by Leah Langby | Jun 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
3 of the posters available to download and printIn order to help encourage parents and caregivers to talk, sing, play, read and write with their young children, the Association for Library Service to Children created some gorgeous posters that are available to...
by Leah Langby | Jun 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
I was just listening to a recorded ALSC webinar by Cen Campbell (founder of the Little eLit blog). She made an analogy that made a lot of sense to me. She suggested that no matter how we feel about kids spending time interacting with screens, sticking to...
by Leah Langby | Jan 23, 2015 | Keeping Up With Kids
Sharon Grover from the Hedberg Public Library in Janesville passed on information about a fascinating article in the New Yorker magazine about Providence Talks, a project in Providence, Rhode Island that attempts to address the word gap (based on the Hart and Risley...
by Leah Langby | Dec 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
The CLEL Bell Awards are a new national award designed to recognize picture books that provide excellent support of early literacy development in young children.On the shortlists are 25 titles: five books in each of five categories representing an early literacy...
by Leah Langby | Nov 17, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Here are three things to help you feel informed about early literacy and technology:1. A FREE WEBINAR this week: Every Kid Ready to Read: Tech Tools for Early LiteracyWednesday, November 1911:00AM-12:00 PM (Pacific Time)What’s the best way to bring...
