The Workshop went off without much of a hitch. We had 9 families represented-- 10 grown-ups and 3 kids. I think they learned a lot-- we had a good mix of interaction-- asking for responses, and lecture. One part of my presentation was showing how to make a book to share with their baby out of zip-lock sandwich bags, card stock, staples and duct tape-- they seemed to enjoy that. One of the points we tried to get across was that they should speak and read to their babies in the language they felt most comfortable with--and I think that got through! At least the books they were making not only had English, but several had Spanish words and Japanese or Vietnamese as well.
The parents asked good and thoughtful questions and I think they were relived to learn that what they already do now-- sing, play, read, and talk with their babies all promote early literacy. Hopefully they have learned the importance of such simple things and will continue to keep their babies brains growing strong.
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