https://www.earlychildliteracy.com/home daily 1.0 2022-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b39f95e6815d494a716f8e/1622924640412-BSKQ6Q6SDAO4PSZB8HHE/headshot.jpg Home - I am an early literacy specialist committed to improving educational outcomes for young children. I offer research-based trainings for library staff who work with children to help improve early childhood educational outcomes. Through joyous, engaging, interactive storytimes and activities we can help parents and care-providers develop their children’s early literacy skills. https://www.earlychildliteracy.com/about-me daily 0.75 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b39f95e6815d494a716f8e/52c7ec9a-9cd2-4651-9ff7-5c0a9170c1ce/headshot2.jpg About Me - I am an early literacy trainer and advocate for young children. My practice and trainings are inspired by my belief that library staff can help improve childhood educational outcomes by influencing the adults in children's lives to embrace the joy of sharing books with children. It is through these intentional interactions between adults and children around books and conversations that the foundation upon which a child who will be able to read with understanding is built. https://www.earlychildliteracy.com/contact daily 0.75 2024-04-28 https://www.earlychildliteracy.com/past-projects daily 0.75 2022-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b39f95e6815d494a716f8e/795e6d4d-6bf9-4a63-b5c4-eee2e4470c07/Untitled+design.png Past Projects Early Literacy Storytimes @ your library®: Partnering with Caregivers for Success and Storytimes for Everyone!: Developing Young Children's Language and Literacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b39f95e6815d494a716f8e/f2470cb4-b773-4c04-8f0e-2afd927cd856/Untitled+design-2.png Past Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b39f95e6815d494a716f8e/1624119985577-XCS2M22YYL27A0899KYG/laundry.png Past Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b39f95e6815d494a716f8e/4424de34-5e1f-41af-aac3-1d70bc03a687/Preschool-Colors.jpeg Past Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b39f95e6815d494a716f8e/1645378937141-DTRYQO5OL3AL6QE6Y0HR/unsplash-image-KuCGlBXjH_o.jpg Past Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b39f95e6815d494a716f8e/d724e88f-280f-4caa-904d-61a3fcfb36cf/Scan+10.jpeg Past Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b39f95e6815d494a716f8e/1624120126737-DYQ0FCNW4YKC1MX7AMTJ/walk.jpg Past Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.earlychildliteracy.com/what-people-are-satying daily 0.75 2022-04-24 https://www.earlychildliteracy.com/staff-development daily 0.75 2022-04-26 https://www.earlychildliteracy.com/staff-development/storytime monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b39f95e6815d494a716f8e/1622923319070-KOLETPDCDN1CYGHFCMAA/storytime.jpg Staff Development - Storytimes For Everyone - Storytimes for Everyone! - From Research to Practice Early literacy is the base upon which a child who reads with understanding is built. The goal of this workshop is to teach storytime staff how to explain, model and encourage caregivers to help their children develop the early literacy skills needed to learn how to read. Participants will become familiar with seminal research on early literacy, how to explain its importance to caregivers while presenting fun, interactive storytimes. Six hours of content + resources https://www.earlychildliteracy.com/staff-development/ready2read monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b39f95e6815d494a716f8e/1622905630041-EDVB2CFF185857YWBB6T/R2R.JPG Staff Development - Every Child Ready To Read https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b39f95e6815d494a716f8e/1622925069916-0AHF1D1K5GJDBJ3DURUW/dad%2Bbaby.jpg Staff Development - Every Child Ready To Read - Every Child Ready to Read ® -- Workshops and More! This training is based on PLA and ALSC’s Manual Every Child Ready to Read® @ your library®, 2nd Edition. Participants will increase their knowledge of early literacy research, learn how to hold ECRR@ workshops, and create activities in their libraries to support parent-child interactions around early literacy. Six hours of content + resources https://www.earlychildliteracy.com/staff-development/care-providers monthly 0.5 2022-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b39f95e6815d494a716f8e/ce9c2b68-ffbf-4cec-bd73-f85ecb1c2abf/talking-to-babies.jpeg Staff Development - Infants and Young Toddlers: Early Literacy Now! - Infants and Young Toddlers: Early Literacy Now! Adults in infants’ and young toddlers’ lives play a critical role in helping their children develop their language and early literacy, the first steps toward becoming a reader. This workshop introduces library staff to the importance of starting early to support language acquisition, the fundamentals of brain and language development, and how to inspire and model for adults strategies supporting that development while they talk, sing, read, write and play together. https://www.earlychildliteracy.com/staff-development/math-and-science-in-storytime monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b39f95e6815d494a716f8e/1622923802231-XPSF31FVWT1XDLLYQHU8/blocks.jpg Staff Development - Math and Science in Storytime - Science and Math in Storytimes Math and science concepts, including content and process thinking, are keys to children’s comprehension of their world and later learning in school. Through this workshop participants will become familiar with foundational concepts of math and science for young children, how to find those elements in picture books, share factual books for young children and incorporate them into a joyful and engaging storytime. Six hours of content + resources