October 12th, 2007 by adrienne
New (birth-to-three age range) parent-child activity materials are now available for downloading on the Washington Learning Systems website.The development of these materials was supported by Grant H324M020084 from the U.S. Department of Education , Office of Special Education Programs
New Infant-Toddler language and early literacy activities: Free and Reproducible
Developed by Angela Notari-Syverson, Ph.D, and Judy Challoner, M.S.
Illustrations: Don Syverson
To download materials go to www.walearning.com and click on the purple button that says “Free Parent Education Handouts” on the home page.
These materials include twenty home and community activities for adults and children birth to three that encourage early language and literacy development. They are appropriate for children with disabilities as well as children who are developing typically.
Each of the twenty activities includes an activity description, and hints for making the activity fun and developmentally appropriate. In addition to the activities, you can download an activity checklist that helps parents and caregivers notice their children’s skills, and also cues adults to examine and grow their own interactions with children.
The materials are specifically designed to address the three key skills of 1) language development, 2) sounds and rhythms, and 3) general book and print awareness.
The files are in PDF format to allow easy and secure downloading.
· A brief introduction to the materials
· Activities and hints for adapting them to the child’s specific needs
· Activity checklists for self-evaluation by the adult
The materials are made available by Angela Notari-Syverson and colleagues, and may be copied and distributed as long as they are not sold.
To download materials go to www.walearning.com and click on the purple button that says “Free Parent Education Handouts” on the home page.
For questions please contact:
Mary Maddox
Washington Learning Systems
2212 Queen Anne Ave. No. Ste. 726
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 310-7401 FAX (206) 283-9243
mmaddox AT walearning.com
[posted with permission --adrienne]
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October 10th, 2007 by adrienne
2007 Children’s and Young Adult Share Fair’s are over! Attendance was remarkable. Both days had consisted of a wonderful fellowship between the librarians. I hope everyone who attended was able to come away with idea or two for next year.
The 2008 Collaborative Library Summer Program manuals and Highsmith catalogs arrived just in time! Public libraries who attended were able to pick up their copy. System libraries were mailed or couriered October 1st. I will be mailing out the rest this month.
If you haven’t already, please fill out the 2008 Materials Order Form.
I will be ordering the materials that ODL will purchase by the December 1 deadline so you can have them by March 1st. I need all libraries to have the 2008 Materials Order Form submitted by November 16, 2006.
Since yours truly is still in the low end of the learning curve, the evaluations for both workshops are available via Survey Monkey; Children’s and Young Adult’s. Both surveys lead directly to the CEU mailing list. Fill out this survey to add your name to the mailing list if you forgot to pick up yours.
I will be uploading the Children’s and Young Adult’s packets on the CYA Wiki: CYApedia for download for those who were unable to attend. Notes are still being gathered from both days and will be uploaded as soon as possible.
Please fax, mail, call or e-mail the Hosting/Inquiry sheets (white sheets from the packet) by the end of October.
Don’t forget your homework! Send in your programming ideas for the 2009 SRP (music and the arts, Be Creative @ Your Library/Express Yourself @ Your Library) and slogan suggestions for 2010 SRP (Water).
I will post/e-mail information about the statewide movie license, gaming, children’s programming, spring SRP workshops, etc as I gather information.
Finally, I’m off on vacation next week. Take and send pictures of your Teen Read Week!
Thank you all so very much for attending and participating. I had a fun and I hope you did, too.
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September 24th, 2007 by adrienne
The Children’s and Young Adult Share Fair Agenda’s have been e-mailed to registered attendees. If you want to see the pretty, but large, pdf version’s visit the CYA web site.
See you soon!!
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August 22nd, 2007 by adrienne
ALSC members are once again invited to participate in the Boys & Girls Club Day for Kids celebration on September 15, 2007. BGC Day for Kids is a day set aside each year to celebrate America’s children through the gift of meaningful time with a positive adult.The Boys and Girls Clubs of America is interested in working with public libraries to participate in this celebration by distributing their complementary Making Memories Family Activity Calendar. In addition, libraries are encouraged to incorporate programming around BGC Day for Kids.The mission of the Day is about galvanizing national attention on the importance of spending meaningful time with children, something libraries do so well all year long. Further information is available on the Boys and Girls Clubs Web site at
http://www.dayforkids.org/.
To receive your complementary Making Memories Family Activity Calendar (limit of 200), please contact Linda Mays in the ALSC office at 800-545-2433 x1398 or at lmays AT ala.org.
There are events scheduled all around Oklahoma. A great partnership opportunity!
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August 2nd, 2007 by adrienne
We are the winning state for the FirstBook Contest!
This would not have been possible without the coordination and motivation of Leslie Gelders and her staff in the Literacy Office at ODL and for all those who voted.
Entities, including public libraries, can receive a share of these books by registering. A formal announcement on registering and the qualifications will be forthcoming.
And, see if you can spot Leslie on television and in print!
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