Why Is Early Literacy Important?
Early literacy is important for many different reasons. It is important for you to practice and develop these skills at home with your child so that they can be prepared to enter kindergarten when the time comes.
Learning these skills together can also serve as an important bonding technique between you and your child! Additionally, the development of these skills can help them learn how to express themselves in a variety of different ways.
Resources for Diverse Learning Needs
While there are MANY resources available for caregivers who are looking for information for caring for and instructing children with diverse learning needs, we hope that the following lists are helpful places to begin your search.
BLOGS/NEWSLETTERS
VIDEOS
Where Do I Start?
Knowing where to start can be intimidating. The following are a list of a few topics that you might be looking for. If the topic you're interested in isn't listed, reach out to us!
Living Literacy at Home by Call Number: 372.425 POLICAST 2017ISBN: 9781496606563Publication Date: 2016
The Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading by Call Number: 372.41 WISE 2005ISBN: 9780972860314Publication Date: 2004
Raising Confident Readers by Call Number: 372.6 GENTRY 2010ISBN: 9780738213972Publication Date: 2010
The Read-Aloud Family by Call Number: 372.452 MACKENZI 2018ISBN: 9780310350323Publication Date: 2018
What Your Preschooler Needs to Know by Call Number: 372.21 WHAT 2008ISBN: 9780385341981Publication Date: 2008
7 Steps to Raising a Bilingual Child by Call Number: 404.2083 STEINER 2009ISBN: 9780814400463Publication Date: 2008
How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die by ISBN: 9781101215814Publication Date: 2014
Childhood Speech and Language Disorders by Call Number: 618.9285 DUCHARME 2016ISBN: 9781442238459Publication Date: 2016
Simple Low-Cost Games and Activities for Sensorimotor Learning by Call Number: 371.9 KURTZ 2014ISBN: 9781849059770Publication Date: 2014
Smart Parenting for Smart Kids by Call Number: 649.155 KENNEDYM 2011ISBN: 9780470640050Publication Date: 2011
Understanding Your Gifted Child from the Inside Out by Call Number: 649.155 DELISLE 2018ISBN: 9781618218087Publication Date: 2018
150+ Screen-Free Activities for Kids by Call Number: 796.5083 CITRO 2014ISBN: 9781440576157Publication Date: 2014
Busy Bags Kids Will Love by Call Number: 745.5083 MCCLURE 2017ISBN: 9781612436678Publication Date: 2017
Jumbo Pre Kindergarten Workbook by Call Number: JUV 372.19 PREKINDEISBN: 9780744032963Publication Date: 2020
Kitchen Table Play and Learn by Call Number: 649.68 COPLEY 2006ISBN: 0071460160Publication Date: 2006
Learn to Read: Sight Words Storybook by Call Number: JUV 372.462 KIEDROWS 2020ISBN: 9781646114306Publication Date: 2020
Preschool Fun Activity Book for Curious Kids by Call Number: JUV 372.21 SHAWRUSSISBN: 9781631583971Publication Date: 2019
Raising a Rock-Star Reader by Call Number: 028.5 MASCOTT 2016ISBN: 9780545806176Publication Date: 2015
The Read-Aloud Handbook by Call Number: JUV 808.54 TRELEASEISBN: 9780143121602Publication Date: 2013
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Call Number: JUV 372.41 TEACHISBN: 9780671631987Publication Date: 1986
Need More?
The catalog for the Waco-McLennan County Library is available here!
If you want to search for more resources in our catalog in this subject, we suggest you search for the following subject headings:
- 10 Minutes a Day
- Activities for children
- Activities for preschool
- Bilingual child
- Child development
- Dyslexia
- Gifted children
- Learning disabilities
- Mental health children
- Parent education
- Parent education collection
- Parenting ADHD
- Parenting special needs
- Reading readiness
For more assistance with searching and locating items held by the Waco-McLennan County Library, use our Ask a Librarian feature available on our catalog website or stop in to one of our branches!
The Waco-McLennan County Library provides patrons with access to resources through our Electronic Resources page, which can be found here. Suggested databases are listed below:
Digital and Audio Resources at the WMCL
There are many additional resources at the Waco-McLennan County Library that caregivers can access. The following DVDs are available for caregivers seeking more information about Kindergarten Readiness!
Online Resources
There are many different online resources for early literacy - and we know it can be overwhelming. The following apps, blogs/newsletters, videos, and websites are some of the materials we would recommend to learn more about learning to read (for caregivers!)!
