jenny ransone and karen costello. m arion c ounty
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Jenny Ransone and Karen Costello
MARION COUNTY
Why should a library spend precious time and money on early literacyprograms?
READ, SING, TALK Read with your child.
Reading books introduces children to words and concepts that help the brain get ready for talking and reading.
Talk with your child.Talking helps children make sense of the world.
Talk all the time about everything!
Sing with your child.Singing introduces children to rhythm and rhyme
and creates paths in the brain for math skills.
MAIN ACTIVITIES Reach out to parents Provide an inviting environment Activity kits to encourage interaction
Reach Out to Parents
Go where the parents are!
Make & TakeWorkshops
Felt Name Banners
Felt Hand Puppets
Peek-a-BooFarm Animal Book
Nursery Rhyme Stacking Blocks
Clothespin Drop
Curler Sorter
Flannel Board Sets
Canvas Bags and Foam Activities
WHAT PARENTS SAY ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS
These toys are made with love. These toys are special because we are
investing our time in our children. My children value these toys more than the
ones I buy because I made them. The book we made is my son’s favorite. He
takes it everywhere we go. My children know when I am going to “make
& take” and they can’t wait to see what I made for them that day.
Maternity Waiting Room Program
Nursery Rhyme Activity Sticks
Nursery Rhyme Flip Books
(English and Spanish)
Ribbon Toys on Shower Curtain Rings
Language Development Workshop
Foam Shapes
Ready to ReadExpo
RTR EXPO Give-a-way book table
RTR EXPO – activity kits on display for parents and children to explore
Provide an inviting
environment.
Magnetic Boards
Non-breakableMirror
Early Literacy Computers
Tracking Boards
Bead Mazes and
Activity Cubes
Hand Puppets
Story Boards
Activity Display
Mother Goose Activity Panel
ActivityKits
“Another idea . . . is creeping into the policy debate: that the key to early learning is talking—specifically, a child’s exposure to language spoken by parents and caretakersfrom birth to age 3, the more the better.”
“Talking to baby has become part of middle-class culture; it seems like instinct, but it’s not.”
The Power of Talking to Your Baby
by Tina Rosenberg
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com
Shake, Rattle and Roll – Ages 7-12 months
Suggested Activity:
Put the three rattles in front of your baby. Point out each red car, and each car with a face. Count the cars on each rattle.
Showing your baby how things are alike and different will help them learn to sort information.
A Puppy for Me – Age 1 year
Ask your child to point to specific features of the dog’s face on the front of Where’s the Bone?
Asking questions helps develop listening skills.
Suggested Activity:
Flitter Flutter All Around – Age 2 years
Suggested Activity:
Take the round pieces of the caterpillar puzzle and sort them by color and pattern. Talk with your child about the shapes of the pegs and then assemble the puzzle.
Learning to identify simple
shapes will help your child
learn to identify letter shapes.
Mother Goose – Age 3 years
Read the rhymes in the Mother
Goose board book and talk about the pictures.
Rhyming activities help your child build skills for hearing and saying letter sounds.
Suggested Activity:
What do you need to know or be able to do in order to create Ready to Read activity kits?
How can you pay for this?
• Grants• Sponsors• Friends Groups• Donations
NEFLIN Workshop
DIY - Ready to Read: Zero to ThreeThursday, August 29, 20139 a.m.– 4 p.m.Marion County Public Library SystemHeadquarters-Ocala2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd.Ocala, FL 34472
Questions?