Reading Ready Time - Books about Books!

Jess Neeb-Smith, librarian extraordinaire and Herbert Simon Early Literacy Specialist, presents a fun-filled storytime with books about books! Enjoy stories, games, and songs geared to get your kids engaged in the five practices of early literacy: reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing.

Reading Ready Time is a virtual library experience specifically designed to help children 3-6 years old get ready to read and connect with the Library.  We hope this program will help them make a connection, building on their path to becoming lifelong learners. In this week's episode, Ms. Jess shares books about her favorite thing - books! This storytime supports Indiana Learning Standard ELA 2.3: Demonstrates awareness and understanding of concepts of print.  This and other Reading Ready Time episodes can be found on our YouTube channel. 

Additional resources:

• It may seem silly but there is quite a large collection of books about books.  Check out some of Ms. Jess’s favorites. 
• You can find a zillion of ways to make books online.  Jennifer Hier includes three simple ideas on her website. 
• Even though preschoolers may not know the term “genre,” they can easily recognize that there are many kinds of books.  Give them a shot at sorting your book collection.  Preschoolers are creative thinkers; they will probably come up with ways of sorting grown-ups would never consider.  

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