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Your Local Library
A Goldmine of Resources for Your Toddler and Infant
By Mary Hill
1. Vocabulary – Knowing the names of things.
2. Print Motivation – A child's interest in and enjoyment of books.
3. Phonological Sensitivity – The ability to hear and manipulate the smaller sounds in words.
4. Print Awareness – Learning that writing in English follows basic rules, such as print flows from top to bottom and left to right; knowing that the print on the page is what someone who knows how to read is reading.
5. Letter Knowledge – Learning that letters are different from each other, that each letter has a name and that specific sounds go with specific letters.
6. Narrative Skills – Being able to understand and tell stories and being able to describe things.
The county library systems in Indiana and Oregon are just two of 14 Public Library Association demonstration sites for its Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library program. Other library systems participating include those in Baltimore County, Md.; the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C.; Hennepin County, Minn.; King County, Wash.; and the Metropolitan Library System in Oklahoma City, Okla. You can check out the PLA Web site for more information or for a complete list of libraries participating in the program.