Blogs about: Pre Literacy
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Play and literacy for babies and toddlers
Here’s a great story, “Play time helps boost child literacy,” from the online London (Ontario) Free Press, about the links between the play of babies and toddlers and pre-literacy sk… more →
The Monkey Speaks
Play and literacy for babies and toddlers
the Monkey wrote 11 months ago: Here’s a great story, “Play time helps boost child literacy,” from the online Lond … more →
ALA's Message to the New Administration
the Monkey wrote 11 months ago: The American Library Association’s Washington Office released to the library community this mo … more →
No preschoolers left behind - finally
the Monkey wrote 11 months ago: There’s a great article in the New York Times, “Obama Pledge Stirs Hope in Early Childho … more →
"Toddling toward reading"
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: I’ve mentioned WETA Public Television’s “Reading Rockets” site and TV series … more →
In many places in the U.S., minorities under 5 are now the majority
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Last week, the U.S. Census released figures showing that due to the massive migration of Hispanic fa … more →
Former Assistant Secretary of Education criticizes No Child Left Behind, shows how libraries can help
the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Susan Neuman, who was for a couple of years President Bush’s Assistant Secretary for Elementar … more →
Politics and early literacy
the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: I feel kind of weird linking up to yet another New York Times story, but I have a bad habit of readi … more →
It's not too late for a few summer literacy ideas
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Several times, I’ve pointed out the Reading Rockets site from WETA Public TV as a good place f … more →
Getting men involved in literacy
the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: We all know that kids often admire the men in their lives – and often it’s because men p … more →
New "literacy playground" at Toronto Public Library
the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Wow – take a look at this. Here’s a story in the Toronto Star telling us about the new c … more →
Reading Rockets and summer reading
the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Now that we’ve reached Memorial Day weekend and we’re on the cusp of summer, it’s … more →
Alphabet Rubbings!
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swegene1 wrote 1 year ago: This is a variation on an activity we did a month or so ago–that time it was using numbers, wh … more →
Mem Fox headlining AZ early literacy summit
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Tucson’s Pima County Public Library is hosting an early literacy summit titled “Creating … more →
Here's more early literacy stuff worth a look
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: If you do a little searching, you’ll find all kinds of resources on the Web that will help you … more →
Environmental Print in Libraries
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Here at the Early Childhood Center of the New York Public Library, we have books on pre-literacy ski … more →
Shall I tell you again? Why it's good to repeat
the Monkey wrote 2 years ago: Everyone who works with children aged five and under knows how kids of those ages love to have thing … more →
Young children and "learning to read"
the Monkey wrote 2 years ago: In this unfortunate educational age, in which the federal No Child Left Behind Law holds sway over o … more →
Early literacy and libraries, explained
the Monkey wrote 2 years ago: The other day I gave a talk on how to choose and share books with young children in ways that will m … more →
Another Song: "Illy Ally O"
the Monkey wrote 2 years ago: Since it’s been a while since I found and posted a serendipitous paragraph from one of our ear … more →
