Partnering with Parents

Boosting Literacy for All Ages

Mary Schreiber

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Year: 2019
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9798216126911
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Teaching Methods for Reading
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

Caregiver involvement is key to a child's reading success story, and libraries are in the perfect position to provide the guidance needed for parents and caregivers to embrace their role as their children's first and most enduring teachers. Libraries offer many programs and services for children, but sometimes caregivers are left out of the equation, especially once children start school. Nevertheless, parents and caregivers are an integral part of literacy development, and libraries are a great place for them to witness modeling practices and participate in engaging family programs that encourage early literacy. Mary Schreiber combines personal experience and professional research with the programming expertise of youth librarians from across the country in this guide for libraries looking to make an even greater impact on the level of literacy attained by the children they serve. In Partnering with Parents, readers will find a wealth of information on how to talk to caregivers about the different stages of a child's reading life, what books to recommend to excite both caregivers and children about reading, and ways to encourage parent and caregiver participation in library programming, with additional information on working with and providing programming for diverse families. Whether you are a veteran in the profession or brand new to working with families, you will find something in this book that will help you to make your library a more integral part of the education community.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Helping Parents Get It Right from the Beginning
• Chapter 2 Apps, Blocks, Cartoons . . . What Is a Parent to Do?
• Chapter 3 How Do I Teach My Child to Read?
• Chapter 4 Supporting Parents of Developing Readers
• Chapter 5 My Child Isn't a Reader—Now What?
• Chapter 6 Parents of School Age Children, the Library Is Still Here for You!
• Chapter 7 Does the Library Offer Anything for My Family?
• Chapter 8 A Parent's Job Is Never Done
• Epilogue Partnering with Parents: Putting It into Action
• Appendix A: Baby and Me Plan: Every Child Ready to Read, Part 2, Cuyahoga County Public Library
• Appendix Β: Large Print Order, October 2017, Cuyahoga County Public Library
• Appendix C: Book Buddies Sample Plan, Cuyahoga County Public Library
• Appendix D: Family Graphic Novel Book Group, Little White Duck 4th–5th Grade Discussion Questions, Multnomah County Library
• Appendix E: Predicting the 2018 Caldecott Winner, Dayton Metro Library
• Appendix F: 50 Book Challenge, Euclid Public Library
• Appendix G: Adapted Storytime, Cuyahoga County Public Library
• Appendix H: Winter Reading Challenge, San Mateo County Libraries
• Index