From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Thu Oct 1 10:03:35 2009 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:03:35 -0700 Subject: [Reading-For-Healthy-Families] Vietnamese parent-child early literacy activities Message-ID: <20091001170335.84e317eb@OSLMAC.OSL.STATE.OR.US> Hello! The Washington Learning System has translated their On-the-Go early literacy activities for parents and children into Vietnamese. These make excellent handout at storytimes and other events or programs. RFHF Participants: These are the point-of-contact materials you received at the training. Enjoy, Katie Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 _____ From: Mary Maddox [mailto:memaddox at walearning.com] To: katie.anderson [mailto:katie.anderson at state.or.us] Sent: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:59:19 -0700 Subject: Vietnamese parent-child early literacy activities We have recently added a Vietnamese language version of the On-the-Go parent-child activities. We hope you find these useful. The development of these materials was supported in part by Grant H324M020084 from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs Infant-Toddler language and early literacy activities: Free and Reproducible Developed by Angela Notari-Syverson, Ph.D, and Judy Challoner, M.S. Illustrations: Don Syverson To download materials go to http://www.walearning.com and click on the button that says "Download Free Parent Tools" on the home page. Then click on "On-The-Go." Find "Vietnamese On The Go" on the list of Available Downloads. Click that link and copy the file to your computer or print it out. These materials include twenty home and community activities for adults and children birth to three that encourage early language and literacy development. They are appropriate for children with disabilities as well as children who are developing typically. The materials are specifically designed to address the three key skills of 1) language development, 2) sounds and rhythms, and 3) general book and print awareness. The files are in PDF format to allow easy and secure downloading. The materials are made available by Angela Notari-Syverson and colleagues, and may be copied and distributed as long as they are not sold. For questions please contact: Mary Maddox Washington Learning Systems 2212 Queen Anne Ave. No. Ste. 726 Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 310-7401 FAX (206) 283-9243 mmaddox at walearning.com If you would like to continue to receive these notices from Washington Learning Systems, please click "Sign Up for Newsletter" on our website. If you received this message in error, or would prefer not to receive further messages from Washington Learning Systems, could you please reply to this message with a blank subject line and we will take your name off the contact list. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Thu Oct 1 10:20:26 2009 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:20:26 -0700 Subject: [Reading-For-Healthy-Families] degree in early childhood librarianship now possible Message-ID: <20091001172026.1a4bb5ff@OSLMAC.OSL.STATE.OR.US> Hello! If you are thinking about getting your degree to become a librarian you may be interested to learn that the University of Denver's Library & Information Science Program is the first in the country to offer a Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS) in Early Childhood Librarianship. This is an exciting new opportunity for you to get focused education, training, and experience in child development and early childhood education in the context of the public library. The University of Denver has 10 full-tuition fellowships available, the deadline to apply is December 1, 2009. To learn more about the fellowship go to: http://www.du.edu/education/display/docs/applications/Early_Childhood_Libr.pdf To apply go to: http://www.du.edu/education/calls/admission.html If you have any questions, please call: Mary Stansbury, PhD Associate Professor & Program Chair Library & Information Science Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver 303-871-3217 Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Fri Oct 2 13:15:23 2009 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 13:15:23 -0700 Subject: [Reading-For-Healthy-Families] Library logs due, HS contact list Message-ID: Attention Library Staff: It is time to submit your monthly Reading for Healthy Families recording log used to keep track of the families you are presenting the Reading for Healthy Families (Every Child Ready to Read @ your library) curriculum to. A blank log is attached, or you can download and save the "Recording Log" to your computer from: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/rfhf.recording.log.shtml#Recording_Log. I've also attached the most up-to-date Healthy Start contact list, I will be including this every month due to major restructuring of Healthy Start this year. Please email your completed log to me at katie.anderson at