Early Learning Through Play: Library Programming for Diverse Communities
- ISBN-10
- 1440865825
- ISBN-13
- 9781440865824
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 168
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019
- Publisher
- Libraries Unlimited
- Authors
- Kristin Grabarek, Mary R. Lanni
Description
This creative guidebook teaches librarians in diverse communities how to develop and implement early learning programming beyond traditional storytimes. * Connects library programs to parents' desire for children to begin formal learning at an early age * Offers a blueprint for making play a sustainable early-learning program series for budgets big and small * Includes ideas for making early learning activities relevant to the six early literacy skills in a public library setting * Emphasizes how library programming can support early childhood development and prepare children for success in kindergarten and beyond * Shares tips for marketing the program to parents and caregivers
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Other editions
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- 2019-03-13
- 180 pages
- Ebook
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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