Readers Grow Readers

Thanks and a tip of the hat to Stephen Abrams at Stephens Lighthouse for sharing this infographic and links to the original article in his blog on February 11, 2019!

Talk, Read, and Sing Together Every Day: Tips for Families

Resources for early literacy information abound, but I just discovered a new one that has a wonderful handout to share with parents and caregivers of babies and toddlers. Right now, I'd like to share it with you! You can view and download it HERE.


More resources and information can be found at the Talking is Teaching website.

'"Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing" is a public awareness and action campaign that helps parents recognize their power to boost their children’s early brain and vocabulary development through simple, everyday actions - like describing things while walking outside, or singing songs together during bath time. Using books, parent videos, text messaging, social media, and information from expert partners, Talking is Teaching empowers parents and caregivers with fun and easy ways to improve their babies' learning.' (from http://talkingisteaching.org/about)

2016 Early Literacy Calendars Available

The 2016 Early Literacy Calendar is now available! This project is brought to you by YSS, and awesome librarians from all over WI contributed to it. The calendar offers caregivers 365 days of tips on how to raise a reader. It is a wonderful resource to provide to patrons at your library and to offer as a handout at outreach visits! 

 

NEW for 2016: Your choice of 8.5x11 or 11x17 pages!*

*The 11x17 pdf is not posted to the WLA website yet, but will be available soon.