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- Title
Making a Difference.
- Authors
McKenzie, Pamela J.; Stooke, Rosamund K.
- Abstract
The article discusses early childhood literacy activity programs run by children's libraries and community centers in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and British Columbia, focusing the ways in which these programs and children's librarians align parents' and children's goals towards literacy. The authors look at how early care providers can navigate conflicting social interactions among parents and the unintended consequences of social exclusion of parents and their children from the programs. Topics also include cooperation between library and community early learning programs, and problems of standardizing programs to the detriment of sensitive decision-making regarding children's developmental progress.
- Subjects
BRITISH Columbia; ONTARIO; CANADA; ACTIVITY programs in children's libraries; LIBRARY services for children; EMERGENT literacy; CHILDREN'S librarians; LIBRARIES &; preschool children; SERVICES for preschool children; LIBRARIES &; community
- Publication
Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children, 2012, Vol 10, Issue 2, p47
- ISSN
1542-9806
- Publication type
Article