state.or.us. You can also print your completed log and fax it to 503-378-6439 or mail it to me at 250 Winter St. NE, Salem OR 97301. NOTE: The "Six Skills Overview" workshop is not on the drop-down menu under "Main Education Session Emphasized". If you presented this session, please select "Print Motivation" instead. Remember, you may not count childcare providers, preschool teachers, or other early childhood professionals because NPC Research and our funders are evaluating parent education specifically. However, we hope you won't exclude them from your early literacy education sessions. If you present sessions to early childhood professionals, please include these numbers in the body of your email when you send your completed recording log--it will be excellent addition data to support the program and demonstrate libraries commitment to early literacy. Thanks to all of you who have already submitted your recording logs! 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Name: librarian.log.xls Type: application/vnd.ms-excel Size: 38912 bytes Desc: not available URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Fri Oct 2 14:39:59 2009 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 14:39:59 -0700 Subject: [Reading-For-Healthy-Families] Ideas for reaching your 15 families Message-ID: <25C93A30-BFD7-4BC0-90C6-D11D5BC2CD77@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Earlier this month you and your supervisors were invited to participate in a teleconference to share ideas and feedback. During this conversation participants shared a lot of successful early literacy activities they are doing in their communities. I know that some of you are still struggling to find ways to reach your commitment of providing early literacy education to 15 families so I thought I'd periodically share these success stories with you. Please feel free to share your own success stories too, and to ask questions. An advantage small communities have is that everyone knows almost everyone else--where they work, live, shop, and play. One small rural librarian contacted the local Veterinarian clinic because she knew that the people who work there all have children under 5 years old. She arranged to come to the clinic to conduct early literacy education while the staff was on their lunch break. She did the same thing for the local pharmacy. While there were only two or three people at each work place attending the training, it was well worth her while because it reached those busy working parents that often can't get to the library or to other enrichment programs and activities. And, word may start to spread from business to business and parent to parent. This isn't just a strategy for small communities, a library in Washington County partnered with Nike to conduct a parent education session on the Nike campus during the lunch hour. What businesses in your community employ parents of young children? Why would they be interested in allowing you to conduct a parent education session for staff during lunch? Who could you contact there to talk more about providing early literacy education for their staff? Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Mon Oct 5 13:32:18 2009 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 13:32:18 -0700 Subject: [Reading-For-Healthy-Families] $3, 000 grant for outreach: deadline 12/1/2009 Message-ID: <06C21881-0739-4AD1-A8A9-A76650AA4DF1@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Still trying to figure out how to implement your "cookies", here is a great grant opportunity! While this is a grant for libraries, it is specifically for outreach to underserved special populations such as English language learners, teen parents, etc. And, the Healthy Start family support workers are the people who most likely have the best connections with underserved populations. This is a great opportunity to partner to implement those great ideas for early literacy programs and activities you talked about at your RFHF training. Good luck! Katie Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 ALSC/Candlewick Press "Light the Way" Grant http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/profawards/candlewicklighttheway/index.cfm This year ALSC is pleased to once again be offering the ALSC/Candlewick Press "Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved" Grant. This grant was formed in honor of Newbery Medalist and Geisel Honoree author Kate DiCamillo, and the themes represented in her books. The award consists of a $3,000 grant to assist a library in conducting exemplary outreach to underserved populations through a new program or an expansion of work already being done. The ALSC Library Service to Special Population Children and Their Caregivers Committee will select the winner of this award based on an application process. Special population children may include those who have learning or physical differences, those who are speaking English as a second language, those who are in a non-traditional school