Counting Down to KindergartenCounting Down to Kindergarten
a Complete Guide to Creating a School Readiness Program for Your Community
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Current format, Book, 2015, , No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formatsIn this guide, Baker combines her background in early childhood education with her experience as a youth services programming specialist to present a school readiness program that can be tailored for any public library.
Shares a framework for developing early childhood programs in public libraries for children and families, featuring lesson plans, a readiness calendar, and examples of readiness programs from across the country.
Baker, a youth services specialist at a library, former teacher, and specialist in early childhood education, early literacy/school readiness programs, and public libraries, draws on the Countdown to Kindergarten program she developed for a public library to show librarians how to develop school readiness programs for young children. She explains the basics of early childhood development and early literacy, aspects of school readiness, the role of public libraries, how to develop a readiness program, specific lesson plans for use with parents and preschool children who will be entering kindergarten in the next school year, a school readiness calendar, examples of programs from different libraries, and planning adult sessions. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
The public library is in the perfect position as a community resource to help bridge the gap between preschool and kindergarten; however, starting from scratch can feel daunting. In this guide, Baker combines her background in early childhood education with her experience as a youth services programming specialist to present a school readiness program that can be tailored for any public library. Based on the successful framework of her tried and tested original program, this book offers everything that a public library needs in order to get started, including
- A six-week schedule of detailed lesson plans which combine the best practices of the Every Child Ready to Read® (ECRR) Second Edition (talking, singing, reading, writing, playing) with nationally identified school readiness skills
- A six-month family calendar with activities to help parents engage their children in activities that foster early literacy and school readiness skills at home
- Tips for maintaining a collaborative relationship with early childhood stakeholders and policymakers to help maintain a program that fits the school readiness needs of the local community
- Specific examples of successful school readiness programs and partnerships from public library systems across the country
Baker's guide will help public libraries ensure that young children are ready for school from day one.
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Shares a framework for developing early childhood programs in public libraries for children and families, featuring lesson plans, a readiness calendar, and examples of readiness programs from across the country.
Baker, a youth services specialist at a library, former teacher, and specialist in early childhood education, early literacy/school readiness programs, and public libraries, draws on the Countdown to Kindergarten program she developed for a public library to show librarians how to develop school readiness programs for young children. She explains the basics of early childhood development and early literacy, aspects of school readiness, the role of public libraries, how to develop a readiness program, specific lesson plans for use with parents and preschool children who will be entering kindergarten in the next school year, a school readiness calendar, examples of programs from different libraries, and planning adult sessions. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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