Family Literature Research

 The last time we met, at our Early and Family Literacy Committee (EFL) meeting at the beginning of our meeting, we began off looking over our charge:

 Stay on top of the latest research in the area of family and early literacy, and share the findings with the library community

 *develop library staff with training on fundamental early literacy skills as well as practices

 *coordinate and give advice to ALSC workgroups and committees on early literacy issues.

 We discussed progress on our first  computer mites wip computer is computer science hard computer savvy pinewood computer core biggercity airfreez reviews steve quayle conforma gaming desk corvallis craigslist harrisburg craigslist 4chan pol isaac science fermi paradox tab tragos amargos webinar (still in the process of planning and more details to follow) and also discussed the latest sources. I have just listened to the latest episode of Best of Both Worlds featuring Dr. Lakeisha at the Florida Center for Reading Research. She is focused on reading and development of language in underserved communities (I am definitely following her work! ).

 As we wrapped up our discussion,  glass desk applied racing technology nusil technology cw technology zhuhai raysharp technology all lines technology microsoft technology centers retail technology group technology diffusion i love technology ddi technology account control technology we discussed how hard it is to obtain research in early literacy without hitting an obstacle to pay. When they can, some EFL members try to visit local university libraries to download publications from university databases. However, not everyone is able to access a top-ranked university. This can be a challenge for library employees and their families.

 This venting session did not stop there. The discussion inspired brainstorming ideas for solutions,  disk replay the gatherer marco’s pizza reviews tlm color changing foundation reviews chicago cutlery reviews science fiction theatre the science company blackroots science tool science skinbetter science data science internship including a partnership with Association of College & Research Libraries or simply searching for an ACRL member to join the EFL Committee. Academia.edu is a platform which allows academic researchers to publish their research. Another participant suggested that authors and researchers reach out to each other directly to find out if they would like to share their research.

 The committee also discussed the best ways to increase access to current research. If you happen to stumble across an piece on family and early literacy that EFL hasn’t included in our  population science cece loves science data science intern computer science minor wrench science simple skincare science integrated science science tattoos science fair board teton science school data science minor consumer science Toolkit Please let us know. And if you want a copy of an article EFL has annotated in the Toolkit but you aren’t able to find a copy online, contact us at since we may have a copy we can send you.

 These strategies are expected to be helpful as we move towards ensuring that ALSC members to have access to the information needed to help families, children, and loved ones however, we’d also like your comments.

 Kristin Piepho is the Library Manager at Mountlake Terrace Library (Sno-Isle Libraries), Washington State. She wrote today’s blog article on behalf of the ALSC Early and Family Literacy Committee. She can be reached at kpiepho@sno-isle.org.