environment, those who are in non-traditional family settings (such as teen parents, foster children, children in the juvenile justice system, and children in gay and lesbian families), and those who need accommodation service to meet their needs. The winner of this award will be announced at ALA's Midwinter Meeting in Boston. Light the Way Grant applications are now available. The application is a form .pdf that can be completed, saved, and submitted electronically with supporting documents. All applications are due to the LSSPCC committee chair Barbara Klipper by December 1, 2009, as stated in the application. Please contact Barbara at bklipper at fergusonlibrary.org with any questions. Click here to read about the 2008 grant winner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Mon Oct 12 13:26:30 2009 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:26:30 -0700 Subject: [Reading-For-Healthy-Families] new kids book ideas Message-ID: <494D9AE3-5A32-4989-AE96-4AD2863F5055@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Hello! I know most of you are always on the lookout for new books to share with the young children you work with. Below is an email I received that contains a list of recently published books a children's librarian in Iowa has discovered, used in storytimes, and proven very popular with the kids who visit her library. Library staff, if your library owns these you may look to these for some fresh ideas for storytime. Family support workers, since these are new titles it will probably be difficult to find them at low prices. However, you may be able to check them out at your library and bring to read with your families during home visits. Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -----Original Message----- From: Danielle Day Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 1:56 PM To: alsc-l at ala.org Subject: [alsc-l] New storytime books for 2009 Hey Folks. I have listed my new favorite books to use in storytime for the 2009. Arnosky, Jim. I'm A Turkey. New York: Scholastic Inc. 0439903645 ($16.99) In spoken-word song with rhyming text, a turkey describes his life in a large flock, always looking out for other creatures that might find him tasty. Braeuner, Shellie. The Great Dog Wash. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 1416971160. ($15.99) Rhyming text welcomes the reader to a dog wash that goes awry when someone brings their cat. Foley, Greg. Good Luck Bear. New York. Penguin Group. 9780670062584. ($15.99) When Bear's friend Mouse tells him that finding a four-leaf clobber means one is lucky, the little bear searches for one, despite the discouraging words of other animals. Ellery, Amanda. If I Were A Jungle Animal. New York. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 9781416937784 ($15.99) While playing baseball, a boy wonders what it would be like to be different jungle animals. Waddell, Martin. The Super Hungry Dinosaur. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers. 9780803734463 ($16.99) The Super Hungry Dinosaur has come to eat Hal's parents and his dog, Billy. Can Hal calm the Super Hungry Dinosaur's tantrum before it's too late? Crimi, Carolyn. Henry & the Crazed Chicken Pirates. Somerville. Candlewick Press. 9780763636012 ($15.99) When the Buccaneer Bunnies receive a note from an unknown enemy, Henry researches and writes a book called " Henry's Plan for Impending Danger from the Unknown Enemy Who Wrote the Scary Note," which helps him when the enemy finally arrives. Watt, Melanie. Have I got a book for you! Toronto. Kids Can Press. 9781554532896. ($16.95) Mr. Al Foxword is one persistent salesman. Al tries every cheesy trick of the trade, but just when you're ready to close the book on him, he comes up with a clever tactic you simply can't refuse! Catrow, David. Dinosaur Hunt. New York. Orchard Books. 0545057485. ($6.99) Max Spaniel searches for dinosaurs in his backyard. Gall, Chris. Dinotrux. New York. Little Brown Books for Young Readers. 9780316027779. (16.99) Millions of years ago, the prehistoric ancestors of today's trucks such as Garbageadon, Dozeratops and Craneosaurus, roamed the Earth until they rusted out and became extinct. Emberly, Rebecca. There Was An Old Monster. New York: Orchard Books. 054510145. ($16.99) In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a monster swallows ants, a lizard, a bat, and other creatures to try to cure a stomachache that began when he swallowed a tick. Spinelli, Eileen. Silly Tilly. Tarrytown. Marshall Cavendish Corp. 9780761455257. ($16.99) Tilly drives the other barnyard animals' crazy with her silliness, but after gruffly telling her to stop, they discover that they miss her old ways. Bluemle, Elizabeth. How Do You Worka-Worka? Somerville. Candlewick Press.9780763632281 ($15.99) A young boy who likes to "worka-worka, a shimmy-shake, and shocka-shocka" gathers his neighbors together for a surprise celebration. Cronin, Doreen. Stretch. New York. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. 