Programming Database for NH Public Librarians
Thank you to Cellissa Hoyt of Early Learning NH for presenting at today’s Tuesday Together Talk. If you were unable to join us, here are the slides and recorded presentation. More information about receiving the free resources/handouts mentioned will be coming very soon.
Vroom/MIYM Presentation to Youth Librarians – January 12, 2021 Meeting Recording:https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/pVM1Xffo7edxCUKxP0cUUYjboBpwucGu2sP1Buic7BBH6RIpIOqcJkeWwKMzwhR8.YIrdbwx-RTI1tVPw
From ALSC (Association for Library Services to Children National Research Agenda for Library Services to Children (0-14).
Hello NH Librarians. There is not a single one of us operating in the same way we were at the beginning of this year. I am so proud to be part of a profession that despite all its difficulties, has quickly risen to the challenge and been very creative in continuing to meet their communities needs. Just because it is Not business as usual,we can still continue to train and deliver research based programs to our families.
I am happy to announce the sign-up to join one of the Reimagining School Readiness cohorts starting next spring. In 2021 NH joins 12 other states in Year 2 of the The Bay Area Discovery Museum (BADM), in collaboration with the Pacific Library Partnership (PLP) and the California State Library (CSL), in a train-the-trainer program to equip librarians with the resources to help families and children ages 0-8 prepare for success in school and inlife.
The Reimagining School Readiness Toolkit is a set of free, online research-backed school readiness activities and resources designed to provide librarians with strategies and downloadable content for caregivers to prepare children for school.
This research based program aligns with NH’s play-based model of learning for Kindergarten adopted in 2018. Our goal in offering this program to NH Librarians is to:
•provide training in current school readiness research and
strategies to modify programming to align with research
• Supply free research-backed activities and tools online that
can be adapted by any community
• Provide ongoing professional development opportunities for
library staff
Our first cohort of NH Librarians will begin around March/April 2021. We are being granted some funds to help us provide participating libraries with some resources and would like an estimate of interested libraries to enable us to order enough supplies. The training for NH Librarians is estimated to be a half-day training (offered virtually) and actual participation will be required. May more than one person participate in the training from one library? Absolutely! We also anticipate offering a second cohort in May/June. Sign up HERE
Don’t forget to sign up for the special Youth Services Tuesday Together Talk with Cellissa Hoyt, State Director, State Early Learning Alliance of New Hampshire & State Director, Vroom and Mind in the Making on January 12, 2021@ 10 am. Fill out this Registration Form and shortly before the event you will be sent the zoom log in. Sign up HERE
I have enjoyed our Together Talks this past year but next year starting in March I will be holding an every other month YACHT (Young Adult/Children Hot Topics) club. The idea comes from my counterpart in Iowa and is being now used in Washington with great success. Participants will read/listen to/watch the resources, then we’ll get together to discuss them and how they can apply to our work as Children & Youth Librarians in New Hampshire. On the opposite month will be a similar group for Adult & Senior Librarians. I do not have a catchy name for this group yet–suggestions appreciated.
Nurturing a Child’s Curiousity
New research shows that the more curious children are, the better they do academically in reading and math once they enter school.
https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/3505-nurturing-your-young-child-s-curiosity
Ask Open-Ended Questions
The why and how to use open-ended questions with children.
Gain Language Skills and Learn About STEM Through Storybook Conversations
Check out a great guide for using dialogic reading practices to do just that with Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar. https://stemie.fpg.unc.edu/sites/stemie.fpg.unc.edu/files/Storybook-Very%20Hungry%20Caterpillar-Carle.pdf
This is just one resource available at Stemie website: https://stemie.fpg.unc.edu/
Leading Children in Hands-On Exploration
BE ENGAGING – Help them to use their words!
Now that living in a virtual world seems to be a part of this so called new normal–media literacy is even more important to even our youngest.
Executive Summary
The TEC (Technology in Early Childhood) Center at Erikson Institute in partnership with the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), and the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) was awarded a grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) in 2018 to host two national forum meetings to discuss media literacy in early childhood with experts and practitioners with the objective of developing materials to support the understanding and teaching of media literacy in early childhood.
