Ohio Ready to Read Wiki:Current events
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Please use this page to post links to current articles in library blogs that cover early literacy topics, announcements of events of interest to librarians, or other timely notices and announcements.
Carol Mitchell, Greene County Public Library manager and Ohio Ready to Read Task Force member, and Kathleen Moore, early literacy specialist for Dayton Metro Library, were featured in a 3/1/11 Dayton Daily News article, "How to foster a love for reading at a very young age". Carol and Kathleen discussed the benefits of five simple early literacy practices: talking, singing, reading, writing and playing.
The Finance Project and the Annie E. Casey Foundation offer a new report on federal funding for literacy projects: LEARNING TO READ: A Guide to Federal Funding for Grade-Level Reading Proficiency (2011).
From The Finance Project website: “A first of its kind, this guide helps state and local officials, leaders of community-based and national organizations, school leaders, and private investors find funding to strengthen and sustain grade-level reading programs and services for children from birth through third grade. It identifies more than 100 federal funding sources that can be used to address the root causes of failing to read, to help fund remediation strategies, and to build cohesive infrastructure and systems necessary to effectively train and guide professionals. It also offers users “best bet” funding sources, on-the-ground examples and allows users to search by funding purpose, eligibility and special populations.”
Download the report at http://www.financeproject.org/publications/GLR_Guide.pdf (PDF file).
This article from Slate Magazine talks about how preschool "instruction" can actually cause young children to be less creative and curious in their play. It's an interesting to think about how this relates to the way Every Child Ready to Read materials are presented to parents.
In Arizona, the "Reach Out and Read" program teaches pediatricians how to work books and literacy training into their appointments. Books are given away to families at check-ups as doctors evaluate how the child is developing in their pre-reading skills.
Reading Rockets offers a variety of resources for early literacy, including this video series that focuses on Phonological Awareness.
