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Named an “outstanding resource” in a starred review by Library
Journal, Mother Goose on the Loose (MGOL) incorporates books,
rhymes, fingerplays, flannelboards, music, dance, and child-parent
interaction into dynamic programs that bring whole families into
the library. Her research-based approach to helping young children
learn has made Diamant-Cohen’s book a best-seller, and now
she’s revised and updated it to include additional research,
information, and tips. Filled with ready-to-use plans and
activities that build motor, music, social, emotional, and
pre-literacy skills in infants and toddlers, this resource includes
planning and scheduling sheets for implementing the program;
guidance on designing new MGOL sessions, plus five MGOL programs
with complete scripts and instructions, easily adaptable as needed;
suggestions for incorporating digital media such as tablets; tips
for communicating with parents, library administrators, and
stakeholders; research findings on the learning process for infants
and toddlers, including the importance of repetition, ritual, play,
reading, movement, and music; and links to additional online
resources such as music, sample participant surveys, and
promotional tools. Librarians, educators, and caregivers across the
country have already found MGOL easy to learn and easy to present,
and so will you!
This text contains a comprehensive overview of library services for
preschool children that provides simple, practical tips for working
with the youngest library patrons, including computer usage.
Tailoring a portion of your library towards the needs of toddlers,
preschoolers, and parents of infants is a complicated undertaking.
Children's librarianship involves much more than simply providing a
good selection of books for children; creating an effective program
for this user group requires specific experience and knowledge.
Crash Course in Library Services to Preschool Children covers all
aspects of library service for preschoolers, including programming,
collection management, policies and procedures, child development,
dealing with caregivers, community partnerships and events,
computer use, storytelling, creating a child-friendly children's
room, and working with special populations. This text is especially
suited for new librarians or librarians in isolated communities, as
it contains a plethora of useful hints, new ideas, and simple,
helpful directions. Contains many successful suggestions from
practicing children's librarians regarding weeding and programming
for two-year-olds Includes a comprehensive bibliography and
webliography of relevant reference resources, as well as books that
are recommended specifically for preschoolers
Co-author of the popular titles Booktalking Bonanza and The Early
Literacy Kit, Betsy Diamant-Cohen brings together 18 examples of
successful outreach partnerships that children's librarians and
administrators can adapt to their own situations. Contributors from
the U.S and Canada explain how they partnered with schools,
community organizations, museums, businesses and other agencies to
create novel experiences for children across the children's
services spectrum (preschool through middle-school). Inside this
volume readers will find: Descriptions of innovative award-winning
collaborations, such as The Read to Me Program (a family literacy
project that evolved from a collaboration between an adult
corrections facility and a public library), Programming ideas
perfect for enhancing community outreach, Inspiration to create and
kick-start new initiatives, Filled with lively collaborative
programming ideas, Children's Services will help you reach out to
your communities and to your constituents in new and exciting ways.
Here is a new approach to storytime that incorporates more recent
theories on developmental learning and research on how children's
brains work. According to this research, the best way to make new
connections in the brain is by building on something already known.
A child who loves a book will listen to it repeatedly, maintaining
interest. Using a selected book in a number of consecutive
preschool storytimes, but presenting it differently each time can
help children learn new skill sets. Employing repetition with
variety expands the story experience, helping children to connect
and engage with the story on a higher level through activities
specifically designed to address multiple intelligence's. The
experience a child has with that book then becomes much richer.
Diamant-Cohen encourages a repetition-based process that maximises
children's benefits by exploring the same story with a variety of
accompaniments. She includes a template for six sessions of
repetition and presents scripts for 10 different books. A list in
each chapter's conclusion contains optional alternative selections.
Planning aids such as a book list, a fill-in-the-blank planning
sheet, questions for evaluation and outlines of storytime sessions
make your job easier. Detailed explanations of theory and research
said in plain English that include real world, practical examples
help you explain changes to parents and administrators. From setup
to execution, here's everything you need to create and implement a
successful, elevated storytime.
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