| Early Literacy Initiative - What libraries can do - Training |
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| What libraries can do |
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- Early Literacy materials/collections
- Atmosphere/children's environments
- Programming
- Training and staff development
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| Training and staff development |
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Steps you can take
INPUT: Training and Staff Development
To encourage library staff to actively seek out personal development opportunities and build upon their early literacy knowledge…
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Giant Steps |
Read a new children’s book every week
Join the kids-lib listserv
Practice talking with babies
Read an article about early literacy and/or child development
Visit a website about early literacy
Call Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant, 503-378-2528, at the Oregon State Library
Go to the Next Steps section and do one thing on that list
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Books & Literacy Development
Join PUBYAC
Read a book about early literacy and/or child development
Check out a title from Oregon State Library’s collection
Sign up for an early childhood newsletter online
Training & Education
Take advantage of an early literacy training opportunity (for instance, consider trainings offered by the Oregon Library Association, Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children, Oregon State Library, your local community college, etc.)
Create a personal development plan to develop your early literacy skills
Go to the Giant Steps section and do one thing on that list
Reaching Out to Others
Join a professional support organization (Oregon Library Association Children's Services Division, Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children, etc.)
Talk to a youth librarian at a neighboring library
Talk to your director about early literacy
Ask for time on your library board’s agenda to talk about early literacy
Attend meetings of your county’s Early Childhood Team (sponsored by your local Commission on Children and Families )
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Books & Literacy Development
Keep abreast of early literacy research by reading new books and online research & articles
Contribute to an early childhood newsletter online
Training & Education
Attend a Public Library Association or American Library Association workshop on Every Child Ready To Read @ Your Library
Attend national conferences about early literacy – Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library and PLA Spring Symposium
Participate in local early literacy education and training opportunities
Become an Early Words Trainer
Reaching Out to Others
Join your county’s Early Childhood Team (sponsored by your local Commission on Children and Families)
Offer early literacy training to other professionals, such as at Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children & Oregon Library Association conferences
Gather youth librarians from neighboring libraries to discuss early literacy
Convene a meeting of community partners concerned about early literacy to discuss how to work together
Participate in Oregon Library Aassociation’s Children Service’s Division
Establish ongoing training and development opportunities for staff
Find and create more partnerships with others (e.g. Latino agencies)
Present to local authorities and city councils. Tell them that libraries are vital to the health of the community
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VISION: All children ready to learn to read when they begin kindergarten.
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Looking for more ideas on how to improve your library's atmosphere and children's area? Check out some of these additional resources:
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