ECRR Introduction Binder (blackberry)

Tab 1: ECRR Basics

Tab 2: Introductory Information

Tab 3: Six Skills - Parent Education Session #1
Tab 4: Research

Tab 5: Resources

Binder One (blush)
View and print Binder One which includes print motivation, vocabulary development, and reading books parent education sessions and RFHF training PowerPoint. View and print Binder One Spanish supplements.
 

Tab 1: Workshop One
Tab 2: Print Motivation: I Love Words!- Parent Education Session #2
Tab 3: Vocabulary: I Know Words! - Parent Education Session #3
Tab 4: Reading Books: I Love Books! - Parent Education Session #4

• Print Motivation: I Love Words!- Parent Education Session #2 (English and Spanish)
• Vocabulary: I Know Words! - Parent Education Session #3 (English and Spanish)
• Reading Books: I Love Books! - Parent Education Session #4 (English and Spanish)

 
 

Binder Two (periwinkle)
View and print Binder Two which includes print awareness, narrative skills, and dialogic reading parent education sessions and RFHF training PowerPoint. View and print Binder Two Spanish supplements.
 

Tab 1: Workshop Two
Tab 2: Print Awareness: I See Words! - Parent Education Session #5
Tab 3: Narrative Skills: I Can Tell a Story! - Parent Education Session #6
Tab 4: Dialogic Reading: I Can Read! - Parent Education Session #7

• Print Awareness: I See Words! - Parent Education Session #5 (English and Spanish)
• Narrative Skills: I Can Tell a Story! - Parent Education Session #6 (English and Spanish)
• Dialogic Reading: I Can Read! - Parent Education Session #7 (English and Spanish)

 
 

Binder Three (kiwi)
View and print Binder Three which includes phonological awareness, letter knowledge, and phonological games parent education sessions and RFHF training PowerPoint. View and print Binder Three Spanish supplements. 

Tab 1: Workshop Three

Tab 2: Phonological Awareness: I Hear Words! - Parent Education Session #8

Tab 3: Letter Knowledge: I Know Letters! - Parent Education Session #9

Tab 4: Phonological Awareness games: I Can Rhyme! - Parent Education Session #10

• Phonological Awareness: I Hear Words! - Parent Education Session #8 (English and Spanish)
• Letter Knowledge: I Know Letters! - Parent Education Session #9 (English and Spanish)
• Phonological Awareness games: I Can Rhyme! - Parent Education Session #10 (English and Spanish)

 

Year One Manual and Resource Kit
Several changes were made to the RFHF based on feedback from Year One participants.  However, Year One participants may need to access the content of the manual they received to replace any lost of damaged pages.
 
View and print the Year One manual and resource kit.
 

In 2011 the Public Library Association updated the Every Child Ready to Read @ your library curriculum.  The research and information the curriculum is based on did not change from the first edition to the second edition.  Therefore Healthy Start family support workers and children's librarians may continue to use the materials they were trained in and received when they participated in RFHF. 
 
However, the way in which the information is presented has changed dramatically.  Instead of focusing on teaching parents the six skills their children need to develop before they start kindergarten, the second edition focuses on teaching parents activities they can do with their children to help them develop the six skills and get them ready to learn to read. 
 
Every Child Ready to Read @ your library 2nd Edition is designed to be a turn-key curriculum that does not require additional training.  Some materials from the 2nd Edition are freely available online.  Libraries that participated in RFHF will receive one 2nd Edition kit in Fall 2011, paid for by the State Library with Library Services and Technology Act funds.  The 2nd Edition kit will be available to check out from the State Library in Fall 2011.  
 

View and print point-of-contact activities for parents to use with their children. These are available in English and Spanish. 
 
Washington Learning Systems, LLC is a small company working to create big changes in the lives of young children. Their evidence based programs promote early literacy, language, cognitive, and social development.
 
They have made available free reproducible language and early literacy activities that were developed by Angela Notari-Syverson, Ph.D. and Kristin Rytter, Ph.D, with Judy Challoner, Faith Haertig Sadler, Young Sook Lim, Ph.D., Marilyn Sturm, and Rodd Hedlund (2005). The development of these materials was supported by Grant H324M020084 from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. Dr. Notari-Syverson and colleagues allow the materials to be reproduced and distributed as long as the materials are not sold.
 
The materials are specifically designed to address the three key skills of 1) language development, 2) phonological awareness, and 3) general print awareness.
 
