Resources for Librarians Who Serve Children and Young Adults

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Emerging and Early Literacy

Resources

Research

Adams, Marilyn J. “Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning About Print” MIT Press 1992

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS: Quality Early Education and Child Care From Birth to Kindergarten. Committee on Early Childhood, Adoption, and Dependent Care. Pediatrics, Jan 2005; 115: 187 - 191.

Burgess, S.R., Hecht, S.A. & Lonigan, C.J. (2002). Relations of the home literacy environment (HLE) to the development of reading-related abilities: A one-year longitudinal study [link is to ERIC record]. Reading Research Quarterly, vol. 37, 408-426.

Cunningham, A.E. & Stanovich, K.E. (1997). Early reading acquisition and its relation to reading experience and ability 10 years later. Developmental Psychology, vol. 33, 934-945.

Jeffery, Debby Ann. Literate Beginnings: Programs for Babies and Toddlers [link is to ERIC record]. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1995.

McGee, Lea. “Repeated Interactive Read-Alouds in Preschool and Kindergarten.” International Reading Association.” The Reading Teacher. 60(8), 742-751.

Nespeca, Sue Mcleaf. "Urban Head Start Mothers: Their Personal Reading Habits, Involvement in Sharing Books with Their Children, and Perceptions of Their Public Library." Journal of Youth Services in Libraries. Vol.8. No.2. (Winter 1995):188-194.

Ortiz, R.W. (2000). The many faces of learning to read: The role of fathers in helping their children to develop early literacy skills. Multicultural Perspectives, vol. 2, 10-17

Teale, W.H. (1999). Libraries promote early literacy learning: Ideas from current research and early childhood programs [link is to ERIC record]. Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, vol 12, no 3, 9-16.

Literacy and Children

Resources

Research

McMacken, Mary C. "The Parents' Role in Literacy Development: Fostering Reading Strategies at Home" [link is to ERIC record]. Childhood Education Vol. 69, No. 3 (Spring 1993): 142-145.

Robinson, Nancy M et. al. "Family Factors Associated With High Academic Competence in Former Head Start Children at Third Grade" [link is to ERIC record]. Gifted Child Quarterly, Oct 2002; 46: 278 - 290.

Salisch, Maria. Children’s emotional development: Challenges in their relationships to parents, peers, and friendspdf file. International Journal of Behavioral Development, Jul 2001; 25: 310 - 319.

Shaywitz, Sally. Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science Based Program for Reading Problems at any Level. Knopf press. New York 2003

Reading and Reading Lists

Children's Book Awards

New York State

National

School Library / Public Library Connection

Resources

Research

Bush, Gail. "Walking the Road between Libraries: Best Practices in School and Public Library Cooperative Activities" [link is to ERIC record]. School Library Media Activities Monthly.  22.6 (February 2006)

Callison, Daniel. "Expanding Collaboration for Literacy Promotion in Public and School Libraries" [link is to ERIC record] Journal of Youth Services in Libraries. 11.3 (Fall 1997): 37-48.

Gross, Valerie.  "A+ Partners in Education: Linking Libraries to Education for a Flourishing Future" Public Libraries. 44.4 (July/August 2005): 217-22pdf file.

Times Union: "'Front lines' for learning; Libraries help raise academic performance with summer programs," by Scott Waldman, 7/19/09.

Homework Help

Grant Programs

Public Library System Youth Services Pages

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Public Library Systems

Brooklyn Public Library | Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (see "Quick Links" from system main page) | Chautauqua-Cattaraugus (system main page) | Clinton-Essex-Franklin (see links from system main page) | Finger Lakes | Four County (see links from system main page) | Mid-Hudson | Mid-York (Resources) | Mohawk Valley | Monroe County (see links on main page) | Nassau (see links on main page) | The New York Public Library (main page) | Nioga | North Country | Onondaga County Public Library | Pioneer (system main page) | Queens Borough (see links from system main page) | Ramapo Catskill | Southern Adirondack | Southern Tier | Suffolk | Upper Hudson | Westchester

Featured Youth Services Programs

Brooklyn (Kings County) Queens Borough Nioga (Genesee, Niagara, Orleans counties) Nassau Mid-York (Herkimer, Madison, Oneida counties) Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Buffalo and Erie County Monroe Southern Tier (Allegany, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Yates counties) Westchester Finger Lakes (Cayuga, Cortland, Seneca, Tioga, Tompkins counties) Onondaga North Country (Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, St. Lawrence counties) Clinton-Essex-Franklin Suffolk Cooperative Nassau Westchester Brooklyn (Kings County) Queens Borough The New York Public Library (Bronx, New York, Richmond counties) The New York Public Library (Bronx, New York, Richmond counties) Southern Adirondack (Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington counties) Pioneer (Livingston, Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming counties) Mohawk Valley (Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie counties) Four County (Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego counties) Ramapo Catskill (Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster [part] counties) Mid-Hudson (Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam, Ulster [part] counties) Upper Hudson (Albany, Rensselaer counties)

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Last Updated: January 22, 2010 -- asm; for questions, comments or suggestions, contact Karen Balsen