Kindergarten-Middle School Talking Point #2
Students who read for fun develop positive, lifelong reading habits that reinforce literacy skills.
Public library
Kindergarten-Middle School Talking Point #1
Public library programming and books for children make a difference. Public libraries provide engaging programs and amazing collections that help students from all backgrounds become excited and enthusiastic readers.
Preschool Talking Point #7
Students can get a head start on early reading success, if they are given opportunities to use public libraries. Students who are exposed to print-rich environments are more successful in school. And, they can go on to be successful lifelong learners, if that early boost is built upon by school library media programs.
Preschool Talking Point #6
Students begin to connect reading and are motivated to read, thanks to entertaining group activities planned by well-trained library staff.
Preschool Talking Point #5
Public library programming and books for children make a difference. Public libraries provide engaging programs and amazing collections that help students from all backgrounds become excited and enthusiastic readers.
Preschool Talking Point #4
Young children see the public library as a “great good place” where learning is fun.
Preschool Talking Point #3
Young children disproportionately affected by the achievement gap can especially benefit from strong public library programs led by library staff dedicated to their needs.
Preschool Talking Point #2
Young children develop important literacy skills, enjoy positive learning experiences and prepare to enter kindergarten “school-ready” at the library.
Preschool Talking Point #1
The public library provides an interactive free place for parents and their young children to enjoy the written and spoken word, aided by library staff skilled in early literacy techniques that parents can then replicate at home.
Library summer programs promote reading and language development
Basic Service: Summer reading program. Promotes: Access to reading materials, independent reading, recreational reading, reading motivation, enjoyment of reading, interaction during reading, playing with language, reading practice, building vocabulary, reading fluency.