by Leah Langby | Oct 30, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
Exploring the box-blocksBack in September, Tiffany Meyer, then the director of the Dresser Public Library (now at Ellsworth) attended our LSTA-funded webinar by Rachel Payne about the Brooklyn Public Library’s Read Play Grow program. Amazing sensory input with...
by Leah Langby | Apr 14, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
I’m in charge of content for the YSS Blog this month, which means I’ve been collecting great posts from some of the librarians in our system who are YSS members. In case you don’t follow that blog, I want to draw your attention to a few posts...
by Leah Langby | Apr 8, 2014 | Keeping Up With Kids
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Library and Information Studies is providing a FREE webinar tomorrow, and I’m excited to attend! Get Up and Move! Why movement is part of early literacy skills development with Dr. Allison Kaplan will air on Wednesday,...
by Leah Langby | Jan 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’ve been thinking a lot about early literacy skills lately, thinking about ways to get the message across that it is important to give young kids opportunities to explore and develop without being squelched by worksheets or flashcards. I found a reference...
by Leah Langby | Jul 18, 2013 | Keeping Up With Kids
We are getting more and more information about the importance of creating opportunities and spaces for children to explore, create and imagine during free play. It is crucial for social, emotional, physical and language development, to name just a few areas....
