{"id":13037,"date":"2015-09-17T11:30:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T15:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/WP3\/?page_id=13037"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:46:44","slug":"early-literacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/children\/early-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"libraryaware_widget_f78b79f5d0d84e9c95eccb2196a1531d\"><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.libraryaware.com\/Widgets\/Show\/f78b79f5-d0d8-4e9c-95ec-cb2196a1531d\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpcmsdev-box\">\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n<h2>1,000 Books Before Kindergarten<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/children\/1000-books-before-kindergarten\/\" aria-label=\"1,000 Books Before Kindergarten\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15424 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1000-bks-300x273.jpg\" alt=\"child and toddler holding a book with the words 1000 books before kindergarten\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1000-bks-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1000-bks-1024x931.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1000-bks-700x636.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcmsdev-box\">\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n<h2>Every Child Ready to Read<\/h2>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.everychildreadytoread.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15543\" src=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/eccrcolor-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"every child read to read at your library\" width=\"211\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/eccrcolor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/eccrcolor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/eccrcolor-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/eccrcolor-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/eccrcolor.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a>Early literacy begins with you! You can help your child get ready to read years before they start school. From the time they are infants, children learn language and other important skills that will help them learn to read. The pre-reading skills that children need to learn before they enter school include five early literacy practices: singing, talking, reading, writing and playing. Take every chance you get to read with your children, say nursery rhymes and sing songs! Keep it light, keep it fun and read a little bit every day.\u00a0The Library supports all five early literacy practices by hosting a variety of programs designed to encourage early literacy through books, music and movement. We also provide an extensive collection of books and media materials to help children become successful readers.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpcmsdev-box\">\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n<h2>Related Online Resources<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.getreadytoread.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27232 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/READY-TO-READ-300x169.png\" alt=\"an apple, pencil, backpack, highlighter and book holding hands with the words ready to read\" width=\"336\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/READY-TO-READ-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/READY-TO-READ-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/READY-TO-READ-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/READY-TO-READ-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/READY-TO-READ-700x394.png 700w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/READY-TO-READ.png 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/parents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27233 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PBS-FOR-PARENTS-300x127.png\" alt=\"PBS Parents logo\" width=\"338\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PBS-FOR-PARENTS-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PBS-FOR-PARENTS.png 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingrockets.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27234 aligncenter\" style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Reading-Rockets-300x85.png\" alt=\"a child reading a book with a rocket launching with the words Reading Rockets\" width=\"339\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Reading-Rockets-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Reading-Rockets-768x219.png 768w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Reading-Rockets-700x199.png 700w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Reading-Rockets.png 931w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotothree.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27235 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/zero-to-three-300x87.png\" alt=\"zero to three, learn logo\" width=\"338\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/zero-to-three-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/zero-to-three.png 415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":12918,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13037","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13037"}],"version-history":[{"count":75,"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37582,"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13037\/revisions\/37582"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}