Talking Is Teaching Bundles

I’m working with a few IFLS-area libraries and a marvelous load of other partners on the Talking Is Teaching Chippewa Valley initiative.  The goal is to empower parents and caregivers with the knowledge that the more they talk (and listen!) to their kids,...

Parents Interacting with Intention

Wow, I cannot believe that February is half-over and I haven’t managed to write a blog post till now!  Remember, if you have a program or something you’ve been thinking about you’d like us to highlight, those are always the most popular...

Every Child Ready for MATH!

Image:  PixabayThere’s been so much great work in libraries about early literacy skills, and empowering parents to talk, sing, read, write, and play with their kids to help develop them.  Many libraries are also doing some great work around early math...

Talking Is Teaching

There’s a group of early childhood professionals (librarians, teachers, family literacy providers, childcare consultants, and more) in the Chippewa Valley working on an initiative to address the 30 million word gap identified by researchers Hart and Risely in...

Opportunity to Share Information!

We need to spread the word that the earliest weeks matter!Many thanks to Saroj Ghoting, Early Literacy Consultant (and popular workshop presenter) for pointing out the interesting results of a Zero to Three parent survey.  Major points are summarized here, and...