childrens spaces, family places: early literacy environments in your library dana bjerke, joanna...
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Children’s Spaces, Family Places:Early Literacy Environments
in Your Library
Dana Bjerke, Joanna Redman, Kelly Wussow Hennepin County Library
Hello!
So what’s the big picture?
Early literacy: connecting kids with parents, helping parents prepare kids for school
print awareness
print knowledge
phonological awareness
letter knowledge
vocabulary
narrative skills
Early literacy
Play, play, play!
Come, Stay and Return
Parent Child Interactions
What are the logistics?
CuriosityInteraction
Age appropriateScale
Once Upon a Time
…or, how we began…
What’s for Lunch?
You’ll discover all sorts of new words when you cook with your child. What sorts of fantastic meals can your child invent for you?Vocabulary means knowing the names of things.
Stupendous Stairs
What’s going on
upstairs and downstairs?
Words, Words, Words
…Stuck on the floor and so much more
What is your Actual Size?
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree …and fun with magnets
Gnomes, dogs, toast and more!
Evolution of a table
The natural hangout
...the kitchen
Perfect puppet stage
The Bathroom?
Yes, Indeed!
The cold laminate that we use at our library - Vistafoil 24” x 400” 4 mil. Glossy – can be found at these places:
http://www.highsmith.com - product number L91-30647
http://www.demco.com - product number P12281460
Prices vary according to order size. Alternate sizes are available.
Dana BjerkeYouth Services LibrarianHennepin County LibraryRidgedale Area Library12601 Ridgedale DriveMinnetonka, MN [email protected]
Kelly WussowEarly Literacy SpecialistHennepin County Library300 Nicollet MallMinneapolis, Minnesota [email protected]
Joanna RedmanYouth Services LibrarianHennepin County LibraryPlymouth Community Library15700 36tth Ave NPlymouth, MN [email protected]