Dr. Stephanie McAndrews speaks on early literacy and vocabulary development
Part 1
http://youtu.be/eDyc1pzvoao
Language and Vocabulary Development and Strategies including think, pair, share

Part 2
http://youtu.be/Q7cj0OQIx0w
Language Strategies and Child Made Books

Part 3
http://youtu.be/b7pGG3q7IbQ
Reading Comprehension and Storytime Strategies such as

Part 4
http://youtu.be/j7tUfQm3NKg
Storytime Strategies: visualization, expression, stop and wonder questions.  After storytime strategies and summarization to engage children.

Part 5
http://youtu.be/w6XnWfq89w8
Summarization and retelling, story maps, and question: answer relationships

Part 6
http://youtu.be/LXNOsWsV7_Y
Semantic Feature Analysis, Print Strategies, and Emergent Writing and Composition

Part 7
http://youtu.be/OZio8avQsRg
Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, learning

Part 8
http://youtu.be/OxlhkLNa5zo
Tactile learning, Scaffolding Literacy, and Conclusion

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Anne Wolfe, of the Edwardsville Public Library, speaks on early literacy and Every Child Ready to Read
Part 1
http://youtu.be/qjVUp0bpz18
What is Every Child Ready to Read and literacy statistics

Part 2
http://youtu.be/BT5g3LWf0h8
Introduction to the six skills to get ready to read and Print Modivation

Part 3
http://youtu.be/WAeMC2Tg_Mk
Phonemic Awarness and Vocabulary

Part 4
http://youtu.be/5OzPAOZSkU4
Narrative Skills, Print Awareness, and Letter Knowledge

Part 5
http://youtu.be/_STKX3TYb4I
Evey Child Ready to Read 2 will have some changes and will be available through ALA

On January 25, 2010, ALA-APA began accepting applications from potential candidates interested in achieving the Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC). The LSSC Program is the first national, voluntary certification program for library support staff. This new certification program–the first national, voluntary certification program for library support staff–will help library support staff achieve recognition for current and new skills and abilities and increase access to continuing education opportunities.

The LSSC is open to any library support staff person with a high-school diploma or its equivalent and the equivalent of at least one year of full-time experience in a library with the last five years. Applicants do not have to be a member of ALA.  The application fee is $325 for ALA members and $350 for non-ALA members.

A certification program was sought for many years by library support staff.  In 2003, the ALA Congress on Professional Education III asked ALA to study LSS certification, ALA responded by including planning for a certification program in ALA’s strategic plan, ALA2010.  Funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, ALA developed the LSSC over the past three years.

More information about the LSSCP is available online at http://www.ala-apa.org/lssc.