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Reading and Using Books with Young Children Activates the Brain in Unique Ways

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently published information about a study that involved reading behaviors of low-income parents with preschoolers from ages 3-5. Scans of brain activity compared...

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MGOL for Preemies?

This morning, I joined my friend and fellow children’s librarian, Nancy, at the pool for water aerobics. During the class, another exerciser, Jen, pointed out that while the older exercise instructors...

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Exciting happenings

June has  been a whirlwind of a month! In just a few days, I will be going to the American Library Association annual conference in San Francisco (total attendance is approximately 25,000 people!)....

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Good news about school libraries

On July 8, the U.S. Senate voted 98-0 in favor of an amendment that will make school library programs part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This is important because many schools have...

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Mother Goose on the Loose Kickstarter Update!

Wow!   This week has been progressing at a feverish pace for us, as I write this blog post our campaign has just gone live on kickstarter. Recently I have felt that Betsy and I are succeeding at...

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Ladybugs!

Today’s jbrary blog had a great instructions for a Lady Bug Flannel Game.  It reminded me of a counting song that had a very catchy beat which I adapted and recorded with my friend Rahel.  I love...

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September 2015 Research Review: The Words Children Hear

This post was co-written by Erica Zippert and Dr. Betsy Diamant-Cohen    This month’s article describes a research study about talking vs. reading picture books to children. “The Words Children Hear:...

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The Conversational Duet

Following up on the last article discussed on this blog is an article about the importance of parents speaking to their children from the Dallas News. Calling the ideal way to share words “the...

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Research Review: How Guided Play Can Build Math Skills

Read the following Research Review by Erica Zippert and use the bolded sentences as developmental tips for parents! If you’d like to react to this article, feel free to leave a comment or respond to...

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What does MGOL have in common with the Declaration of Independence?

While she was a student, my mother was required to memorize the part of the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence. She recited it to me when I was a child:  “We hold these truths to be...

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Happy New Year

Mother Goose on the Loose wishes wishes a happy, healthy, and peaceful New Year to all.

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Radical Change

I am currently at the ALISE conference in Boston. This yearly event is for library school professors and doctoral students to share research and network with colleagues.  The theme of this year’s...

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Random Acts of Kindness

 Last week, while all of Baltimore was battling a tremendous snow storm, I was in Florida presenting a “Transforming Preschool Storytime” workshop to an enthusiastic and receptive group of children’s...

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The Raising of America

During the past two weeks, I have been watching a newly released video series called “The Raising of America.”  In addition to giving updated facts and research regarding the importance of the earliest...

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Mother Goose on the Loose Goslings

A few months ago, I posted about the idea of creating a Mother Goose on the Loose program for parents with premature babies, hospitalized in NICU units.  I am proud to announce that with the assistance...

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The Goslings are Growing

Here’s a video about the Mother Goose on the Loose Goslings program:   On October 21,  I will be presenting on “Early Literacy Programming for Families with Fragile Babies” with partners from Port...

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MGOL in Hospitals (a taste from the ALSC Institute in Atlanta)

While at the ASLC Institute in Atlanta, I attended a wonderful session by librarian Amanda Bressler entitled “Healthy Partnerships: Creating an Early Literacy Outreach Partnership for Hospitalized...

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A Surprise Footnote Connection

Currently, at the request of ALA Editions, I am revising my Mother Goose on the Loose manual, originally published in 2006. I wanted to add in information about connections with “the seven life...

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Here, There, and Everywhere

Mother Goose on the Loose has certainly been traveling here, there, and everywhere, and soon there will be a book (to be published by ALA Editions) describing the types of programs with information on...

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Poster Session Next Week

Next week, I will be Atlanta presenting a Mother Goose on the Loose workshop for the Atlanta Public Library. I will also be attending NAEYC and presenting a poster about MGOL Goslings – our newest...

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