These links are for people registered to attend the online version of the Early Literacy 101 workshop. Please read/view all the items on the first list before the first workshop session. Please read/view all the items on the second list before the second workshop session.

EL101 Session 1 (Introduction, Brain Development, Five Practices)
Pre-reading/viewing assignments

• Ohio Ready to Read overview flyer
• Milestone Moments
• Milestones in Early Literacy Development
• Harvard Center for the Developing Child videos:
  • Experiences Build Brain Architecture
  • Serve and Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry
• Brain Development in Early Childhood and Brain Research
• How Are Brains Built?
• Parentese video (PBS)
• Having a Conversation about the Pictures in a Book
• Not Just Scribbles: How Tots Start Learning Text is Symbolic
• The Many Benefits of Messy Play
• A Letter from Play to Parents

Bring with you to the online workshop session:

• Two (or more) picture books that you like to use in storytime. If you don’t lead storytime, bring two (or more) picture books, board books, and/or early nonfiction that you would recommend to families with young children.

EL101 session 2 (Decoding and Comprehension, Six Skills, Putting It All Together)
Pre-reading/viewing assignments

• Summary of the Six Skills
• Background Information for Storytime
• Music in Early Literacy Storytimes
• From the Six Skills to the Five Practices
• The Five Practices and the Early Literacy Components Support Each Other
• Anatomy of a Storytime Literacy Message from Mel's Desk
• Saroj Ghoting video: What Is an Effective Early Literacy Aside?
• Saroj Ghoting video: All Three Early Literacy Asides
• So You're Parenting a Preschooler
• 40 Developmental Assets for Early Childhood

Bring with you to the online workshop session:

• Two (or more) picture books that you like to use in storytime. If you don’t lead storytime, bring two books that you would recommend to families with young children.
• One storytime outline. If you don't lead storytime, you may borrow a storytime outline from a co-worker or locate one online. If you have questions, contact your workshop facilitator.
• If you can, print and bring a copy each of the Background Information for Storytime and Anatomy of a Storytime Literacy Message handouts. They will be helpful during a group activity.

Bonus! Optional reading and viewing assignments for participants interested in learning about best practices in online/virtual storytime

Watch these at your convenience before the first or second session or after the workshop.

• Virtual Storytime: Successes and Challenges (OLC webinar, free to access, run time 1 hr. 40 min.)
• Getting Started with Virtual Storytimes (WebJunction webinar, free but site registration is required, run time 1 hr. 45 min.)
• 5 Tips for Filming Virtual Storytime (post on ALSC blog)