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News for Early Childhood Professionals from
the LITTLE READ WAGON
Early Literacy Program
December 2011
In This Issue
- Workshops at Your Library
- New in 2012
- A New Way to Get the News
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A new year brings opportunities for new adventures in early literacy. You work hard every day to prepare children for success in reading, school, and life. Little Read Wagon is here to support your efforts. Read on to learn more about our plans for the new year.
Workshops for Early Childhood Teachers at Your Library: Early Literacy and Play
 

Everything we do with children has the potential to positively impact their development. Research shows that giving children time and a supportive environment in which to play each day helps them develop the pre-reading skills they need. Our 2012 workshop for early childhood teachers is all about play and ensuring that every child is ready to read. This workshop will be offered one Saturday per month.

 

Our January workshop will be held on Saturday the 21st in the Central Library auditorium. Sign-in for registered participants will begin at 9:00 a.m. The workshop will be 9:15-12:15 with an optional make-and-take session afterward. Participants will receive a certificate for 3 training hours.  

 

WHO MAY ATTEND? Any residents of Bexar County who:

  • Work directly with young children (birth-five years) AND
  • Want to learn about how to help young children develop early literacy skills. (Children may not attend with you.)

HOW DO I REGISTER? Enter our lottery! Visit http://bit.ly/LRWJanFlier for more details and an entry form.

Questions about registration? Please call 207-2517.

New in 2012: On-site workshopsEvery Child Ready to Read
 

Our new early literacy materials focus on five simple strategies that parents and caregivers can use to help their children develop pre-reading skills. Little Read Wagon is now available to present an  overview of these strategies to staff at your location. Participants will receive a certificate for one training hour.

 

If your center has a suitable meeting space and at least fifteen staff who will commit to attend the training, we would like to hear from you! Do you have a smaller staff or no appropriate place to gather? Contact us anyway and we will see about partnering with a neighboring center. Visit http://bit.ly/ReqLRWProg to request a workshop.

A New Way to Get the News

 

Have you noticed our new look? You may be used to receiving email announcements of our upcoming workshops. Now Little Read Wagon will be using Constant Contact, an email marketing service that gives you more control over the information you receive and makes it easier to share with others.

 

Would you like to know more about what is going on with the library? Update your subscription by clicking on the "Update profile" link at the bottom of the page so that you can receive the general San Antonio Public Library newsletter and announcements about special events such as the Summer Reading Program.

 

For a copy of the December library newsletter, click here: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs076/1103058264949/archive/1108927578444.html

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