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May 2021 Talk, Read, and Sing - Talking is Teaching

Created by Great Lakes Bay Parents - Informing parents since 2012!

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You are your child's lifelong teacher. "Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing" is a public awareness and action campaign that helps parents recognize their power to boost their children’s early brain and vocabulary development through simple, everyday actions ... "

Let's Talk About Letters!

When children know the letters of the alphabet, it will help them learn how to read and prepare them for kindergarten!  There are many fun ways to talk, read, and sing about letters with your little one. Try a Letters Scavenger Hunt! Write a letter on a piece of paper, and with your child, look for that letter throughout your home! “Here is the letter ‘S’! Where can we find the letter ‘S’ in the kitchen?”  Talking is Teaching has tips and resources to help parents talk to their children, even those who are very young.  LEARN MORE

LITERATURE

Let's Talk About LETTERS! Reading books and watching videos with your child is a great way to get the conversation started. Check out the book/ video recommendations from Talking Is Teaching or visit the Iosco-Arenac District Library or Bay County Library System to talk to a librarian.

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ARENAC COUNTY

Au Gres Community Library 989-876-8818 Mary Johnston Memorial Library (Standish) 989-846-6611 Omer Little Eagles Nest Library 989-653-2230 WEBSITE LINK

BAY COUNTY

Alice and Jack Wirt Public Library (Bay City) 989-893-9566 ext. 2111 Auburn Area Branch Library 989-662-2381 ext. 207 Pinconning Branch Library 989-879-3283 Historical Sage Library Bay City 989-892-8555 ext. 207 WEBSITE LINK

ACTIVITIES WITH LETTERS

LETTER VIDEO

Let’s talk about letters! For a fun way to discover the letters of the alphabet with your little one, sing and dance along to the alphabet song! Want a new melody and beat to sing the ABCs with? Watch Sesame Street’s Alphabet Songs here:

IMPORTANCE OF TALKING IS TEACHING

THE BENEFITS OF READING ALOUD TO CHILDREN Too Small To Fail “No matter how young, children can learn a lot when they are read to, and benefit a great deal from the cuddling and bonding that accompanies a reading session. In addition, the act of reading aloud to children is highly beneficial to both their vocabulary growth and in preparing them for school later on.” READ ARTICLE

KINDERGARTEN READINESS 9 Literature Skills to Develop Before Kindergarten by: Midland Great Start

LOCAL RESOURCES

LITERATURE EVENTS & RESOURCES

STORY TIME The Great Lakes Bay Parents KIDS CALENDAR includes the schedules for virtual and in-person STORY TIMES occurring throughout the Great Lakes Bay Region. This includes libraries in Bay, Isabella, Midland, and Saginaw County.  VIEW THE CALENDAR

IMAGINATION LIBRARY Through affiliation with Imagination Library, all of our children in Arenac and Bay counties would receive an FREE age-appropriate, hardcover book, mailed to their homes each month of their lives from birth to their fifth birthday.  LEARN MORE & REGISTER

1000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a nationwide challenge that encourages parents and caregivers to regularly read aloud to their children. By reading just one book a night, families can reach the 1,000-book goal in three years while providing children essential early literacy skills. LEARN MORE: BAY COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM

THRIVE AT HOME - LITERACY Thrive From Home is here to help parents and caregivers across Michigan provide preschoolers (ages 3-5) with essential skill-building activities using resources and materials recommended by experienced state educators  LEARN MORE

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*This newsletter was supported by the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five Initiative (PDG B-5), Grant Number 90TP0055-01-0090TP0002, from the Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  **Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Child Care, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.