The whys and hows of planning and presenting storytimes targeted for newborn to five-year-olds and their parents/caregivers. Includes information on child development, demonstration of storytime models, examples of how to present books/activities in different ways to meet the needs of the wide age range of children, and ways to share early literacy information as part of storyitme. Hands-on practice and idea sharing bring it all to life.

Early literacy is a key element of helping children enter school ready to learn to read. According to the organization Zero to Three, the definition of early literacy is what children know about communication, verbal and nonverbal language, reading, and writing before they can actually read and write. Early literacy encompasses the child's totality of experiences with conversation, oral and written stories, books, and print.
Public libraries continue to position themselves to support families, child care providers, and communities to help every child enter school ready to learn to read.

Saroj Ghoting is an Early Childhood Literacy Consultant and national trainer on early literacy. She presents early literacy training and information sessions at national, regional, and state conferences, and training for library staff and their partners. She is has been a consultant for the Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association on the Every Child Ready to Read @ your libraryŽ early literacy initiative. She is a co-author of Early Literacy Storytimes @ your library: Partnering with Caregivers for Successpublished by ALA Editions which applies the information from the Every Child Ready to Read @ your library workshops to the storytime setting, and The Early Literacy Kit: A Handbook and Tip Cards from ALA Editions which offers information on the school readiness domains to convey to parents and caregivers in a storytime setting.


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Credit Hours: Full day (6 content hours, 7.5 hours including lunch/breaks)

Supporting Members of SWON: $50.00
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Out of State: $100.00
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