9781416953418. ($15.99) Rhyming text describes the many ways to stretch. Reid, Rob. Coming Down to Storytime. Janesville. Upstart Books. 9781602130289. ($9.00) "Storytime!" That's all the little barnyard animals need to hear to send them flocking to their librarian, who has some rip-roaring, song-singing, nursery-rhyming, snack-timing fun in store for them! Schoenherr, Ian. Read It, Don't Eat It! New York. Greenwillow Books. 9780061780349. ($18.99) Rhyming advice on how to take care of a library book. Kasza, Keiko. Ready for Anything. New York. Penguin Young Readers Group. 9780399252358. ($16.99) Raccoon is nervous about all of the things that could spoil a picnic from bees to dragons, until Duck convinces him that surprises can be fun. Potter, Alicia. Fritz Danced the Fandango. New York. Scholastic Press. 0545075548. ($16.99) Fritz is like every other mountain goat, except that he loves to dance the fandango .He is on a quest to find his herd. Thomas, Jan. Can You Make a Scary Face? New York. Beach Lane Books. 9781416985815. ($12.99) A ladybug invites the reader to play a game of "let's pretend." Friedman, Laurie. Thanksgiving Rules. Minneapolis. CarolRhoda Books. 9780822579830. ($16.95) Young Percy Isaac Gifford provides a list of ten rules for getting the most out of Thanksgiving Day, especially how best to enjoy the buffet. Singer, Marilyn. I'm Your Bus. New York. Scholastic Press. 0545089182. ($16.99) In rhyming text, a school bus describes its busy day transporting children to and from school. Trapani, Iza. Haunted Party. Watertown. Charlesbridge. 9781580892469 ($15.95) In this counting book that introduces the numbers from one to ten, a ghost and his supernatural friends have a party on Halloween night. 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Read the full article below or at the New York Times website: http://tiny.cc/vWRxa A few key points from the article: Despite their ubiquity, and the fact that many babies are transfixed by the videos, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no screen time at all for children under 2. "The Walt Disney Company's entire Baby Einstein marketing regime is based on express and implied claims that their videos are educational and beneficial for early childhood development," a letter from the lawyers said, calling those claims "false because research shows that television viewing is potentially harmful for very young children." The letter also described studies showing that television exposure at ages 1 through 3 is associated with attention problems at age 7. ...the Baby Einstein company will refund $15.99 for up to four "Baby Einstein" DVDs per household, bought between June 5, 2004, and Sept. 5, 2009, and returned to the company. ... the current offer, allowing parents to exchange their video for a different title, receive a discount coupon, or get $15.99 each for up to four returned DVDs, requires no receipt, and extends until next March 10. "My impression is that parents really believe these videos are good for their children, or at the very least, not really bad for them," Ms. Rideout said. "To me, the most important thing is reminding parents that getting down on the floor to play with children is the most educational thing they can do." More resources on media literacy: Resources from Slavica Jovanovic's media literacy workshop present at Reading for Healthy Families: http://tiny.cc/XpNH8 American Academy of Pediatrics: http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;104/2/341 University of Michigan Health System: http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/tv.htm Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 No Einstein in Your Crib? Get a Refund By TAMAR LEWIN Published: October 23, 2009 Parent alert: the Walt Disney Company is now offering refunds for all those "Baby Einstein" videos that did not make children into geniuses. They may have been a great electronic baby sitter, but the unusual refunds appear to be a tacit admission that they did not increase infant intellect. "We see it as an acknowledgment by the leading baby video company that baby videos are not educational, and we hope other baby media companies will follow suit by offering refunds," said Susan Linn, director of Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, which has been pushing the issue for years. Baby Einstein, founded in 1997, was one of the earliest players in what became a huge electronic media market for babies and toddlers. Acquired by Disney in 2001, the company expanded to a full line of books, toys, flashcards and apparel, along with DVDs including "Baby Mozart," "Baby Shakespeare" and "Baby Galileo." The videos - simple productions featuring music, puppets, bright colors, and not many words - became a staple of baby life: According to a 2003 study, a third of all American babies from 6 months to 2 years old had at least one "Baby Einstein" video. Despite their ubiquity, and the fact that many babies are transfixed by the