Ipswich Public Library Workshop: 

Help Me Get Ready to Read

                  With Authors Susan Marx  and Barbara Kasok

A workshop for ALL caring adults who read aloud to children from infancy through their preschool years.

This early literacy workshop is designed for

March 19, 2014 at 6 p.m. at the Ipswich Public Library 25 N Main Street, Ipswich, Ma  01938 Registration is required by calling                         978-412-8713.

Parents and grandparents, daycare providers, preschool staff, early childhood professionals, volunteers in literacy programs, and librarians.

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Workshop goal:

To help you raise reading-ready children who love books and learning by demonstrating how to use parenting strategies and reading strategies to read aloud effectively to young children.

The interactive workshop agenda includes:

• Research on the importance of reading aloud to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
• Information about early literacy concepts and skills
• Parenting strategies to use that foster children’s self-esteem
• Reading strategies to use to introduce early literacy concepts and skills
• Criteria for selecting good children’s picture books
• Recommended books to read aloud to young children.

Help Me Get Ready to Read is brought to you with federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners in collaboration with a grant for the Mother Goose on the Loose program.