Storytime and Beyond : Having Fun with Early Literacy / Kathy Barco, Melanie Borski-Howard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barco, Kathy, author.

Borski-Howard, Melanie, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 141 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Libraries Unlimited, 2018.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Join the world of balloons, pancakes, and musical instruments-just a few items to help improve early literacy in the library, the classroom, and at home. Literacy-builders covered range from music and instruments to magnetic letters, alphabet beads, and food. Literacy is a popular topic of discussion among librarians. Especially important is "early literacy," what children know about reading and writing before they can actually read and write. In this book, experienced librarians Kathy Barco and Melanie Borski-Howard share hands-on techniques that they have used to successfully promote early literacy and encourage family involvement. Storytime and Beyond teaches readers how to use "literacy doodads"-inexpensive props that add excitement to storytimes and can be used outside the library or classroom-to enhance the basic components of any early literacy program: talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing. Many of the doodads can be created as family do-it-yourself projects, and some can be adapted to work with non-readers of any age. Instruments can also be a great way to get children's attention and teach literacy skills, whether it's a drum to beat while reading a story or a maraca for children to shake during a song, and lesson plans for musical storytimes address how to use rhythm, singing, and dancing to make early literacy fun.

Contents:

Introduction Chapter 1: All I Really Need to Know I Learned from ABC Books Chapter 2: Literacy Doodads: Not Just Letter Magnets on the Refrigerator Anymore! Chapter 3: Dynamic Displays: Minimum Work, Maximum Impact Chapter 4: Musical Storytimes Build Literacy Skills Chapter 5: Themed Storytimes and Scripts Chapter 6: Outreach Storytimes Conclusion Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216019473

9798216149767

9781440858994

1440858993

OCLC:

1039218246