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Our Commitment to Early Learning
Spokane County Library District is dedicated to Early Learning,
demonstrating that commitment with a variety of services to
families and child care providers, as well as continuing
education for staff and customers.
We employ several tools to help achieve our Early Learning goals:
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Preschool Book Bags
These bags contain 10 books and a folder containing suggestions
for songs, fingerplays,
and activities in themes such as Silly Fun, Weather, Feelings,
Counting, Colors and LOTS more. New themes are continuously
being created.
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Toddler Book Bags
These bags contain 6 books (including board books) and a
folder containing suggestions for songs, fingerplays and
activities for very young children.
New themes are continuously being created.
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Free Early Literacy Workshops
SCLD offers training credit for child care providers through
Washington’s Managed Education and Registry Information Tool (MERIT),
a career development system for individuals who work in child care,
early education, and school age care. Parents, grandparents, and
other caregivers are welcome to attend as well.
Early Learning Links
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Five Practices of Early Literacy
Early Literacy is what children know about reading and writing before they can actually read or write.
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Born Learning Initiative
Find out how to turn everyday activities into learning moments.
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Leading to Reading
Reading Is Fundamental provides stories, songs, games, and information for parents about reading with young children.
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Love, Talk, Play
From birth to three there are three key things all parents can and need to be doing with their child everyday.
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Family Care Resources
Get help finding a licensed child care provider, or find services for child care providers.
Reading for Fine Forgiveness
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This program allows young people (17 and under) to reduce library card fines by reading.
For a penny a minute, in increments of 20 minutes, kids can read off their fines, up to $7.00
per calendar year. Click here for details.
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