These materials include home and community activities for adults and children that encourage early language and literacy development in young children. They are appropriate for children with disabilities as well as children who are developing typically.
 
Each of the activities includes three pages: 1) An activity description, 2) Hints for making the activity fun and developmentally appropriate, and 3) A brief self-evaluation form that cues parents and other caregivers to notice their children’s skills, and also cues adults to examine and grow their own interactions with children.
 

Born to Succeed (DVD)
In Born to Succeed, young parents share their personal stories of reading with their infants and toddlers, describing how it benefits their relationships and develops their child’s early literacy skills.  Parents provide practical tips for other young parents.  This video is particularly effective to show to teen parents.  Available in English and Spanish. Developed by Multnomah County Library. 
 

Hear and Say (DVD)
Hear and Say is a simple technique for developing a conversation while reading picture books that encourages young children to speak, thus improving their vocabulary and narrative skills.  Parents will learn how to initiate and expand conversations with their children about stories and pictures to foster their child’s early literacy development. (This DVD is no longer available to purchase) 
  

Growing Readers: Help Your Child Get Ready to Read/Lectores en crecimiento (Online)

Reading for All, in partnership with McMinnville public Library and the Oregon Community Foundation, produced this video to demonstrate real early literacy interactions between children and parents. The video features physicians, librarians, and parents discussing early literacy activities and why they are important. This video is available streaming online in English and in Spanish.

 

Playing Around with Words (DVD)
Playing Around with Words: Games and Activities to Develop Phonological Awareness in 4-5 Year Olds explains and demonstrates how playing simple games throughout the day develops phonological awareness, one of the key skills in getting ready to read. Developed by Provo Public Library, available for purchase via the ALA Store.


Ready to Learn: Essential Tips for Early Literacy (DVD)
In Ready to Learn: Essential Tips for Early Literacy, LeVar Burton, Jamie Lee Curtis, and child development experts show parents how to help their children develop language skills and learning skills through everyday activities.  Parents will learn how to effectively communicate with their children, incorporate reading into their daily routine, and activities that will spark their child’s interest in learning.  Available in English and Spanish, booklet included.


Success Starts with Reading (DVD)
In Success Starts with Reading parents share early literacy messages, demonstrating how to foster the development of early literacy skills by encouraging their children to participate in the story.  Talking, singing, reading, and rhyming may seem just like fun and games, but they are important activities that lead to reading! Developed by Multnomah County Library.

Posters

Purple poster of six crayons, each naming and describing one of the early literacy skills.  Developed by Multnomah County Library, available in English and Spanish.
 

Brochures 

Born to Read brochures include tips on reading to babies and a book list. The English brochure is available to purchase from the American Library Association Store. The Spanish and Chinese versions are available to download and print.

• Spanish (available in Color or Black & White)
• Chinese (available in Color or Black & White)

Every Child Ready to Read 1st Edition brochures cover the six early literacy skills by age.

• Babies (available in Color or Black & White)
• Toddlers (available in Color or Black & White)
• Preschoolers (available in Color or Black & White)

Every Child Ready to Read 2nd Edition brochures focus on the five early literacy activites caregivers can do with their children to develop early literacy skills. They are available to purchase from the American Library Association Store.

Milestones of Early Literacy Development is a handout by Reach Out And Read that provides guidance on how to support early literacy development in young children. It is available to download and print in English and Spanish.

Milestone Moments: Learn the Signs. Act Early is a booklet by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides parents with a checklist of key cognitive and physical milestones, suggests activities to help children learn and grow, and provides information about what parents can do if they are concerned about developmental delays.  While the focus of this booklet is over-all child development, it includes a lot of information around language development which is the foundation of early literacy.  In addition, many of the suggested activities support early literacy development.

The Reading for a Healthy Start brochure covers the importance of reading to young children, suggested reading list for kids, resources for parents, library visits, and tips on reading to your child. This brochure was included in the RFHF Resource Kit. Available in English and Spanish.
 
The RFHF brochure was developed to distribute to potential participants, and other organizations and agencies interested in the project.  This is not intended for families or childcare providers receiving early literacy education. 

Saroj Ghoting links to a variety of early literacy brochures, book lists, activity cards, and more that are available to download and print.

Young Children: Stages and Books is a seven page chart by Saroj Ghoting neatly outlines the ages and stages of early literacy activities 0-5 year old are capable of, what types of books are appropriate for those stages, and how to share books with children at each age.