Guest Post: Ready, Set, Kindergarten

Today’s guest post comes from two youth services librarians at the Beaverton City Library in Oregon. Carson and MacKenzie are here to share their Ready, Set, Kindergarten series for preschoolers. I really like how they incorporate social emotional learning into the design of the program which sets out to give families a safe space to… Continue reading Guest Post: Ready, Set, Kindergarten

Early Literacy Messages: Using Personal Stories

Fostering early literacy skills, also known as emergent literacy, is one of my favourite parts about storytime.  I’ve written before about how I include early literacy tips in my storytimes here: Early Literacy Messages in Action Early Literacy Messages in Action Blog Post Round Up Storytime Planning: Resource of the Week Planning a Storytime Session… Continue reading Early Literacy Messages: Using Personal Stories

Early Literacy Messages in Action: Blog Post Round Up

This week on Jbrary we’re talking about how and why we incorporate early literacy messages in storytime.  I wrote all about my methods earlier this week, but the extra special part of this conversation is that it is happening on many other youth services blogs!  I have been so moved by everyone’s willingness to share… Continue reading Early Literacy Messages in Action: Blog Post Round Up