After much research, time and effort, Middletown Library now has its own literacy center! The Friends of Middletown generously funded the beginnings. I thoroughly enjoyed finding activities that we could buy that would support and encourage the literacy skills of even our youngest patrons: print awareness, print motivation, vocabulary, narrative skills, letter knowledge, and phonological awareness. Here is a preliminary photo of our area:
Multnomah County Public Library's website describes literacy skills like this...
literacy skills in the library. In each activity box I included a laminated card that describes how best to use the items and extension activities for home. It was great to see families use this area today at Middletown!
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