Taking “Every Child Ready to Read” to

Childcare Providers

Presented by: April GreenKayla Lavigne & Siobhan

Loendorf

• Catawba County ExperienceLSTA Grant –Early Literacy Outreach Specialist

• What is ECRR?

• Hands On Application of ECRR

In 2000, the Association for Library Service to Children and the Public Library Association responded to

research studies that found a significant percentage of children were entering kindergarten without the early literacy

skills needed to learn to read.

Where did this program start?

Teaching caregivers how to support the early literacy development of their

children was the basisof Every Child Ready to Read

@ your library® (ECRR).

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.

Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

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.

What does the research say?

LSTA GRANT

Early Literacy Outreach Specialist-Spread the word-Introduce digital literacy-Narrow the gap between socioeconomic levels

Grant Writing

Start with Why!

Communicate your passion and vision; what impact will your grant have on the community?

Address the reality and sustainability of the program

How is your program unique or different?

Partnerships –demonstrates other groups recognize the issues and want to help

Don’t forget supplies for crafts, gas mileage, training materials

Partnerships

Establish relationships with community organizations

Build social capital

Communicate the vision and passion

North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc.

• every child reaches his or her potential and is prepared to succeed in a global community.• helps working parents pay for child care• improves the quality of child care• provides health and family support services

http://www.smartstart.org/smart-start-in-your-community/

Grant Management

Starts when you are writing the grant

You should assume you are going to be awarded the grant and prepare accordingly.

-hiring people-training people-evaluation-expenses – purchase orders, quotes-vet outside services

Questions?

Reading is essential to school success.

Start now to help childrenget ready to read.

Learning to read begins before children start

school.

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Reading is learning the code.

Who can break the code?

What do children need to know before they can

learn to read?

What is decoding?

• Noticing print• Knowing letter names and sounds• Hearing the sounds that make up words

Reading is more than decoding words. Good readers understand the

meaning of what they read.

Reading is understanding the meaning.

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What do children need to know before they can

learn to read?

What is comprehension?

• Knowing what words mean (vocabulary)• Understanding the meaning of printed language

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

Help your child be ready to read with simple activities every day.

TALKING

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

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:

“_________ came to the library today.We’re so glad, we’ll shout ‘Hooray!’”

Talking helps your childget ready to read.

Talking:

Books are wonderful conversation starters.

We’re going on a picture walk. Let’s meet the little red hen and her

friends.

Talking helps your childget ready to read.

Talking:

When you are talking to your children:

• Use new words.• Take turns.• Make connections.

SINGING

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

Singing helps your childget ready to read.

Singing:Songs are a natural way to

learn about language.

Singing helps your childget ready to read.

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:

Singing helps your childget ready to read.

Singing:

This is the way we plant our seeds,Plant our seeds, plant our seeds.

This is the way we plant our seeds,Early in the morning.

Repeat using:

Water the wheatCut the wheatGo to the mill

Make the doughMake the breadEat the bread

READING

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

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Reading together and talking about what you

read encourages imaginative thinking

Reading:

Shared reading developsvocabulary and comprehension.

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Ask open ended questions at the end

of the story. Example: If you

wanted some bread, what would you do?

Let’s read The Little Red Hen.

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

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

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.

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

Playing:

Pretend and dramatic playdevelop language skills.

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Playing helps childrenget ready to read.

Let’s retell the story of The Little Red Hen.

Your classroom can be a learning center to help

children get readyto read.

Make your classroom a learning zone!

Further information about

Every Child Ready to Read® 2nd Edition

online at

www.everychildreadytoread.org.Our next workshop is…

January 12th 6:30-8:30 pm @ The Children's Resource Center Contact the Children’s Resource Center for

Free Education Credits