by TALK Coordinator Ann Kaskinen Every Child Ready to Read® (ECRR) identifies five practices (talk, sing, read, write, and play) that adults should use to engage with children to build early literacy skills. While there are many ways to incorporate reading into a baby’s daily repertoire, board books are key developmental tools. In fact, board books have …Read more »

Funding for early learning saw big changes in both Indiana and Michigan this past year. Indiana significantly cut its preschool (On My Way Pre-K) and childcare funding, creating fewer slots for low-income families to send their 4-year-olds to high quality preschool programs. And, while Michigan bumped up its PreK for All initiative targeting 4-year-olds, it …Read more »

TALK: Text and Learn for Kindergarten is a text-based service for libraries that promotes the practice of talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing with children to foster early learning skills. To help patrons navigate to the TALK website and sign up for participation, please check out the TALK Toolkit, located in the For Libraries dropdown …Read more »