preschool literacy initiative

public librarian recruitment

certification

PLA and ALSC's Preschool Literacy Initiative

Public Libraries Help Children Start School Ready to Learn

Overview of Project

Overview of Emergent Literacy Project
Background on the Initiative
Research on Emergent Literacy
How Storytimes for Preschool Children Can Incorporate Current Research

Programs by Age Level

Program for parents of infants and toddlers
Program for parents of two- and three-year-olds
Program for parents of four- and five-year-olds

Parent’s Handouts on Emergent Literacy

Handouts compiled by Dr. Grover Whitehurst, Leading Professor of Psychology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and Dr. Christopher Lonigan, Associate Professor of Psychology at Florida State University, for distribution at your own library. Documents are in PDF.

• All four documents
• Public Libraries. . . It’s Never Too Early
• Pre-Talkers: Birth to Two Years of Age
• Talkers: Two to Three Years of Age
• Pre-Readers: Four to Five Years of Age

Evaluation Materials

Evaluation FAQ
Output Measures

Web Sites of Interest

Articles About The Work

Demonstration Sites

Spring Symposium 2003 Materials - PowerPoint Presentation