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....
by Leah Langby | Oct 1, 2012 | Keeping Up With Kids
Especially in smaller towns, with no YMCA or other places for indoor gross-motor exploration by toddlers, adding in some time for playing to a toddler/preschool storytime makes a lot of sense. Two relatively new IFLS librarians are drawing on their...
