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Presented by: April Green & Kayla Lavigne

Fun for Librarians

ECRR is based on early literacy research.

• Prevention of Reading Difficulties

• National Reading Panel

• National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth

• National Early Literacy Panel

The five early literacy practices in ECRR 2nd Edition are based on updated research.

What’s the 2nd edition based on?

Let’s examine what the research says.

Children develop early literacy skills beginning at

birth.

Children start to develop early literacy skills beginning at birth.

Children who begin school with well-developed early literacy skills have greater success learning to read and generally have greater success throughout their school years.

The most important skills children need to develop are decoding and comprehension skills.

What does the research say?

There are five simple practices that help children get ready to read.

Help children be ready to read with simple classroom

activities every day.

IMPACT

As librarians we provide more of an impact on parents and caregivers by

demonstrating the best ways to incorporate the five simple practices!

What do children need to know before they can

learn to read?

Using early literacy practices during storytime shows parents and caregivers easy ways to help their child develop early literacy skills

and get them ready to read.

Turn storytime

into good early literacypractices for home

with examples of simple early literacy practices that parents and children can

enjoy together.

Librarians make an IMPACT

TALKING

Talking helps childrenget ready to read.

Talking:

Children learn about language bylistening to people talk andjoining the conversation.

Use the language you know best to help your child get ready to read.

Talking helps your childget ready to read.

Talking:

When you are talking to your children:• Use new words.• Take turns.• Make connections.

Books are wonderful conversation starters

SINGING

Singing helps your childget ready to read.

Singing:Songs are a natural way to

learn about language.

Singing slows down language. .

Twinkle, twinkle little star,How I wonder what you are.Up above the world so high,Like a diamond in the sky.Twinkle, twinkle little star,

How I wonder what you are.

Singing

TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

Twinkle Twinkle Little StarHow I Wonder What You AreUp Above The World So HighLike A Diamond In The SkyTwinkle Twinkle Little Star

How I Wonder What You Are

READING

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Reading together and talking about what you

read encourages imaginative thinking

Reading:

Shared reading developsvocabulary and comprehension.

Children learn new words from shared reading

Reading:

Reading helps children learnless common words.

Talk about the meaning of

words as you read.

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Shared reading is the best way to help your child get

ready to read.

Reading:

How you share books withyour child is important.

WRITING

Writing helps your childget ready to read.

Writing:

Reading and writing go together.

Writing helps your childget ready to read.

Making Marks Drawing and Writing

Name Writing Word Writing

Writing:

PLAYING

ECRR 2nd Edition provides activities parents can use tohelp their children get ready to read.

Play is one of the best ways for children to learn

language and literacy skills

Playing:

Children learn about language through different kinds of play.

F Y IPlaying:

Pretend and dramatic playdevelop language skills.

Make-believe gives children a chance to act out real-life situations.

Your classroom can be a learning center to help

children get readyto read.

Make your library a learning zone!

Thank You To Everyone that Participated

Thank You!

Further information about Every Child Ready to Read® 2nd

Edition online at www.everychildreadytoread.org.