Beyond Storytime:  Babies, Toddlers & Books

The following links will help you enhance your child's Library Storytime experience.

Emergent Literacy

ALA|Born to Read

Babies & Books

ˇColorín Colorado! Fun and Effective Ways to Read with Children

Enjoying Our Company: Activities for Crawlers and Walkers

Family Literacy & You - National Center for Family Literacy

Get Ready to Read

Getting to Know You: Activities for Young Babies

PBS Parents. Reading and Language

Reading to Your Baby

Talking About Me: Activities for Toddlers

10 Good Reasons to Read to a Baby

Tips for Families as Their Chidren's First Teacher

More Detailed Information About Literacy Development

Activities for Reading and Writing Fun
Suggested activities to encourage literacy

A Child Becomes a Reader
A 36 page handbook to help parents raise a reader

Creating a Home Literacy Environment
Information about making books and reading a natural part of your child's life

Grow Up Reading @ the West Bloomfield Township Public Library
Information about emergent literacy and suggestions for raising a reader

Helping Your Child Become a Reader
A booklet from the U.S. Department of Education which can be read online or downloaded

Kindergarteners - FamilyEucation.com
What to expect when your child enters kindergarten

Read*Write*Now!
Information on emergent literacy and activity suggestions

Reading is Fundamental: Your Baby, Toddler, and Preschooler
Information about introducing books to young children and the importance of early literacy

Reading Rockets- Reading Comprehension & Language Arts Teaching Strategies for Kids
Information about teaching children to read and helping struggling readers

Ready at Five
Downloadable articles, tips and activities to help you prepare your child for kindergarten

School & Learning on Scholastic.com Parents
Information about preparing your child for each school grade

Schwab Learning - Preparing Your Preschooler to Read
Information about raising a reader with links to other web articles and downloads

What is Early Literacy?
Information about emergent literacy and language development

Zero to Three:  Early Language and Literacy
An introduction to Early Literacy

Music and Babies

Music and Your Baby (newborn to 1 year)

Music and Your Toddler or Preschooler (ages 1 to 3)

Play is Important

Games to Play with Your Toddler

Play:  Why It's So Important

Zero to Three:   Key Play

Ideas to Help Bring Storytime Into Your Home

Preschool Fingerplays, Action Poems, Nursery Rhymes and Songs

Pratt's Story and Theme Bag Ideas

Commercial Reading Systems

Hooked on Phonics

LeapFrog

The Lexile Framework for Reading

 

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