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 …
Learning
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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, …
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 …
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 …
“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 …
“The Library” or La Biblioteca (Spanish version)
Para aquellos que no me conocen, mi nombre es Pamela Mejia, nací y viví toda mi vida hasta los 27 …
New Year, New Challenge: 500 books before 5!
Parents and caregivers are the first education providers during the 0-5 early critical years. Reading has been associated as an …
Bedtime Storytime
Bedtime is a great time for adult caregivers to read books and comfort children before going to sleep. In this …
Early Literacy and Math
Cognitive development is the construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem-solving, language learning and decision-making (logical thinking), from childhood through …
Going to a Pumpkin Patch or Apple Picking?
No matter which one you are doing this year, or even if you’re doing both, you can turn it into …
Trick or Treat? Sing with me!
As a caregiver and/or parent, you can have fun with your little ones this Halloween dancing, laughing and singing songs …
Family Members, Friends, and Neighbors (FFN) Child care providers
FFN caregivers present many challenges to any library wishing to serve them. They might not always be hard to find- …
LiteracyGo the New Tablet from AWE Learning
During our summer kits preparation time, Deborah from John C Fremont Library shared with us an innovative way to take …
Benefits of Reading with Children
If you are related to the fields of early literacy, libraries, education, child development, brain development, etc., you already know …
To Grow a Reader is Not Out of This World!
During my years as a preschool teacher, I had the opportunity to work in a bilingual school back in my …