<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16705" name=GENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY><FONT size=2><FONT size=5><FONT size=5>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=692544921-30092008>Attached
(and below) you'll find a handout from Head Start on creating reading
corners at home that anyone can do regardless of their income level, and these
are really simple ideas that don't take a lot of time for busy parents to
implement. This handout might be nice to distribute during
parent/childcare provider trainings or at storytimes.
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=692544921-30092008>Remember, pre-reading is also a parent's
opportunity to decide if the book is or is not appropriate for their
child. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Arial>A Reading Corner at Home</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Arial><IMG style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 264px"
height=257 src="cid:692544921@30092008-1CD4" width=267><SPAN
class=692544921-30092008><FONT
size=2>
</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><IMG style="WIDTH: 262px; HEIGHT: 265px" height=388
src="cid:692544921@30092008-1CB8" width=254></FONT></P>
<DIV align=center><FONT face=Arial size=5> </FONT><FONT size=4><FONT size=4>Show
how much you </FONT></FONT><B><FONT size=5><FONT size=5>value
</B></FONT></FONT><FONT size=4>reading. Make a little reading corner in the<SPAN
class=692544921-30092008> </SPAN>living room. Children can read alone.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=4>And you can read to them. Read with<SPAN
class=692544921-30092008> </SPAN>them each day. Here are some ideas to get
started.</FONT></DIV>
<P align=left><FONT size=4><U>Ideas for A Cozy Place:</U></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=4> one or two pillows,</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=4> a carpet sample square,</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=4> a small soft mat,</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=4> the old crib mattress<SPAN
class=692544921-30092008> </SPAN>with a cover,</FONT></P><FONT size=4><FONT
size=4>
<P align=left> </FONT></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT size=4>a corner of the
couch,</P></FONT></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT size=4>
<P> </FONT></FONT><FONT size=4><FONT size=4>bean bag chair</FONT></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=4><U>Kinds of Books:</U> </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=4>3-4 story books, a “coffee table book” about animals,
sports<SPAN class=692544921-30092008> </SPAN>or a neat place, 1-2 ABC books, a
poetry or rhyming book, a store flyer or<SPAN class=692544921-30092008>
</SPAN>other print from the neighborhood, a book you and your child
make.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=4><U>Book Storage:</U> </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=4>a box (you and your child can decorate it!), a milk
crate<SPAN class=692544921-30092008> </SPAN>turned on its side, a short
bookshelf in the living room, two boards and four<SPAN class=692544921-30092008>
</SPAN>coffee cans.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4><U>Where to get books:</U> </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>Library…Library…Library! Public library, school<SPAN
class=692544921-30092008> </SPAN>library, classroom library (Libraries are great
because: 1. They are free, 2.<SPAN class=692544921-30092008> </SPAN>You want to
change the books often to keep up interest, 3. They have all<SPAN
class=692544921-30092008> </SPAN>kinds of books.) </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>Bookstore, </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>Yard Sale, </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=4>School Give-A-Ways.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=4><U>Children’s Rules for<SPAN
class=692544921-30092008> </SPAN>the Reading Corner:</U></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=4>1. Take care of the<SPAN class=692544921-30092008>
</SPAN>books.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=4>2. Put them away.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=4>3. Read every<SPAN class=692544921-30092008>
</SPAN>day!!!!!!!</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=4><U>Grown-Ups Rules for<SPAN class=692544921-30092008>
</SPAN>the Reading Corner:</U></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=4>1. Pre-read the books<SPAN class=692544921-30092008>
</SPAN>so you can read them<SPAN class=692544921-30092008>
</SPAN>easily.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=4>2. Read every<SPAN class=692544921-30092008>
</SPAN>day!!!!!!!!</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT size=4>3. Make sure it’s a<SPAN class=692544921-30092008>
</SPAN>FUN time.</FONT></P>
<P align=center><EM><STRONG>Written by Rita Hoppert, Cincinnati Public Schools
Early Childhood Education</STRONG></EM></P>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Katie Anderson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Youth Services Consultant</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oregon Center for the Book
Coordinator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Library Development </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oregon State Library</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>503-378-2528</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>