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X-traordinary Books! A Storytime About the Letter X (opens the original)
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Early Literacy Tip: Play the alphabet game, either while you’re out in the world, or reading books together. Challenge your child to find a particular letter, or look for each letter of the alphabet in order. This week we reached the letter I have been dreading ever since I started my storytime journey through the […]
Senior Moments: Library Outreach to Older Adults (opens the original)
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Today, I got to participate in a sound bath at a skilled nursing facility, led by Jane Gerughty, a facilitator from Music Mends Minds. If you’re not familiar with Music Mends Minds, it’s a nonprofit organization that provides musical support groups to adults with dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other neurological disorders. Their programs are based on […]
What a Wonderful World: A Storytime About the Letter W (opens the original)
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Early Literacy Tip: Find ways to incorporate your child’s name or the names of family members into favorite songs and rhymes, the sillier the better (For example: Justin on the bus goes Up and Down, or Suzy Had a Little Lamb). Songs are one of the most effective and fun ways to teach phonemic awareness […]
A Be-V of Books: A Storytime About the Letter V (opens the original)
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Early Literacy Tip: Point out any sound effects or animal sounds written in the books you read together (the book Animals Go Vroom! has a lot), and have fun saying them with your child. Onomatopoeia (words meant to represent sounds) are wonderful for helping kids learn the sounds that letters make. This week we celebrated […]
Books for U! A Storytime About the Letter U (opens the original)
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Early Literacy Tip: Before you read a book together, ask your child what they think will happen in the story. For example, for the book You Don’t Want a Unicorn? you could ask if they would like a unicorn, and why it might not be a good idea to have one. Making predictions about a […]
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