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Learning > Lifelong Literacy

Lifelong Literacy

Tips and resources to help parents, teachers, and librarians promote reading, reading skills, and learning at every stage of life.

Program Spotlight: Play, Learn, & Grow Family Night at Alamosa Library

We’ve asked libraries across Colorado to submit program they’ve run in the last year that they’re proud of and they …

Adult Services, Learning, Lifelong Literacy

Cristy Moran

August 21, 2024

2022 Fall Collaborative Summer Learning Program Workshops: Resources

In fall 2022, Colorado State Library and Growing Readers Together held four in-person workshops and one online workshop to support …

Adult Services, Lifelong Literacy

Cristy Moran

January 9, 2023

Play, Learn, and Grow Videos in Spanish

Growing Readers Together program is excited to announce the availability of Spanish language videos and activity sheets for their Play, …

CSL News, Lifelong Literacy

Amy Hitchner

April 8, 2022

Play, Learn, and Grow Video Launch

Growing Readers Together is proud to announce our video-based, caregiver workshop is ready to share with families and caregivers in …

CSL News, Lifelong Literacy

Marisa Wood

April 6, 2021

5 Early Learning Library Take and Make Kits

What is it? Library staff are missing patrons due to COVID 19 distancing but continue to offer service with “take …

Lifelong Literacy

Regan Harper

July 9, 2020

NASA@ My Library kits are here!

The Colorado State Library (CSL) is so excited to participate in NASA@ My Library! This project connects NASA, public libraries, …

CSL Kits, CSL News, Lifelong Literacy

Regan Harper

April 10, 2019

Family Literacy Resources

Winter break is a great time to read with your kids! Learning doesn’t just happen at school; it happens at …

Colorado State Publications Blog, Lifelong Literacy

Amy Zimmer

December 20, 2018

5 Early Literacy Practices for Babies

For: Caregivers/Parents Ages: Birth-2 Years The love of books and reading starts when we are born. As care providers, parents, …

Lifelong Literacy

Pamela Mejia de Rodriguez

June 6, 2018

Summer Reading 2018: Libraries Rock! The Importance of Music in Early Child Development

The 2018 Summer Reading theme is “Libraries Rock!” This theme gives us plenty of opportunities to create full brain activities …

CSL News, Lifelong Literacy

Pamela Mejia de Rodriguez

May 8, 2018

Creating Full Brain Activities

You’ve probably heard that our brains have a left and a right side. The left side of the brain is …

Lifelong Literacy

Pamela Mejia de Rodriguez

May 4, 2018

Let’s Grow Readers this Summer!

The best thing about summer reading is the weather. The longer and sunnier days make this the warmest season of …

CSL News, Lifelong Literacy

Pamela Mejia de Rodriguez

May 1, 2018

Parents are a Child’s First and Most Important Teacher

This blog post originally appeared on CO4Kids.org The early years — from a child’s birth to age eight — are …

CSL News, Lifelong Literacy

Pamela Mejia de Rodriguez

April 23, 2018

The 5 Early Literacy Practices: Talk

“This post is one in a series about the five literacy practices of sing, play, read, talk, and write.” What …

Lifelong Literacy

Pamela Mejia de Rodriguez

April 19, 2018

Getting Ready for Kindergarten With My Library : Language Development

Getting Ready for Kindergarten using the “Colorado Day by Day Family Literacy Calendar“ And our Libraries   Part 2: Language …

Lifelong Literacy

Pamela Mejia de Rodriguez

February 14, 2018

Reading Aloud at Home: Connecting books with Early Literacy Activities

We talk so much about the five early literacy practices: Read, Talk, Write, Sing and Play, and their importance to …

Lifelong Literacy

Pamela Mejia de Rodriguez

February 9, 2018

The 5 early Literacy Practices: PLAY

 “This post is one in a series about the five literacy practices of sing, play, read, talk,  and write.” Play …

Lifelong Literacy

Pamela Mejia de Rodriguez

February 2, 2018

To be Bilingual; Benefits of knowing two languages

In this country where I’m living now, or to be more specific, the state where I am now living, Colorado, …

Lifelong Literacy

Pamela Mejia de Rodriguez

January 29, 2018

Getting Ready for Kindergarten with My Library (Part 1)

   Getting Ready for Kinder using the “Colorado Day by Day Family Literacy Calendar” And our Libraries     Part …

Lifelong Literacy

Pamela Mejia de Rodriguez

January 25, 2018

The 5 Early Literacy Practices: Sing

“Gallina=chicken, puerta=door, ventana=window y pluma=pen” Those are words of a traditional rhyme back in my country. Even though I didn’t …

Lifelong Literacy

Pamela Mejia de Rodriguez

January 23, 2018

“The Library” or La Biblioteca (English version)

For those who don’t know me, my name is Pamela Mejia. I was born and lived all my life in …

Lifelong Literacy

Pamela Mejia de Rodriguez

January 15, 2018

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