From katie.anderson at state.or.us Wed May 30 12:31:54 2012 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 19:31:54 +0000 Subject: [RFHF] New read-aloud findings Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA241C7A788D@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hi! I just received the following email from the School Librarian listserv and thought many of you may be interested. Small Changes in Reading to Preschoolers Can Help Disadvantaged Kids Catch Up Here are the things that I took away: ? In this limited study, preschoolers who were asked questions that drew their attention to the text during story time (or one-on-one book sharing) had better literacy outcomes in 1st grade than preschoolers who weren?t asked these types of questions. ? Young children pay more attention to illustrations and the reader than to the actual text during book sharing/story time. ? Asking a few questions (dialogic reading!) that draw attention to the text can help children build more early literacy skills than just vocabulary development?print awareness, letter knowledge, and perhaps phonological awareness depending on the questions asked. ? This sounds like a good technique for developing print awareness, letter knowledge and maybe even phonological awareness. Other techniques still need to be used to develop narrative skills and vocabulary which lead to reading comprehension. And let?s not forget activities that promote print motivation! 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 From: oasl-all at memberclicks.net [mailto:oasl-all at memberclicks.net] On Behalf Of Kate Weber Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 11:48 AM To: Katie Anderson Subject: [oasl-all] Elem - new read-aloud findings I heard a story on NPR last night about some recent findings that can impact pre-readers' abilities to become readers. The story is interesting, but if you just have a moment, the gist is that students spend most of their time focusing on the pictures or the reader during a read-aloud. By bringing their attention back to the print (through pointed questions about the print) they focus more on the print and have better literacy outcomes. It's a small change with a big impact. That doesn't vary from what many of us learned when studying reading, but in this day of data-based decision making, it's nice to know some fresh data is there. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/05/29/153927743/small-change-in-reading-to-preschoolers-can-help-disadvantaged-kids-catch-up Kate -- Kate Weber Media Specialist Lane ESD 541-461-8292 kweber at lesd.k12.or.us [http://oasl.memberclicks.net/message/image/7ac7ee22-50ff-4166-a1ac-eef48b698dd8] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu May 31 16:04:44 2012 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 23:04:44 +0000 Subject: [RFHF] New books available to ILL from State Library: Read to Succeed & Screen Time Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA241C7A8295@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://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tvZ0ktllJT8/T8f3azxUEKI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/Aj9w8lnxzHM/s320/1100-read-to-succeed-gallery-2-240x350.png] Court, J. (2011). Read to Succeed: Strategies to Engage Children and Young People in Reading for Pleasure. London, UK: Facet Publishing. As schools and libraries lose their funding, literacy services to children and young adults must become more efficient, practical, and effective. This much-needed collection covers all aspects of promoting reading to and with young people, along with models of current practices and inspiration for future developments. It contains vital insight into how young readers think, empowering you to foster literacy while reaching even the most reluctant readers. Full of advice from experts in the field, it will appeal to librarians and students who wish to work in public or school libraries. (book description) [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hK43THx-W6s/T8fz9NJF1zI/AAAAAAAAAKE/NOyhOi8EyhE/s1600/ScreenTime.jpeg] Guernsey, L. (2007). Screen Time: How Electronic Media--From Baby Videos to Educational Software--Affects your Young Child. New York: Basic Books. This is the paperback edition of Into the Minds of Babes. The only difference is the forward by Ellen Wartella and a 20 page epilogue by the author. Lisa Guernsey continues to have a good reputation as a leader in media literacy research and practice. This book is definitely worth revisiting from time-to-time. For those of you who participated in RFHF, Lisa Guernsey is the person who came up with the Three C's approach to media literacy that I presented to RFHF cohorts 5-12. 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. 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