This report recognizes and builds upon the extensive media literacy educational materials, books, research, and policies that have been developed to date. The framework builds upon many existing media literacy-focused frameworks including Teaching Tolerance’s Digital Literacy Framework (2017) and Project Look Sharp’s Process of Media Literacy (2018). The child development and children’s media use findings bring together decades of research from various fields in order to understand media literacy in early childhood. The cultural considerations, activities, and tips highlight existing educational materials and concerns raised by practitioners who serve children in a variety of settings. The barriers and solutions to sustaining this work shed light on the challenges practitioners and caregivers face daily. The intention of this Media Literacy in Early Childhood Report is to utilize media literacy, child development, and early education knowledge to develop educational materials and advocate for support for media literacy education in early childhood.
This report provides:
1. an updated definition of media literacy in early childhood;
2. an explanation of developmentally appropriate media literacy education for children under age 8;
3. background on the developmental abilities and expectations of young children with regards to media use and media literacy; and
4. guidelines to support media literacy in early childhood.
For some inspiration in developing your own Family Storytime Kits–visit The Orland Park Public Library. They advertise them, “Missing Storytime at the Library? Now you can have Family Storytime from the comfort of your home with our new Family Storytime Kits. You can read, create, dance, and explore with these themed kits using links to ebooks, online music, crafts, and age-appropriate informational resources!”
Kirsten Cappy, Curious CIty works closely with educators and librarians to develop children’s book engagement tools. Curious CIty has teamed up with Child’s Play to create free storywalk sign files for libraries (and others) to display in their communities. The current free storywalk is Cat’s Colors by Airlie Anderson. Cat’s Colors Picture Book Play Activity Sheet.
Check out all the Home-Learning & Play Resources too!
STEMIEFest | STEMIE
9/14/20
Two popular early learning robots were Beebots & KIBO.
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AFIRM Autism Focused Intervention Resources & Modules: AFIRM Modules are designed to help you learn the step-by-step process of planning for, using, and monitoring an EBP with learners with ASD from birth to 22 years of age. Supplemental materials and handouts are available for download.
Supporting Individuals with Autism Through Uncertain Times-7 Support Strategies.
Enhancing and Practicing Executive Function Skills with Children from Infancy to Adolescence by the Center on the Developing Child Harvard University.
Resilience from Sesame Street
Such exciting news from Saroj Ghoting:
Hi One and all, Please excuse cross postings–
I am happy to share with you a Storytime Manual developed for East Albemarle (NC) Regional Library System, through funding of an IMLS grant. You are welcome to use it under the Creative Commons License #4A. http://www.earlylit.net/s/EARLSStorytimeManual.pdf
I am grateful to Laura Salmons, the Assistant Director of EARLS, the project contact and facilitator, as well as to Jonathan Wark, EARLS Director. The children’s specialists at branches of the EARLS libraries were instrumental in offering direction as well as content. You will see that, while some of the information is generally applicable, there are also notations for local resources and perspectives.
I am grateful to CiKeithia Pugh, Early Learning Program Manager, Seattle (WA) Public Library and to Jessica Bratt, Youth Services Manager, Grand Rapids (MI) Public Library for their resources and input regarding issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
This Manual is meant to be used as part of a “kit” that includes some print and online resources:
Books:
1.Storytimes for Everyone! Developing Young Children’s Language and Literacy by Saroj Ghoting and Pamela Martin-Diaz. ALA. 2013
2.STEP into Storytime: Using StoryTime Effective Practice to Strengthen the Development of Newborns to Five-Year-Olds by Saroj Ghoting and Kathy Klatt. ALA, 2014.
3.Supercharged Storytimes: An Early Literacy Planning and Assessment Guide by Kathleen Campana, J. Elizabeth Mills, and Saroj Ghoting. ALA. 2016
4.Baby Rhyming Time by Linda Ernst. Neal-Schuman, 2008.
5.Mother Goose on the Loose Updated by Betsy Diamant-Cohen. ALA. 2019.
Websites:
1. WebJunction Supercharged Storytimes Self-Paced course https://learn.webjunction.org/course/view.php?id=394
2. New York Public Library Raising the Bar Training https://nypl.teachable.com/courses
And of course Jbrary is noted numerous times for great demonstrations and thoughtful advice. Thank you Lindsay Krabbenhoft and Dana Horrocks!
This Manual is a culmination not only of my own experiences being a front-line storytime provider, but also of the wonderful ideas and perspectives I have learned from my colleagues and participants in my in-person and online trainings over the years.
I hope that you will find some valuable information and a structure to help all who wish to do storytimes.
Saroj
Saroj Ghoting
88 South Turnpike Road
Newfoundland, PA 18445
570-676-8613 landline
540-250-7413 cell