videos, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no screen time at all for children under 2. In 2006, Ms. Linn's group went to the Federal Trade Commission to complain about the educational claims made by Disney and another company, Brainy Baby. As a result, the companies dropped the word "educational" from their marketing. But the group didn't think that was enough. "Disney was never held accountable, and parents were never given any compensation. So we shared our information and research with a team of public health lawyers," Ms. Linn said. Last year, lawyers threatened a class-action lawsuit for unfair and deceptive practices unless Disney agreed to refund the full purchase price to all who bought the videos since 2004. "The Walt Disney Company's entire Baby Einstein marketing regime is based on express and implied claims that their videos are educational and beneficial for early childhood development," a letter from the lawyers said, calling those claims "false because research shows that television viewing is potentially harmful for very young children." The letter cited estimates from The Washington Post and Business Week that Baby Einstein controlled 90 percent of the baby media market, and sold $200 million worth of products annually. The letter also described studies showing that television exposure at ages 1 through 3 is associated with attention problems at age 7. In response, the Baby Einstein company will refund $15.99 for up to four "Baby Einstein" DVDs per household, bought between June 5, 2004, and Sept. 5, 2009, and returned to the company. Lawyers in the matter refused to comment on the settlement. Last month, Baby Einstein announced the new refunds - or "enhanced consumer satisfaction guarantee" - but made no mention of the lawyers' demands. "Fostering parent-child interaction always has and always will come first at The Baby Einstein Company, and we know that there is an ongoing discussion about how that interaction is best promoted," Susan McLain, vice president and general manager, said in the statement. "We remain committed to providing a wide range of options to help parents create the most engaging and enriching experience for themselves and their babies." The founder and president of Brainy Baby, Dennis Fedoruk, said in an e-mail message that he was unaware of Baby Einstein's refund announcement and could not offer further comment. An outside public relations representative for Baby Einstein said there was nothing new about the refund offer. "We've had a customer satisfaction guarantee for a long time," she said, referring a reporter to the company Web site. However, Baby Einstein's general "money-back" guarantee is only valid for 60 days from purchase and requires a receipt. In contrast, the current offer, allowing parents to exchange their video for a different title, receive a discount coupon, or get $15.99 each for up to four returned DVDs, requires no receipt, and extends until next March 10. "When attention got focused on this issue a few years ago, a lot of companies became more cautious about what they claimed," said Vicky Rideout, vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation. "But even if the word 'education' isn't there, there's a clear implication of educational benefits in a lot of the marketing." The Baby Einstein Web site, for example, still describes its videos with phrases like "reinforces number recognition using simple patterns" or "introduces circles, ovals, triangles, squares and rectangles." "My impression is that parents really believe these videos are good for their children, or at the very least, not really bad for them," Ms. Rideout said. "To me, the most important thing is reminding parents that getting down on the floor to play with children is the most educational thing they can do." A version of this article appeared in print on October 24, 2009, on page A1 of the New York edition. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Tue Oct 27 14:47:04 2009 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:47:04 -0700 Subject: [Reading-For-Healthy-Families] Book recommendations from Heather McNeil Message-ID: <1902D22A-4BED-4345-99FE-0285DA7B3437@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Hello! Many of you know Heather McNeil, wonderful storyteller and RFHF Standardized Trainer. Attached are the books, songs, and rhymes she has used when conducting RFHF trainings. These are listed by early literacy skill, and include titles and songs for babies, toddlers, and preschooler. This is a wonderful resource, hopefully you can get some new books and songs to add to your home visits, Every Child Ready to Read trainings, and storytimes. Enjoy! Heather: You are so knowledgeable, and your ideas are always fun. You have helped so many of us improve book sharing activities with children and parents. Thank you! Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: heather.mcneil.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 116967 bytes Desc: not available URL: