Storytime Fundamentals

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Storytime Fundamentals

• CLA 2007 DEMO
• Presented by Penny Peck
• Pikly_at_aol.com

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Top Ten Trends in Library Storytimes

• What are the most Frequently Asked Questions at
  the Storytime Fundamentals Workshops, which
  indicate the top trends in Californias public
  library storytimes? With apologies to David
  Letterman

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1 Bilingual Duet Storytime

• One person reads in English, one in another
  language, side by side

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2 Crafts at Preschool Storytime

• Draw more attendees
• Build Kindergarten Readiness
• Helps the child re-tell the story
• www.BayViews.org

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3 Dialogic Reading

• Ask open-ended questions about the book
• Model this dialogue technique for parents

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4 Repetition

• Songs
• Fingerplays
• Books
• www.mgol.org

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5 Baby/Infant Storytime

• For infant and caregiver
• Songs, bounces
• Short books
• Models reading for parents

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6 Toddler Time

• Songs
• Short books
• Movement/Dance
• Toys
• Networking for Parents
• Noisy activities
• Boy-friendly

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7 Parenting Skills

• Handouts on newsworthy topics of interest to
  parents of young children
• Modeling readaloud techniques and book choices
• Subtle incorporation of parenting advice

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8 Kindergarten Readiness

• Kindergarten is the new First Grade
• Physical development hand/eye, motor skills
• Factual knowledge
• Use of various tools like scissors

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9 No Registration

• Avoid registration and nametags to draw Adult
  Literacy learner families, English Language
  learners, single parent families, and others who
  may have difficulty.

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10 Using Volunteers

• Using adult volunteers as storyreaders
• Using teen volunteers as Reading Buddies
• Allows a library to increase the number of
  storytimes without adding staff
• Calls for less elaborate storytimes

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Storytime Fundamentals Workshop

• Thanks for Coming!
• Presented for Infopeople by Penny Peck
• Pikly_at_aol.com