{"id":5670,"date":"2022-10-21T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/blog\/november-is-national-family-literacy-month"},"modified":"2022-10-21T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T00:00:00","slug":"november-is-national-family-literacy-month","status":"publish","type":"learn-and-grow-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/blog\/november-is-national-family-literacy-month","title":{"rendered":"November is National Family Literacy Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reading is one of the most important early learning activities there is. When a child discovers that sharing a book with a loving adult can be a warm, happy experience, they begin to build a lifelong love of reading. Reading also helps children achieve greater academic success according to <a href=\"https:\/\/lincs.ed.gov\/publications\/html\/parent_guides\/birth_to_pre.html\">national research<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>November is National Family Literacy Month, an opportunity for families to learn and share their love of reading \u2013 together! It is also a time to celebrate the work literacy programs do to empower families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">thread encourages you to visit your local library!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Visiting the library with your family is free and fun! Your child has the opportunity to get their own library card, pick out books to take home, and spend some time in the communal kid corner to flip through colorful pages.&nbsp;In addition to books, libraries also offer many programs. Join some of those programs, such as workshops, Storytime sessions, and reading groups to add to the fun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anchoragelibrary.org\/events\/classes-schedules\/storytimes\/\">Click here<\/a> to visit the Anchorage Public Library\u2019s Storytime schedule.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fnsblibrary.org\/808\/Berry-Room-Childrens-Room\">Click here<\/a> to visit the Fairbanks North Start Borough\u2019s public library schedule.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/matsugov.us\/msln\">Click here<\/a> to visit the Mat-Su Public Library Network.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/info.childcareaware.org\/blog\/helping-your-child-go-places-through-literacy\">Child Care Aware of America<\/a> suggests the following ways family literacy can be promoted at home this month and beyond:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Infant Reading<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Engage all of your baby\u2019s senses in learning language and reading skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hold and touch your baby \u2013 make eye contact often<\/li><li>Talk and sing during bath time, feeding, play time, and diaper changing<\/li><li>Let your baby see and touch books with words and pictures<\/li><li>Read to your baby every day<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Toddler Reading<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Your captive audience is now on the move!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Choose books with interesting pictures and stories that emphasize letters, and sounds<\/li><li>Continue talking and singing: Talk about the things you and your toddler do together<\/li><li>Keep books, magazines, newspapers, pictures, and their own drawings around where toddlers can see them<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preschool Reading<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Your preschooler has a lot of literacy skills now. Provide fun ways to keep them engaged!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Take turns reading<\/li><li>Ask questions for more information and dialogue<\/li><li>Have a set reading time when you and your preschooler read out loud every day<\/li><li>Give lots of reading and writing material<\/li><li>Play language games<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For a full list of reading tips, <a href=\"https:\/\/info.childcareaware.org\/blog\/helping-your-child-go-places-through-literacy\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alaska Reads Act<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alaska Reads Act (House Bill 114) was signed into law July 2022. The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) is currently preparing for the implementation of the law, most of which takes effect on July 1, 2023. The new legislation creates four new programs, including a voluntary pre-kindergarten (Pre-K) and Parents as Teachers program. <strong>thread<\/strong> is advocating for Pre-K services to be delivered in a mixed delivery system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/alaska-reads-act-update\/\">Click here <\/a>to read <strong>thread\u2019s<\/strong> Alaska Reads Act blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Resources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbeginningsalaska.org\/\">Best Beginnings<\/a>: Resources to ensure all Alaska children begin school ready to succeed<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbeginningsalaska.org\/seasonsofalaska\/\">Seasons of Alaska<\/a>: A whirlwind tour through Alaska\u2019s seasons in a four-book series created by Alaska Native authors and photographers.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/alaskaliteracyprogram.org\/\">Alaska Literacy Program<\/a>: Provides literacy services to families statewide<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/parents\/read\">PBS KIDS Read<\/a>!: Resources around reading, including tips, activities, games and booklists.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.child2000.org\/lit-tips.htm\">National Children\u2019s Literacy<\/a>: Literacy and story-time tips, and educational activitie<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","lg_tags":[],"news_categories":[],"class_list":["post-5670","learn-and-grow-blog","type-learn-and-grow-blog","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>November is National Family Literacy Month - Learn and Grow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/blog\/november-is-national-family-literacy-month\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"November is National Family Literacy Month - Learn and Grow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Reading is one of the most important early learning activities there is. 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