From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu Nov 4 09:31:38 2010 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 16:31:38 +0000 Subject: [Reading-For-Healthy-Families] Library logs due Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA24088FCB86@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Attention Library Staff: It is time to submit your monthly Reading for Healthy Families recording log used to keep track of the families you are presenting the Reading for Healthy Families (Every Child Ready to Read @ your library) curriculum to. A blank log is attached, or you can download and save the "Recording Log" to your computer from: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/rfhf.recording.log.shtml#Recording_Log. Please email your completed log to me at katie.anderson at state.or.us. You can also print your completed log and fax it to 503-378-6439 or mail it to me at 250 Winter St. NE, Salem OR 97301. Tips for filling out your log: * Many people are uncomfortable signing in or providing their name, therefore "Family Name" is not required. Please just identify them as 'Family 1', 'Family 2', etc. and list them individually on your log. See the attached 'sample.log' for an example. * The "Six Skills Overview" workshop is not on the drop-down menu under "Main Education Session Emphasized". If you presented this session, please select "Print Motivation" instead. * "Session Time" is in 15 minute increments only. Please round your session time up or down to the closest 15 minute increment. Remember, you may not count childcare providers, preschool teachers, or other early childhood professionals because NPC Research and our funders are evaluating parent education only. However, we hope you won't exclude them from your early literacy education sessions. If you present sessions to early childhood professionals, please include these numbers in the body of your email when you send your completed recording log-it will be excellent addition data to support the program and demonstrate libraries commitment to early literacy. You no longer need to submit logs after you have provided early literacy education to15 families. Thanks to all of you who have already submitted your recording logs or have met your commitment of serving 15 families! Take care, Katie Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Do I still need to submit a log for the months before January? Thank you. Diana Armstrong, Belmont Branch, Multnomah County Library On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 9:31 AM, Katie Anderson wrote: > Attention Library Staff: > > > > It is time to submit your monthly Reading for Healthy Families recording > log used to keep track of the families you are presenting the Reading for > Healthy Families (*Every Child Ready to Read @ your library*) curriculum > to. A blank log is attached, or you can download and save the "Recording > Log" to your computer from: > http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/rfhf.recording.log.shtml#Recording_Log > . > > > > Please email your completed log to me at katie.anderson at state.or.us. You > can also print your completed log and fax it to 503-378-6439 or mail it to > me at 250 Winter St. NE, Salem OR 97301. > > > > *Tips for filling out your log: * > > *? **Many people are uncomfortable signing in or providing their > name, therefore ?Family Name? is not required. Please just identify them as > ?Family 1?, ?Family 2?, etc. and list them individually on your log. See > the attached ?sample.log? for an example.* > > *? **The "Six Skills Overview" workshop is not on the drop-down > menu under "Main Education Session Emphasized". If you presented this > session, please select "Print Motivation" instead.*** > > *? **?Session Time? is in 15 minute increments only. Please round > your session time up or down to the closest 15 minute increment. * > > Remember, you may not count childcare providers, preschool teachers, or > other early childhood professionals because NPC Research and our funders are > evaluating parent education only. However, we hope you won't exclude them > from your early literacy education sessions. If you present sessions to > early childhood professionals, please include these numbers in the body > of your email when you send your completed recording log?it will be > excellent addition data to support the program and demonstrate libraries > commitment to early literacy. > > > > You no longer need to submit logs after you have provided early literacy > education to15 families. > > > > Thanks to all of you who have already submitted your recording logs or have > met your commitment of serving 15 families! > > > Take care, > Katie > > > > > > Katie Anderson, Library Development Services > > * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * > > Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 > > katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 > > > > > > _____________________________________________________ > Reading-For-Healthy-Families mailing list > Reading-For-Healthy-Families at listsmart.osl.state.or.us > > http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/reading-for-healthy-families > Hosted by the Oregon State Library. The Library is not responsible for > content. > Questions related to message content should be directed to list owner(s) or > the sender of the message, by phone or email. > Technical questions? Call 503-378-8800. > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Wed Nov 17 16:21:23 2010 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:21:23 +0000 Subject: [Reading-For-Healthy-Families] Inexpensive book sources? Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2408986F3B@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hi! I'm updating the Reading for Healthy Families website this month and next. Below are the places to get good deals on books we already have listed on the website, please email me if you know of any other sources for inexpensive children's books so I can add them to the website. Thank you, Katie Good Deals on Books: All About Books "Great popular board books average cost is $2.00-3.00. Most books are discounted at least 50% from the regular retail price. For every 12 books purchased you get 12 free books. There is also free shipping. Their website is www.allaboutbooks.org. We have purchased several hundred books from them and they are great to work with." --RFHF participant Scholastic Literacy Partnerships (http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/literacypartnerships/) supports literacy efforts nationwide by provide deep discounts on a wide range of children's paperback and board books, as well as free bonus books for large orders. Any non-profit (501c3), state agency, community organization or corporation that distributes books to children and/or their families free of charge is eligible to become a Scholastic Literacy Partner. Scholastic's goal is to get more books in the hands and homes of children because research shows a link between the number of books in a child's home and later success in school. The Libri Foundation (http://www.librifoundation.org/) provides matching grants to small, rural public libraries in the United States. The Foundation will match on a 2 to 1 ration an amount of money raised locally from $50 to $350. If your library raised $350, you would receive $1,050 worth of new children's books! Healthy Start family support workers may wish to partner with libraries eligible for this grant to develop a program to get books into children's hands. Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joannam at birthto3.org Mon Nov 22 11:17:57 2010 From: joannam at birthto3.org (Joanna Morales) Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:17:57 -0800 Subject: [Reading-For-Healthy-Families] Inexpensive book sources? In-Reply-To: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2408986F3B@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> References: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2408986F3B@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Message-ID: <2A2CD8CA66B74F11A39C81DD15459698@BirthTo3.local> This was a great cheap resource for door prize books. The only thing is that I think it's only for non profits or organizations, the man on the phone made extra sure that I worked for an agency having to do with literacy or children. So if you are an independent contractor or not associated with a non-profit this might be a problem. Just giving you a heads up. Joanna Morales Joanna Morales Family Support Worker Healthy Start Birth To Three 86 Centennial Loop Eugene, OR 97401 541.349.7796 _____ From: reading-for-healthy-families-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:reading-for-healthy-families-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Katie Anderson Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 4:21 PM To: reading-for-healthy-families at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [Reading-For-Healthy-Families] Inexpensive book sources? Hi! I'm updating the Reading for Healthy Families website this month and next. Below are the places to get good deals on books we already have listed on the website, please email me if you know of any other sources for inexpensive children's books so I can add them to the website. Thank you, Katie Good Deals on Books: All About Books "Great popular board books average cost is $2.00-3.00. Most books are discounted at least 50% from the regular retail price. For every 12 books purchased you get 12 free books. There is also free shipping. Their website is www.allaboutbooks.org. We have purchased several hundred books from them and they are great to work with." --RFHF participant Scholastic Literacy Partnerships ( http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/literacypartnerships/) supports literacy efforts nationwide by provide deep discounts on a wide range of children's paperback and board books, as well as free bonus books for large orders. Any non-profit (501c3), state agency, community organization or corporation that distributes books to children and/or their families free of charge is eligible to become a Scholastic Literacy Partner. Scholastic's goal is to get more books in the hands and homes of children because research shows a link between the number of books in a child's home and later success in school. The Libri Foundation ( http://www.librifoundation.org/) provides matching grants to small, rural public libraries in the United States. The Foundation will match on a 2 to 1 ration an amount of money raised locally from $50 to $350. If your library raised $350, you would receive $1,050 worth of new children's books! Healthy Start family support workers may wish to partner with libraries eligible for this grant to develop a program to get books into children's hands. Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2170 bytes Desc: not available URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Wed Nov 24 08:36:16 2010 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:36:16 +0000 Subject: [Reading-For-Healthy-Families] Nursery Rhymes and Brain Development Books at State Library Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA240898ECBC@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Healthy Start and other non-library staff: The following titles are available to check out. Here is what you can do to check them out: * Go to your library's website and look up the titles in the online catalog. * If your library has these titles, put them on hold/check them out as you would any other library item. * If your library does not have the following titles, call either your personal contact at the library or call the main library number and ask for the reference desk. * Provide the full title information listed below and tell them you would like to check them out via interlibrary loan. The librarian will be able to help you through that process. Library staff: The following new titles are available for interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library. If you would like to request these or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process or send your full name, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request at state.or.us or (fax) 503-588-7119. Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos). Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Wwfu28fRTEI/TOv0ZmGJGmI/AAAAAAAAAE0/wvjOJMWQtsg/s320/baby-o.jpg] Cobb, J. (2007). What'll I Do With the Baby-O? Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Stories for Babies. Vancouver, BC , Canada: Black Sheep Press. What'll I Do With The Baby-o is a selection of great rhymes, songs, and stories to use in play with infants 0 to 2 years. Whether it?s for use at a library program, a Mother Goose program, in a daycare, or at home, there is enough material here to engage and delight babies throughout their first two years of development. All of the activities recommended encourage the bonding, early language and literacy, brain and emotional development, and fun that will enrich parents' and babies' lives in ways that will last a lifetime. ? useful chapters on baby brain development, early language and literacy development, the role of books, rhymes and songs in pre-literacy development, and the ages and stages of infant development for programmers, ? program planning and presentation tips, ? resources including age appropriate board books for babies and toddlers, read aloud books for baby programs, and stories to tell, ? 350 rhymes and songs arranged by type for easy access, ? an index to all the rhymes and songs by type and by first line, ? A CD of 36 beautiful songs to sing to babies (book description) [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wwfu28fRTEI/TOv1hdfv6KI/AAAAAAAAAE8/TZrxpVTI8XY/s320/active%2Bbaby.jpg] Sasse, M. (2010). Active Baby, Healthy Brain: 135 Fun Exercises and Activities to Maximize Your Child's Brain Development from Birth Through age 51/2. New York: The Experiment. Movement, play, and active exploration in the first five years of a child?s life are essential to the development of his or her body and brain. Now Active Baby, Healthy Brain presents 135 massages, exercises, and activities that engage your child?s love of play while also stimulating his or her brain development in multiple areas, including: ? Balance ? Cross-pattern movement ? Visualization ? Vestibular (inner ear) stimulation ? Laterality ? Fine and gross motor skills Each activity is presented on its own page with step-by-step instructions, appealing illustrations, and illuminating sidebars. The detailed instructions tell you exactly how to do each activity, as well as how to incorporate toys, music, dance, and games. No single activity takes more than two minutes, and all that?s required is ten minutes a day. More than thirty years in the making, Active Baby, Healthy Brain is an indispensable guide for everyone who is raising a child or who interacts with preschoolers. (book description) [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Wwfu28fRTEI/TOv2ygjqp2I/AAAAAAAAAFE/bF-16Lved6E/s320/whats%2Bgoing%2Bon.gif] Eliot, L. (1999). What's Going on in There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life. New York: Bantam Books. As a research neuroscientist, Lise Eliot has made the study of the human brain her life's work. But it wasn't until she was pregnant with her first child that she became intrigued with the study of brain development. She wanted to know precisely how the baby's brain is formed, and when and how each sense, skill, and cognitive ability is developed. And just as important, she was interested in finding out how her role as a nurturer can affect this complex process. How much of her baby's development is genetically ordained--and how much is determined by environment? Is there anything parents can do to make their babies' brains work better--to help them become smarter, happier people? Drawing upon the exploding research in this field as well as the stories of real children, What's Going On in There? is a lively and thought-provoking book that charts the brain's development from conception through the critical first five years. In examining the many factors that play crucial roles in that process, What's Going On in There? explores the evolution of the senses, motor skills, social and emotional behaviors, and mental functions such as attention, language, memory, reasoning, and intelligence. This remarkable book also discusses: ? how a baby's brain is "assembled" from scratch ? the critical prenatal factors that shape brain development ? how the birthing process itself affects the brain ? which forms of stimulation are most effective at promoting cognitive development ? how boys' and girls' brains develop differently ? how nutrition, stress, and other physical and social factors can permanently affect a child's brain Brilliantly blending cutting-edge science with a mother's wisdom and insight, What's Going On in There? is an invaluable contribution to the nature versus nurture debate. Children's development is determined both by the genes they are born with and the richness of their early environment. This timely and important book shows parents the innumerable ways in which they can actually help their children grow better brains. (book description) Be sure to check out our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog (http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/) to discover the most recent additions to our LIS collection and search our catalog (http://oregon.gov/OSL/index.shtml) for our complete holdings. The library science collection is meant to support the whole Oregon library community. The Library Development Division welcomes your suggestions for acquisitions ? see the blog for an input form or email us! This collection is funded with LSTA funds administered by the Oregon State Library. Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I hope you can find some useful things in it! Cheers, Tasha Natasha Forrester, Youth Librarian Capitol Hill Library ~ a neighborhood branch of the Multnomah County Library 10723 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219 503.988.6993 Regular schedule: Tuesday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. ***"If you don't turn your life into a story, you just become a part of someone else's story." * ~ Terry Pratchett, *The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents* ~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: