5 Practices of Early Literacy
Narrate events and ideas in your everyday life. This helps your child learn new vocabulary and to use words they know.
- Ages 0-1: Talk to your baby all the time, even if they can’t respond quite yet. Narrate your day. The more words your baby hears, the larger their vocabulary will grow.
- Ages 1-2:Â Encourage repetitive play. Your baby may want to spend 30 minutes moving blocks from one bin to another. They are learning about concepts like gravity and motion - encourage them to repeat these simple tasks over and over.
- Ages 2-3: Introduce new vocabulary while you play. Narrate what you are doing. Use the big words and the small words—as many words as you can.
- Ages 3-5:Â Encourage your preschooler to tell you a story. Try retelling a familiar book, what you did today, or make up a story together. This helps to build a skill called sequencing.
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Visit with a Fire Truck (Outside)
Sep 21st | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Hanby Park
Explore a fire truck provided by the Westerville Division of Fire. Ask questions about fire safety and learn about the different parts of…
Turtle Island: Native American Heritage Month
Nov 1st - Nov 30th | All day
Read about different tribes' origin stories of Turtle Island - a name used by some Indigenous peoples of North America to refer to the…
Ohio Wildlife Center
Nov 15th | 10:00am - 11:00am
Meet animal ambassadors from Ohio Wildlife Center.
Family Games & Crafts: Fall Crafts
Nov 26th | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Drop-in and enjoy games and autumn crafts for the whole family.
Reading Challenge
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Unlock your child's potential with this reading challenge. For ages 0-5.
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Kids love to cook.
Talk about recipes and have fun writing and/or drawing your own recipes together.
Tell me a story.
Ask you child to tell you a story. Why? This helps develop imagination and vocabulary.
Help others!
Throughout the day, look for ways your child can help others. This develops social and emotional learning and expands vocabulary.
Share your childhood joy.
Tell stories about some of the favorite things you used to do as a child.
Kids love to cook.
Talk about recipes and have fun writing and/or drawing your own recipes together.
Tell me a story.
Ask you child to tell you a story. Why? This helps develop imagination and vocabulary.
Help others!
Throughout the day, look for ways your child can help others. This develops social and emotional learning and expands vocabulary.
Share your childhood joy.
Tell stories about some of the favorite things you used to do as a child.
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When she’s not working with kids here at the library, you might find her on the bike trail or baking up a sweet treat.
Ashleigh M.
Ashleigh loves to see people grow and become their best selves here at the library.
Annamarie C
Annamarie loves all things Disney! When she's not planning her next storytime, she's likely traveling or volunteering at the Columbus Zoo.
Katie R.
Katie knows all of the tricks to start your baby on the path to lifelong reading.
Kristen C.
When she’s not working with kids here at the library, you might find her on the bike trail or baking up a sweet treat.
Ashleigh M.
Ashleigh loves to see people grow and become their best selves here at the library.
Annamarie C
Annamarie loves all things Disney! When she's not planning her next storytime, she's likely traveling or volunteering at the Columbus Zoo.
Katie R.
Katie knows all of the tricks to start your baby on the path to lifelong reading.
