1. Every Child Ready to Read Making A Difference In Early Literacy: Your Public Library and You Public Library Association Association for Library Service to Children

2. Every Child Ready to Read Every Child Ready to Read An Early Literacy Initiative Partnership among the Public Library Association, the Association of Library Service to Children, and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health Research-Based Program Tools have been tested and evaluated

3. Value Added Research based Evaluated Ready to Use Ready to adapt and customize

4. Every Child Ready to Read Program Overview

5. Early Literacy What children know about reading and writing before they can actually read and write.

6. SIX SKILLS TO GET READY TO READ Print Motivation Phonological Awareness Vocabulary Narrative Skills Print Awareness Letter Knowledge

8. Developmental Segments Early Talker (birth to 24 months) Bonding with Baby Through Books Talker (2-3 years) Dialogic or Hear and Say Reading Pre-Reader (4-5 years) Phonological Awareness

9. Each level contains: Script for Workshop Pamphlet for parents Program materials and handouts Additional research and sources Take home activities

10. Why the Parent? Children begin to get ready to read long before they start school Parent knows child best Children learn best by doing things, and love to do things with a parent Young children often have short attention spans and enjoy repeating favorite activities Parents know their children well and can take advantage of times when the child is “in the mood,” ready to learn

11. Pre-Reader Phonological or Sound Awareness –Words are made up of smaller sounds –Helps break the code between spoken and written language –Most children who have difficulty in reading have trouble in phonological awareness –Begins to develop during the preschool years. Unless children are given help from teachers, parents, or other adults, those with low levels of phonological awareness will continue to be delayed in this skill from the late preschool period forward. Key Messages

12. Early Talker Vocabulary is knowing the names of things. Most children enter school knowing between 3,000 and 5,000 words. Talk and sing with your baby. Vocabulary begins at birth. Books help build vocabulary. Make it fun! Do it every day. Key Messages

13. Dialogic or Hear and Say Reading Adult and child have conversation about a book Adult helps child become the teller of the story Active involvement increases learning Key Messages Talker

14. Art of Asking Questions Use general questions to encourage your child to say more than one word at a time –What do you see on this page? What’s happening here? –What else do you see? –Build upon the child’s phrases –Have your child repeat

15. Initial Findings After workshops, parents in all thee age groups made very significant gains in their frequency of sharing books with their children. Parents found sharing books more enjoyable with their children and themselves when they used the techniques for sharing books suggested in the workshop. Community partners recognized that the Library’s Every Child Ready to Read program added value to their own programs by bringing research on brain development and early literacy.

16. How Can Your Public Library Help?

17. Why the Library? Books, magazines, cds/tapes Internet access Trained staff Parent classes and information Free services and materials Open when families can come

18. Partners in Early Literacy Bring Parents to the Library Include, but not limited to: Head Start Even Start National Association of Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies National Child Care Information Center Hospitals

19. Join with Your Local Public Library Every Child Ready to Read Join with Your Local Public Library to support your efforts for early literacy Every Child Ready to Read

20. Contact your local public library Ask if they can provide early literacy materials, booklists, and workshops

21. Get More Information! Local Contacts: Ruth Metcalf, Library Consultant State Library of Ohio, 614-644-6910 rmetcalf@sloma.state.oh.us OR Lynda Murray, Director Govt & Legal Affairs Ohio Library Council, 614-416-2258 lmurray@olc.org

22. Get More Information! National Contacts: Public Library Association Barb Macikas, Program Officer 800-545-2433 x5025, bmacikas@ala.org Website: http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/ECRR/ECRR HomePage.htm