Week Five - Readers advisory and encouraging literacy
This week we talked about readers advisory, which is the recommendation of material to a library customer based on what they've liked in the past and what characteristics most appealed to them. We also discussed some other resources to encourage literacy
Resource 1 - The Better Health Channel
The Better Health Channel website has a 'Children and Literacy' page which offers advice to parents and carers on how to build their child's literacy skills, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It provides suggestions for building literacy skills at home, for example by ensuring there are plenty of age-appropriate books available, playing word-oriented games, or leading by example and ensuring your child sees you reading and writing regularly. The information offered is conventional knowledge that aligns with what I have previously learnt, however it is incredibly important and central to the role a library plays in literacy.
Resource 2 - 1000 Books Before School brief
This PDF was put together by the organisations that have created the 1000 Books Before School program, which encourages families to read 1000 books with their child between the age of 0-5 years. Run by the State Library of Victoria and Public Libraries Network Victoria, the program encourages reading readiness and helps prepare children to start school. The brief offers some details about why reading at home is important and some tips for parents and carers on how to implement the program.
Resource 3 - PLVN Reading and Literacy for All
This document outlines strategies and programs for improving literacy in adults who have low-level literacy proficiency (14% of adults according to Australian Bureau of Statistics 3013). Interestingly, only slightly more than half of Australian adults have the literacy skills to be considered 'functionally literate', which generally requires you to have literacy skills above level 2 on the proficiency scale (those who are below level 1 make up the 14% who have low-level proficiency). Although I did not read the entire document, much of the information and data from the first 16 pages was incredibly interesting and gave me insights into adult literacy that I did not previously have. As is noted in the document, low-level adult literacy is not widely understood, and is often hidden.
Resource 1 - The Better Health Channel
The Better Health Channel website has a 'Children and Literacy' page which offers advice to parents and carers on how to build their child's literacy skills, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It provides suggestions for building literacy skills at home, for example by ensuring there are plenty of age-appropriate books available, playing word-oriented games, or leading by example and ensuring your child sees you reading and writing regularly. The information offered is conventional knowledge that aligns with what I have previously learnt, however it is incredibly important and central to the role a library plays in literacy.
Resource 2 - 1000 Books Before School brief
This PDF was put together by the organisations that have created the 1000 Books Before School program, which encourages families to read 1000 books with their child between the age of 0-5 years. Run by the State Library of Victoria and Public Libraries Network Victoria, the program encourages reading readiness and helps prepare children to start school. The brief offers some details about why reading at home is important and some tips for parents and carers on how to implement the program.
Resource 3 - PLVN Reading and Literacy for All
This document outlines strategies and programs for improving literacy in adults who have low-level literacy proficiency (14% of adults according to Australian Bureau of Statistics 3013). Interestingly, only slightly more than half of Australian adults have the literacy skills to be considered 'functionally literate', which generally requires you to have literacy skills above level 2 on the proficiency scale (those who are below level 1 make up the 14% who have low-level proficiency). Although I did not read the entire document, much of the information and data from the first 16 pages was incredibly interesting and gave me insights into adult literacy that I did not previously have. As is noted in the document, low-level adult literacy is not widely understood, and is often hidden.
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