Transcript Every child ready to read @ your library

Fun with
Science & Math
for Parents and Children
[Insert the name of your library and/or your
library’s logo here.]
Reading is essential to
school success.
Start now to help your child
get ready to read.
Learning to read begins
before children start
school.
Goals for Today’s
Workshop
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Overview of the program’s values &
ECRR’s six pre-reading skills
Review of best practices for building
those skills
Activity ideas and book
recommends
Tips for engaging children in early
literacy activities
New Orleans Public Library and
community resources supporting
early literacy
Five Little Speckled Frogs
Five Little Speckled Frogs
Sat
on a speckled log Eating the most delicious
flies.
(Hold five fingers (frogs) on top of your other arm (log))
Yum! Yum! (pat tummy)
One jumped into the pool
Where it was
nice and cool Now there are Four green
speckled frogs (Hold up four fingers)
(jump a finger off the log into the pool)
Keep counting down until there are no
more speckled frogs!
Core Values of Program
You are your child’s first teacher.
You know your child best.
Children learn best by doing,
and they love doing things with you.
Why are parents so
important in helping
their children get
ready to read?
Reading is essential to school success.
Children become “ready to read” between
4 and 7 years old, but becoming “ready to
read” starts at birth.
Being ready to read
begins before children
start school.
You are
already
doing
activities to
help your
child be
ready to
read.
Six Skills for
Early Literacy
Print Motivation - I Love Books
Print Awareness - I See Words
Phonological Awareness - I Hear Words
and Sounds
Narrative Skills - I Tell Stories
Vocabulary - I Know Words
Letter Knowledge - I Know My ABC’s
Five simple practices help children
get ready to read.
Help your child
get ready to read
with simple
activities every
day.
Why Science and Math?
Learning about the world helps
children get ready to read.
The whole of science is nothing more
than a refinement of everyday thinking.
—Albert Einstein
Children can learn
important knowledge
about how the world
works through simple
science and math
experiences.
Trussell-Cullen (1999)
defines nonfiction as a way
to “document and celebrate
the real world–and that
means everything about the
real world that is actual,
observable, recordable,
demonstrable, and
experienceable” (p. 2).
Journal for the Liberal Arts and
Sciences 13(2), Spring 2009
Learn About the World
Let’s explore nature!
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What is the scientific
method?
The scientific method is a
way to ask and answer
questions by making
observations and doing
experiments.
What are the steps?
1. Ask a question.
2. Make a guess about
the answer.
3. Do an experiment.
4. Make observations.
5. Draw conclusions.
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Question: Do objects under a magnifying glass look
bigger or smaller when you look through it? Do
objects look bigger or smaller as you move closer and
further away?
Predict: Before you look, make a guess. What does
the word ‘magnify’ mean?
Experiment: What happens to the object if you move
your eye away from the magnifying glass? What
happens if you move the glass up and down? What
happens if you move far away from the object
Observe: Watch how the object appears as you move
and as the glass moves.
Conclusion: What does a magnifying glass do???
What does your eye do to objects as you move closer
and further away???
Start with questions.
How do trees get a
drink of water?
Help your child learn
how to learn.
• Encourage your child to
ask questions.
• Talk about possible
answers.
• Look for answers
together: talk, read,
and write!
Why can I see my breath
when it is cold?
What is your
question?
How much is one-half
of something?
Sing songs that play with science &
math concepts.
Let’s sing “Dem Bones”
Math helps children talk
and learn about objects
and ideas.
Let’s learn about…butterflies.
Let‘s learn.
1. Look.
2. Talk.
3. Read.
4. Draw and write.
Read Information or Factual Books
Research finding: Children's experiences with the world greatly influence
their ability to comprehend what they read. Reading involves
comprehending written texts. What children bring to a text influences the
understandings they take away and the use they make of what is read.
Background knowledge about the world is built from a child's experiences.
The more limited a child's experiences the more likely he or she will have
difficulty comprehending what is read.
Early Literacy: Policy and Practice in the Preschool Years
By: Dorothy Strickland and Shannon Riley-Ayers
www.readingrockets.org
Read about topics
that your children
find especially
interesting.
Play around with math.
Use math to
describe, compare,
and draw
conclusions.
More math adventures.
Let’s have more fun
with math!
Math concepts are easy to
include in everyday conversation.
How many are there?
Which one is the largest?
Which one looks like a cone?
Can you put them in order from smallest to largest?
Help your child:
• Count
• Measure
• Sort
• Compare
• Order
Explore the world with
your children every day
Let’s Play with Static Electricity
Learn together by:
• Exploring new ideas.
• Digging deeper.
• Asking questions.
• Experimenting.
• Drawing conclusions!
Make your home a learning zone!
See Handout: Fun Science
Mixtures at Home
Your home can be a
learning center to help
your child get ready
to read.
The New Orleans Public Library helps
children get ready to read.
We have
weekly story
hours at most
branches.
Bring a friend
to story hour.
Come to future
Every Child Ready to Read classes
for parents and children.
• Fun
with Stories
• Fun with Words
•Fun with Letters
We also offer PrimeTime Family Reading Time,
a six-week literacy & discussion program for
families with children ages 6 to 12.
The New Orleans
Public Library has
been dedicated to
promoting
reading since 1896.
ONLINE @ neworleanspubliclibrary.org
Hours (vary by location)
Monday through Thursday: 10 am to 7 pm
Saturday 10 am to 5 pm
Friday: 10 am to 5 pm Main Library, Central City
Friday: 9 am to 5 pm King Branch
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