School Readiness Program Resources
Links
Zero to Three ZERO TO THREE is a national nonprofit organization that provides parents, professionals and policymakers the knowledge and the know-how to nurture early development.
Reading Rockets Reading Rockets offers information and resources for librarians, teachers and parents.
Libraries Transforming Communities is an initiative of the American Library Association in partnership with the Public Library Association. The initiative aims to promote
Get Ready to READ: Transitioning to Kindergarten Toolkit Get Ready to READ offers a great Kindergarten Readiness toolkit that can be used to supplement your program. The toolkit is printable and includes parent hand-outs, checklists, a school readiness screening tool, and specific skill-building activities.
Lesson Plans and Program Design: School Readiness/Early Literacy Curricula
Please add school readiness programming lesson plans here in the form of documents. You may also add information and links to specific curriculum or program design that you find beneficial to your school readiness programming. Be sure to give proper credit to any material used from other sources.
Paul Sawyier Public Library's Countdown to Kindergarten parent/child literacy calendarThis calendar is distributed to families who attend the Countdown to Kindergarten program at Paul Sawyier Public Library.
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Book Lists and Bibliographies
Please add book lists, book suggestions/reviews, and bibliographies of materials that are appropriate for school readiness programming.
Songs and Fingerplays
Please post text, videos, and links to songs and fingerplays here.
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This song from Utah State Library is a great way to begin your Every Child Ready to Read based programs-- the lyrics cover each of the five best practices: Talk, Sing, Read, Write, Play.
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Promotional Materials and Parent Handouts
Please post promotional materials that pertain to your library's school readiness programming here.