"Every Child Ready to Read" (ECRR) is not a new concept, but the term may be new to some parents, and we'd like to talk about it now, and how it will be implemented in our 2019 storytimes!
First of all, let's give credit where credit is due. Check out the
official website to get all the information you will ever need to know!
Every Child Ready to Read is a research-based approach to early literacy for children, focusing on the public libraries working with primary adults. Storytime is, of course, for our children--to get them excited to read and to get them involved in storytelling. But as more research has been done, and new practices come out, the shift is focusing on great literacy tips to share with parents and caregivers! We want to empower you with tools and tips to use at home!
I love this quote from the About Us page on the ECRR website:
"The Public Library Association (PLA) and Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) concluded that public libraries could have an even greater impact on early literacy through an approach that focused on educating parents and caregivers. If the primary adults in a child's life can learn more about the importance of early literacy and how to nurture pre-reading skills at home, the effect of library efforts can be multiplied many times."
There are five main components to ECRR that we will be hitting in storytime--
READ
WRITE
TALK
SING
PLAY
All of these, likely, happen naturally in your home and in storytime. We want to continue to give you new ideas and tips to encourage these practices in your home. Because of this, we have changed storytimes at the Bremen Public Library that will begin on Wednesday, January 16 and Thursday, January 17, 2019.
We hope you are all interested in trying this out with us! Have questions? Give us a call or email Children's Librarian, Kelsey McLane at kmclane@bremen.lib.in.us
And sign up for storytimes in person, via phone, or online!
Here are some great books that we have used in preparation!
