Check out the King County Library System Summer Reading Programs.
Preschoolers and school-age children who are looking for ways to keep interested and busy this summer and sharpen their reading skills the King County Library System has the program.
• Be Creative @ Your Library – the 2009 Summer Reading Program through August 31.
Read 500 minutes and receive a half-way prize; read 1000 and receive the finisher prize and be eligible for the grand prize drawing of a laptop computer. Prizes distributed beginning July 15. Grand prize winner will be announced in September.
• Teens check out the Summer Edition of Read Three, Get One Free!
Read three books, write a review for each and get a free book and earn great prizes, too.
Details at your library or online at www.kcls.org.
Covington Library
10:30 a.m. to noon
Thursdays in August and September
The Fiestas are workshops designed for Spanish-speaking families to prepare their children for kindergarten. The workshops offer families the opportunity to understand their role as their child’s first and most important teacher and encourage them to take a proactive approach in the education of their children.
In each of the workshops we will provide families with information about early literacy, free books in Spanish, craft materials, snacks, beverages and the opportunity to socialize with other Spanish speaking families.
Early literacy is what children need to know about reading and writing before they can actually read and write. The development of early literacy skills through early experiences with books, stories, dramatic play, talking, singing, nursery rhymes and art projects is critically linked to a child’s literacy development and academic success.
Research in early brain development shows that children prepare to read as early as infancy.
Reading to and with young children is one of the most effective ways parents can support brain development and early learning skills.
For more information, please contact Teresa Luengo Cid, coordinator for the early literacy parties in Spanish (425) 369-3443 or tlcid@kcls.org
