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Available Courses

• Early Literacy Enhanced Storytimes

  

  Early Literacy Enhanced Storytimes: Reaching Parents and Caregivers, Too is a 4 week course taught by Saroj Ghoting.
  
  Objectives of the course:
  Participants will be able to relate books and activities in their storytimes to early literacy skills.
  Participants will learn how to transform their own traditional storytime into early literacy enhanced storytime.
  Participants will be able to convey early literacy information to parents/caregivers in the storytime setting.

  PLEASE NOTE: This class does not cover how to plan and present storytimes. It is focused on incorporating early literacy information/asides into the storytimes you are already presenting.
  
  Pre Course Requirements:
  1. Early Literacy and Books: making the connection - Library of Virginia online course
  2. Write out a storytime plan. Storytime can be for any age group between newborn and five year olds. Collect and have handy the books and other materials (including words to songs/rhymes in your storytime)
  3. Identify a partner. Partner may be someone in the class, a colleague, or friend. Have person's email and phone number information.
  
  Books Provided by the Library of Virginia
  Early Literacy Storytimes @ your library: Partnering with Caregivers for Success by Saroj Ghoting and Pamela Martin-Diaz.
  
  Final Project:
  1. You will post to the Library of Virginia extranet the early literacy enhanced storytime that you develop in class.
  2. Present an early literacy enhanced storytime, which will be observed by Enid Costley. (only libraries in Virginia)