Children’s Spaces, Family Places:Early Literacy Environments

in Your Library

Dana Bjerke, Joanna Redman, Kelly Wussow Hennepin County Library

Hello!

So what’s the big picture?

Early literacy: connecting kids with parents, helping parents prepare kids for school

print awareness

print knowledge

phonological awareness

letter knowledge

vocabulary

narrative skills

Early literacy

Play, play, play!

Come, Stay and Return

Parent Child Interactions

What are the logistics?

CuriosityInteraction

Age appropriateScale

Once Upon a Time

…or, how we began…

What’s for Lunch?

You’ll discover all sorts of new words when you cook with your child. What sorts of fantastic meals can your child invent for you?Vocabulary means knowing the names of things.

Stupendous Stairs

What’s going on

upstairs and downstairs?

Words, Words, Words

…Stuck on the floor and so much more

What is your Actual Size?

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree …and fun with magnets

Gnomes, dogs, toast and more!

Evolution of a table

The natural hangout

...the kitchen

Perfect puppet stage

The Bathroom?

Yes, Indeed!

The cold laminate that we use at our library - Vistafoil 24” x 400” 4 mil. Glossy – can be found at these places:

http://www.highsmith.com - product number L91-30647

http://www.demco.com - product number P12281460

Prices vary according to order size. Alternate sizes are available.

Dana BjerkeYouth Services LibrarianHennepin County LibraryRidgedale Area Library12601 Ridgedale DriveMinnetonka, MN 55305dbjerke@hclib.org

Kelly WussowEarly Literacy SpecialistHennepin County Library300 Nicollet MallMinneapolis, Minnesota 55401kcwussow@hclib.org

Joanna RedmanYouth Services LibrarianHennepin County LibraryPlymouth Community Library15700 36tth Ave NPlymouth, MN 55446jredman@hclib.org