Storytime: What's Up With That?
It’s time for a new round of storytime sessions here at the
library and we are excited to see all of our storytime friends again!
If you have ever attended a storytime, you may have noticed
that there is more than reading happening. There is singing, talking, and
playing too. All of these components add up to a robust experience for your
child’s developing brain.
By experiencing language in a variety of contexts, your
child learns how language works.
When we sing, the language slows down. This makes it easier
for children to hear the sounds that make up words.
When we talk, children learn how to move words around to
communicate their ideas.
When we play, we connect children to language in a joyful
way and provide them an opportunity to try out language through narration and
role-playing.
Sing, talk, and play: These are three of the five methods to
building early literacy skills.
What are early literacy skills?
Early literacy skills are the building blocks for learning
to read and write. They include concepts like alphabet knowledge, understanding
that written words represent real-world things, and knowing how books function
(this is the front, these are the words, you read the words to make a story).
These are skills you build when you talk, sing, read, write, and play with your
babies and children.
At the library, we have storytimes for babies, toddlers, and
preschoolers. Each storytime is tailored
to the audience’s age level and developmental stage.
In Tots & Tykes (for 6-19 months) storytime, your child
will experience music and books surrounded by other babies and caregivers.
In Toddler Tales (for 20-25 months) storytime, your child
will get the opportunity to create hands-on crafts in addition to being exposed
to books and music.
In Preschool storytime, we have recently incorporated more
kindergarten readiness skills into the basic early literacy component.
If you have never attended a storytime, we invite you to
attend an all-ages drop in storytime. We have a Tuesday night session from
6:30-7:00pm and a Thursday morning session from 10:30-11:00 am.
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