I came across an amazing resource, created by librarians and reading specialists in Oregon. Fostering Readers is a website devoted to providing librarians with all sorts of great activities aimed at encouraging and developing emergent readers. You can find ideas for passive programs, in-person programs, handouts, and some of the research that backs up the activities! I highly recommend taking a look at it to help inspire you for some evidence-based programming ideas for kids who are just starting their reading journey.
Inspiring Intergenerational Community Art Projects
Thanks so much to Shelly Collins Fuerbringer from the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire for these inspiring ideas! This summer we offered a CD weaving project with the idea of stringing all the finished products together to create a beautiful wall...