@wmjackson 1. Create a love for visiting the library during the school year so children will look forward to going to the library when school is out.
2. Post the schedule for events and activities around the house that are going on at the library so children contribute to summer learning by planning what they want to participate in.
3. Allow them to bring their friends, not to play, but to share in learning adventures and opportunities.
4. Parents must model their excitement of learning and check out, read and share their book ideas with their kids.
5. Encourage children to blog about their books to create a digital library for them and to share with peers.
6. Create a storyboard and have children create their own books to teach creativity in literacy.
7. Join book clubs either at the library or local bookstores.
8. Visit local bookstores and talk to owners about why literacy is important.
9. Participate in author discussions online where children can use Social Media to speak with authors.
10. During vacation, trips find out ahead of time where local libraries and bookstores are and visit them.
11. Have book sleepovers where kids read favorite books or start reading new ones.
12. Watch movies of books and compare the stories from book version to movie version.
13. Make sure your children have diverse friends that do read. If children see others of different cultures
and colors reading they begin to understand that their reading puts them on the same or similar intelligence level as others and they will be mentally able to compete.
14. Read culturally relevant books. Too many Black children have “impostor syndrome” where they get
around other children of color or white children and doubt their abilities to comprehend, contribute and
compete. Black children need to know Black authors male and female.
15. If there are local colleges or universities have a family field trip to them. Plan ahead of time
if this is possible and if so make arrangements to meet and speak with Librarians support staff.
2. Post the schedule for events and activities around the house that are going on at the library so children contribute to summer learning by planning what they want to participate in.
3. Allow them to bring their friends, not to play, but to share in learning adventures and opportunities.
4. Parents must model their excitement of learning and check out, read and share their book ideas with their kids.
5. Encourage children to blog about their books to create a digital library for them and to share with peers.
6. Create a storyboard and have children create their own books to teach creativity in literacy.
7. Join book clubs either at the library or local bookstores.
8. Visit local bookstores and talk to owners about why literacy is important.
9. Participate in author discussions online where children can use Social Media to speak with authors.
10. During vacation, trips find out ahead of time where local libraries and bookstores are and visit them.
11. Have book sleepovers where kids read favorite books or start reading new ones.
12. Watch movies of books and compare the stories from book version to movie version.
13. Make sure your children have diverse friends that do read. If children see others of different cultures
and colors reading they begin to understand that their reading puts them on the same or similar intelligence level as others and they will be mentally able to compete.
14. Read culturally relevant books. Too many Black children have “impostor syndrome” where they get
around other children of color or white children and doubt their abilities to comprehend, contribute and
compete. Black children need to know Black authors male and female.
15. If there are local colleges or universities have a family field trip to them. Plan ahead of time
if this is possible and if so make arrangements to meet and speak with Librarians support staff.