Story Time Superstars: Best Bets For Your Next Program

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Story Time SuperstarsBest Bets For Your Next
Program

• Saturday, January 31, 2009
• Presented by Helen Kelly, Hamilton Public Library
• hkelly_at_hpl.ca OR helekelly_at_gmail.com

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Bippity Boppity Bumble Bee

• Can you say your name for me?
• Whisper it
• Clap it
• Tap it
• Shout it

The power of nametags
Letter Knowledge
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Every Child Ready To Read (www.pla.org/earlylitera
cy.htm)
Engaging Parents In Early Literacy

• Vocabulary
• Narrative Skills
• Phonological Awareness
• Letter Knowledge
• Print Awareness
• Print Motivation

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Lets Wake Up And Wiggle
What Can I Say To Parents? Notice all the w
words in this book wiggle, wind up, water,
wings, waiting, worth. Reading fun and silly
picture books can extend your childs Vocabulary.
What other wwww sounding words can you have
fun with today? Washing machine, winter, white,
windy, may be just a few of them.
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Just Drop In there is an ocean of people

• Early literacy development depends on the
  number of literacy events that occur when
  exploring language and print
• Project your voice and be more animated than you
  would be with a smaller group
• Consider standing for greater visibility and
  presence
• Draw the children into stories with questions and
  responses
• Use recorded music to keep the group focused

• I have had some huge groupsmaybe sixty---I
  think it makes me a little more theatrical.
  Storytime should take children out of their
  everyday world and into a pleasant group
  experience. (Library Technician, Greenwood,
  Texas)
• Source Storytime Model For Large Groups
  Implications for Early Literacy, Children
  Libraries, Summer/Fall 2007

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• Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett

What Can I Say To Parents? This repetitive book
is easy to learn and remember so young children
feel they can read it themselves. This
confidence with reading associates books with
fun. Children are interested in books and this
is called Print Motivation.
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A Picture Is Worth

• Wordless picture books promote book handling
  techniques such as turning pages and
  directionality (Print Awareness)
• Reading skills in wordless books include
  sequencing, making inferences, drawing
  conclusions, noting cause and effect (Narrative
  Skills Vocabulary)
• Wordless picture books develop confidence in
  prereading children as they are uninhibited about
  being wrong (Print Motivation)

Source Wordless Books Every Picture Tells A
Story, Emergency Librarian, May/June 1994
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• Maybe A Bear Ate It!
• By Robie H. Harris
• The minimal text is perfectly matched with
  wonderfully expressive illustrations that mirror
  the youngsters emotions. Exactly right for
  preschool storytime or toddler bedtime, this
  story will tickle the funny bones of both readers
  and their audiences.

ESL classes especially respond to wordless
picture bookswordless picture books are great
for families who read with children of mixed
ageswe encourage parents and children to make
wordless picture books with their children.
Source A Pictures WorthSchool Library
Journal, January 2006
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Books for Mixed Age Groups, Crowds Newcomers
Have the group repeat/chant/tap after you.
Available in dual languages with English. Recall
the story in sequence to develop Narrative Skills.
Ask questions about what is happening in the
pictures to improve comprehension vocabulary.
Question response books
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Great for Family Story Time

• Strong plot
• Rhyming text
• Age appropriate
• Fits many themes
• Highly dramatic

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Having a bad day?Read Grumpy Bird to lift the
mood.
"Tankard's deceptively simple tale is a useful
tonic for moody kids -- and their parents -- but
the best thing about it is the comic perfection
of Bird's face as he marches along in a fury."
--The Wall Street Journal
"A good addition to story times with themes of
emotions or imagination." --School Library
Journal
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Modelling Story Experiences For Parents
Sing it, Chant it, Join in
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Draw Prizes
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Happy Reading!
Contact helekelly_at_gmail.com