Every child ready for school : helping adults inspire young children to learn / / Dorothy Stoltz, Elaine M. Czarnecki, and Connie Wilson ; cover design by Kirstin Krutsch ; text design by Mary Bowers

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828140503321
• Autore: Stoltz Dorothy
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago, [Illinois] : , : ALA Editions, , 2013; ©2013
• ISBN: 0-8389-9660-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (161 p.)
• Disciplina: 025.5/6
• Soggetti: Libraries and caregivers - United States; Libraries and preschool children - United States; Early childhood education - Parent participation - United States; Readiness for school - United States; Child care workers - Training of - United States; Preschool children - Books and reading - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Every Child Ready for School: Helping Young Adults Inspire Young Children to Learn; Contents ; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: Why Train Adults?; Chapter 1: How Children Learn; Chapter 2: Harnessing the Benefits of Collaboration; Chapter 3: Carroll County's Early Literacy and School Readiness Training Assessment Project; Part 2: Guidelines for Training Adults; Chapter 4: Intentional Training; Chapter 5: Training with a Light Touch; Chapter 6: The Power of Workshops; Part 3: A Step-by-Step Guide to a Great Training Package; Chapter 7: Planning and Preparation; Chapter 8: The Primary Workshop Chapter 9: Ongoing Support and Celebration; Chapter 10: Using Best Practices to Customize Your Training Package; Afterword; Appendixes; Appendix A: Sample Ready At Five Cards; Appendix B: Sample Online Blog Training Entry; Appendix C: Early Literacy School Readiness Initial or Primary Workshop Sample Agenda; Appendix D: Pretend Play Skit Script; Appendix E: Extension Activity Chart; Appendix F: Sample Fingerplay and Song; ; Appendix G: Kindergarten Skills Matching Activity Answer Key; Appendix H: Sample Newsletter; Appendix I: Early Literacy School Readiness Follow-up Workshop Sample AgendaAppendix J: Sample Participants' Comments; Resources; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Reflecting the combined expertise of a reading specialist, an outreach librarian, and an early literacy trainer, Every Child Ready for School keeps libraries at the forefront of early literacy and school readiness information delivery.