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a Joint Project of the Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children

Introduction

Current research on early literacy and brain development indicates that it is never too early to prepare children for success as readers. Parents of newborns, toddlers and preschoolers must be informed of their critical role as their children's first teacher.

The Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children, have incorporated the latest research into a series of parent and caregiver workshops to provide public libraries with vital tools to help prepare parents for their critical role as their child's first teacher. These tools were developed by Dr. Grover C. Whitehurst and Dr. Christopher Lonigan, well-known researchers in emergent literacy, and have been tested and refined by library demonstrations sites around the country.

We look to library systems big and small to play a key role in their communities in disseminating early literacy information to parents, child care providers, early childhood educators, children’s advocates, and political decision makers.

These workshops and parent and caregiver resources will enable you to initiate new early literacy services or to enhance ones you already have. Become a partner in Every Child Ready to Read @ your library.®

Click here to check out the Every Child Ready to Read Wiki!

Click here for updates on the status of the Every Child Ready to Read Evaluation

Interested in having a trainer come to your library?

Click here for more information about TRAINERS available to come to your library!

Have an idea or project proposal that builds on the Every Child Ready to Read program?

For further information, email Aimee Strittmatter (ALSC) at astrittmatter@ala.org or PLA at pla@ala.org.

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