New early literacy resource: Talk Read Sing!

Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing! is a project of Too Small to Fail.  Check out their website for amazing resources on child development from age 0 to 5.  You can even sign up for free texts that deliver tips, parenting videos and other resources every other week on the importance of talking, reading and singing to young children.

And don't forget to come to our early literacy storytimes at the Wellesley Free Library for more information about early literacy, child development, and how talking, reading, singing, writing, and playing with your child help develop key skills!

Even more resources about early literacy:

The Center for Early Literacy Learning
Books Build Connections Toolkit from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Children and Technology roundup: screen time, best apps, and more!

Some interesting things have been happening in the world of screen time research and recommendations for kids!



This article sums up a new report from Zero to Three about screen time and young children, which is based on the last decade of scientific research about screen time and child development


This info-graphic from bostonglobe.com demonstrates how there are many different kinds of screen time, and what the benefits are of each kind.

For those of you with elementary-age kids, get recommendations for great fun and educational apps from a Children's Librarian at the Wellesley Free Library on Friday December 5th.  Sign up here!  http://www.libraryinsight.com/eventdetails.asp?jx=jip&lmx=650349

Your little rocket scientist- cool infographic about child development!

Source: Early-Childhood-Education-Degrees.com