Re: literacy night

["dtissair@snet.net" <dtissair@SNET.NET>]

>  Do you have any special
>authors you would recommend for Pk, k, 1, or 2nd?

This is one place where I think that variety is truly the spice of life,
though kids will choose some favorites that they will want read over and
over and this should also be encouraged because the memorization of words
that belong with a picture is the start of reading.  This is a great time
to promote both your library and the local public.

>Also, what do you
>think are the best points to make to parents about family reading?

When kids start this, parents can then start pointing to the individual
words and letters to increase the child's ability to decode. Parents are
the first "teachers" and can make a major contribution to their children's
learning.  Also, the time spent with kids doing this simple act of sharing
interaction with books will be re-paid many times over when these kids are
teens.  There have been many studies that have found that family rituals
established early are the single largest factor in reducing future high
risk behavior and rebellion.  I can attest to that from personal experience
as well.  My boys weren't perfect, but at 12 & 15, they were home and in
bed when their classmates broke into the vacant cottage next door to party.

Dorothy E. Tissair, M.L.S.
Library Media Specialist

Old Saybrook, CT  06475

dtissair@snet.net

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