Using this book's systematic approach, readers will be able to plan their storytimes with a clear idea of what to look for in the children they serve, and then continually improve how they meet the needs of their communities. providing administrators with research-based evidence that supports current and future advocacy for early literacy in public library programming for children.
highlighting professional development resources that encourage sharing and problem-solving within the larger community of children's and youth librarians and.providing guidelines, worksheets, and recommendations for storytime assessment, with particular attention to self-reflection and peer-to-peer community learning.This gives coaches the opportunity to deliver tangible, sustainable results for teams, their stakeholders and the wider organisation. Clear guidelines, challenging interventions and dynamic models for working with teams in their systemic context are provided. One of the consequences of the concavity of entropy is that mixing two gases of equal entropy results in a. A practical volume, that outlines the practice and art of Systemic Team Coaching (R). showing how storytime presenters can connect with parents and caregivers to promote family engagement 16.7.2 Horizon-Free Universal Portfolios 638.interweaving testimonials from storytime practitioners throughout the text to provide real-world insight.
And unlike many other storytime resources, the authors use the findings of VIEWS2 to offer guidance in performing assessment, as well as giving tips for planning and conducting storytimes. Based on the groundbreaking research of VIEWS2-the first systematic study of storytimes done to date-this book recommends simple interactive ways to emphasize early literacy techniques and encourage children to use and practice their pre-reading skills while preserving the delight inherent in storytime.