From katie.anderson at state.or.us Mon Dec 2 12:47:45 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 20:47:45 +0000 Subject: [RFHF] Another job opportunity Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA24428281E8@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Posted on behalf of Brittany Palmer (brittany.r.palmer at state.or.us) Hello Partners, Oregon Center for Career Development is looking for a qualified candidate to fill the Training & Education Coordinator position, left vacant by Michele Jaeger. Please help us spread the word to potential candidates and direct them to https://jobs.hrc.pdx.edu/postings/11368 where they will find the position description/posting. They will also be able to begin the application process from that page including uploading appropriate documents. Thanks so much. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Wed Dec 4 12:41:03 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 20:41:03 +0000 Subject: [RFHF] Visual representation of why it's important to read 20 minutes a day Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2442829130@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hi! I just found a handout in English and Spanish uses graphics to show why reading 20 minutes a day is important. For young children it is important to remember that they don't have to read/be read to in one 20 minute sitting, the 20 minutes can be broken into smaller chunks of time throughout the day. The data is from the 1980s so may not be 100% accurate anymore, but the general concept is still true so this may be good to use with low-literate or illiterate families to show them why reading a certain amount every day is important. Also, it says "if kids start reading 20 minutes per night in kindergarten..." We now know we need to start reading/sharing books with kids 20 minutes a day before kindergarten. If anyone has a more up-to-date graphic, please share! PS: Here's the URL is the hyperlink doesn't work: http://schenkgr4.blogspot.com/2013/04/why-read-20-minutes-pinterest-inspired.html 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 katie.anderson at state.or.us Fri Dec 6 10:02:09 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 18:02:09 +0000 Subject: [RFHF] 5 short articles, resources, and tips on reading, writing, and books Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2442829E36@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Reading Rockets newsletter this month was particularly good, here are 5 things that really caught my eye: Short article on weaving reading and writing into the things you already do during the holiday such as cooking, wrapping presents, driving, etc: http://www.readingrockets.org/article/20545/ Short article on building vocabulary through reading and talking: http://www.readingrockets.org/article/32444/ When introducing new words to your young learner, keep the following four helpful hints in mind: 1. First, provide a simple, kid-friendly definition for the new word: Enormous means that something is really, really big. 1. Second, provide a simple, kid-friendly example that makes sense within their daily life: Remember that really big watermelon we got at the grocery store? That was an enormous watermelon! 1. Third, encourage your child to develop their own example: What enormous thing can you think of? Can you think of something really big that you saw today? That's right! The bulldozer near the park was enormous! Those tires were huge. 1. Lastly, keep your new words active within your house. Over the next few days and weeks, take advantage of opportunities to use each new vocabulary word in conversation. Free digital picture books online: http://www.wegivebooks.org/books Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats is perfect for today! Books to check out from the library or purchase as holiday gifts: http://www.readingrockets.org/pdfs/2013_Holiday%20Gift%20Guide_all.pdf Celebrate Grinch-mas (http://www.seussville.com/growyourheart/) "Grinch-mas is a new holiday tradition inspired by Dr. Seuss's classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas! that encourages readers to 'grow your heart three sizes' through the celebration of family reading, giving from the heart and community spirit." 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 katie.anderson at state.or.us Fri Dec 20 12:37:50 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 20:37:50 +0000 Subject: [RFHF] Resources for applying for early literacy grants Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244285B3D1@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Are you applying or thinking of apply for the Oregon Department of Education's early literacy grant next month? Are you applying or thinking of applying for another early literacy grant? Here are a few resources to help you: Attached is a list of some research/evidence based early literacy programs in Oregon with names and contact information of library staff willing to talk with you a little about how each program works or worked for them to help you plan your grant funded early literacy project. Most strong grant applications include statistics and references to research. Here are some places to get those: * Reading for Healthy Families: Read the Research * This email I sent on kids-lib in June about good sources for statistics. Below are three more books that may be helpful in identifying and building community partnerships to implement your grant funded early literacy project, getting more ideas for early literacy projects, and actually writing the grant application. The following titles are available