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 …
early literacy
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 …