OVERVIEW
Background
Objectives
History
Libraries
RESOURCES
Storytime Planning
Parent Education
Spanish Resources
EVALUATION
Participant Surveys
Library Data
SPANISH-LANGUAGE RESOURCES
Public
Library Association Resources
Every
Child Ready to Read @ Your Library
for the Spanish-Speaking Community - The PLA
page of storytime aids and parent education materials in MS Word and PDF
formats:
- Five
Easy Steps for Sharing Books with Your Baby
- reproducible bookmark.
- Information
for parents, teachers and child care providers -
Helpful book/video titles.
- Handout
of rhymes in English and Spanish
- Bonding
with Babies through Books - Parent training
script.
- Adaptation
of workshop for parents of early talkers (newborn - 2 years)
- PowerPoint presentation.
- Adaptation
of workshop for talkers (2 - 3 years) - PowerPoint
presentation.
- Bibliography of rhyme, picture, folktale and nonfiction books and audiocassettes/CD's that can be used during storytimes.
Additional Storytime Resources
Mama Lisa's World - Children's songs and rhymes from all over the world.
Mission Possible: Spy a Book - bilingual storytimes ready to go. Each themed Spanish/English program includes books to share, fingerplays and rhymes, songs, a craft, a game, ideas for guest presenters and suggested videos.
Additional Parent Education Resources
La Llave del Exito video (Born to Succeed) - Ten-minute video in which Latino families express the importance of passing on books, stories and songs from generation to generation. Suitable especially for parents of children birth to age 2. Available through the MHLS Professional Collection (see NOTE below) or for purchase from the Multnomah County Library. NOTE: MHLS Professional Collection Materials may be borrowed only by MHLS member library staff, through the online ILL form or by placing a hold through the Millennium staff module. You will not be able to use Request-a-Title to order these materials.
Free
MHLS Booklets to Give to Participating Families
The following booklets may be ordered through the MHLS online
Material Request form:
- Los
Ninos, los Libros desde el Principio (Babies & Books from the Beginning)
- Specifically directed toward Spanish-speaking families with children
ages birth to age 3, booklets include suggestions for promoting early
language development, samples of common nursery rhymes, information
about how to get an MHLS library card and a listing of area library
phone numbers. Revised and reprinted in 2003, the booklets may be used
as handouts to "new" parents visiting the library, to families
attending baby, toddler and preschool storytimes or to community agencies
serving families with very young children.
- El
Buen Comienzo do la Lectura: Lo Que Pueden Hacer los Padres Durante
los Premeros Cinco Anos (Reading Right from the Start) - In Spanish,
an easy-to-read illustrated booklet that shows parents how they can
help their children (birth - 5) gain the language and literacy knowledge
necessary to become readers and writers. It uses the everyday routines
that parents do with their children to show how to build vocabulary,
learn about conversations, and discover meaning from the written word.
Parents learn about the value of talking, singing, and reading to their
child every day. The booklet includes recommended reading lists for
babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.