to check out. Here is what you can do to check them out: * Go to your library's website and look up the titles in the online catalog. * If your library has these titles, put them on hold/check them out as you would any other library item. * If your library does not have the following titles, call either your personal contact at the library or call the main library number and ask for the reference desk. * Provide the full title information listed below and tell them you would like to check them out via interlibrary loan. The librarian will be able to help you through that process. [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wwfu28fRTEI/TBqtEBeMJGI/AAAAAAAAACU/uylLjBXS354/s320/CHILDRENSdiamantCohen_storeImage_200x300.jpg] Diamant-Cohen, B. (2010). Children's Services: Partnerships for Success. Chicago, IL: American Library Association. [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ixMVvh7VPdk/Uem3VvLVnLI/AAAAAAAAAOw/jGlxf7VUhu0/s1600/Every.jpg] Stoltz, Dorothy, Elaine M. Czarnecki, and Connie Wilson. Every Child Ready for School: Helping Adults Inspire Young Children to Learn. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2013. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1125-9 [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vIi-k-HoNRA/Tyw3_Zus16I/AAAAAAAAAJM/OT23oZY3D40/s320/WinningGrants.png] MacKellar, P.H. & Gerding, S.K. (2010). Winning Grants. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers. 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URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu Dec 26 12:03:18 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 20:03:18 +0000 Subject: [RFHF] CLEL Announces 2014 Bell Picture Book Award Shortlists Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244285DED3@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy (CLEL) announces the shortlists for the 2014 CLEL Bell Picture Book Awards! The Bell Awards were created this year to recognize picture books that provide excellent support of early literacy development in young children. On the shortlists are 25 titles published in 2013, five books in each of five categories representing an early literacy practice: Read, Write, Sing, Talk, and Play. CLEL will announce the winning titles, one from each category, on February 5, 2014. Read: ? Again by Emily Gravett (New York: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2013) ? I?m Not Reading by Jonathan Allen and illustrated by Suzy Lee (London: Boxer Books. New York: Distributed in the United States and Canada by Sterling Publishing, 2013) ? Open This Little Book by Jesse Kausmeier, illustrated by Suzy Lee (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2013) ? Open Very Carefully: A Book With Bite by Nick Bromley and illustrated by Nicola O?Byrne (Somerville, MA: Nosy Crow, 2013) ? The Story of Fish and Snail by Deborah Freedman (New York: Viking Juvenile, 2013) Write: ? Henri?s Scissors by Jeanette Winter (San Diego: Beach Lane Books, 2013) ? The Line by Paula Bossio (Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2013) ? Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin (New York: HarperCollins Children?s Books, 2013) ? My First Touch and Trace: First ABC by Tiger Tales (Wilton, CT: Tiger Tales, 2013) ? The Things I Can Do by Jeff Mack (New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2013) Sing: ? Lullaby (For a Black Mother) by Langston Hughes , illustrated by Sean Qualls (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2013); ? Marc Brown?s Playtime Rhymes by Marc Brown (New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2013); ? Maria Had a Little Llama/Mar?a Ten?a Una Llamita by Angela Dominguez (New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2013); ? Nighty-Night, Cooper by Laura Numeroff, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2013); ? Sing by Joe Raposo, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld (New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2013). Talk: ? Diggers Go by Steve Light (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2013) ? I Like Berries, Do You? by Marjorie Pitzer (Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 2013) ? Moo! by David LaRochelle illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka (New York: Walker Books for Young Readers, 2013) ? Rain by Linda Ashman illustrated by Christian Robinson (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2013) ? Which is Round? Which is Bigger? by Mineko Mamada (Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2013). Play: ? Hooray Parade by Barbara Joose, illustrated by Hyewon Yum (New York: Viking Juvenile, 2013) ? Ni?o Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales (New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2013) ? Wiggle by Taro Gomi (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2013) ? Windblown by ?douard Manceau (Toronto: Owlkids Books, 2013) ? The World is Waiting for You by Barbara Kerley (Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Children?s Books, 2013). To be eligible for the 2014 Bell Awards, a book must have been published for the first time in the United States between January 1, 2013 and November 15, 2013. For more information, visit the CLEL Bell Awards webpages (http://www.clel.org/content/bell-awards), where you can see the full 2014 nominations list, view the award selection criteria, or learn about the Silver Bells, an honor list of titles from the last 25 years. If you have questions, you may contact the Selection Committee at clelbellawards at gmail.com. 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