive components, such as singing, puppets, and so on, in
story programs.

Present story programs in off-site locations, such as day care centers,
parks, hospitals, and so on.

Sponsor a Born to Read program.

Participate in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program (
<http://www.imaginationlibrary.com> www.imaginationlibrary.com).

Include a Read-to-Me component in the summer reading program, and other
reading programs, with incentives for parents and caregivers and the
children.

Plan and present puppet shows.

Develop theme packets that include books, tapes, toys, software, and games
for parents and caregivers to use with their children.

Provide books-to-go bags, each with a collection of related materials
(concept books, bilingual reading kits, picture books about animals, and so
on).

Participate in blogs for new parents.

Provide computers with appropriate programs for preschool children.

Provide access to online e-books for preschool children.

Provide classes, such as those outlined in Every Child Ready to Read @ your
libraryR, on early literacy for parents and caregivers.

Produce podcasts or videocasts on early literacy for parents and caregivers.

 

Thank you.

 

June Garcia

Dubberly Garcia Associates, Inc.

1195 South Harrison Street

Denver, CO 80210

 

Office:   303 757 7420

Mobile: 303 522 2225

Fax:         303 757 0669

 

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