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- 1. SantaBarbaraCA.gov SANTA BARBARA PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM An Invitation to Literacy The Reading Ambassadors Program 1 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 2. SantaBarbaraCA.gov2 Your Presenter: Lisa Gonzalez Read Together Project Coordinator Santa Barbara Public Library System Lgonzalez@SantaBarbaraCA.gov This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 3. SantaBarbaraCA.gov What would you like it to be? What is the public library’s role in promoting family literacy in your community? 3 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 4. SantaBarbaraCA.gov Our “Light Bulb” Moment Some parents may have run out of time to “catch up” to their eldest children. 4 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 5. SantaBarbaraCA.gov Juntos Leemos/Read Together Project Read Together Outreach Reading Programs Learn Together Evaluation Storytelling Workshops 5 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 6. SantaBarbaraCA.gov Reading Ambassadors: Utilizing a new family literacy leader 6 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 7. SantaBarbaraCA.gov What happens when you empower children to be Family Literacy Leaders? 7 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 8. SantaBarbaraCA.gov Does it work? 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 Increase in Reading Confidence Increase in frequency of reading with another child Child Reads More Frequently with Younger Child Younger Child in Home is More Interested in Reading Benefits of Participating in Reading Ambassador Program Children Parents 8 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 9. SantaBarbaraCA.gov Social Reading Increases Reading Motivation and Reading Confidence…even for reluctant readers. 9 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Increase in Reading Motivation Increase in Reading Confidence Increase in Reading Frequency Increase in Reading Frequency with a Younger Child Reluctant Readers This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 10. SantaBarbaraCA.gov Is this a lasting change in behavior? 10 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% Remembered Program Increase in Reading Confidence Increase in Reading Frequency Increase in Reading with a Younger Child Longitudinal Benefits of Reading Ambassador Program Benefits After One Year Benefits After Two Years Benefits After Three Years This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 11. SantaBarbaraCA.gov What do we teach budding storytellers? 11 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 12. SantaBarbaraCA.gov Read Together Skills 12 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 13. SantaBarbaraCA.gov Read Together Skills 13 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 14. SantaBarbaraCA.gov Book Selection 14 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 15. SantaBarbaraCA.gov Implications for big reading programs: Some kids will do just about anything for a prize… 15 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 16. SantaBarbaraCA.gov Libraries Value Reading Together— How Can We Promote It Formally? 16 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 17. SantaBarbaraCA.gov We tried again in 2015 and 2016… 17 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 18. SantaBarbaraCA.gov My computer told me to do it! 18 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 19. SantaBarbaraCA.gov Libraries Can Change the Way Kids Read 19 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% I read books alone I read ebooks Someone read books or ebooks to me I read to someone I listened to audiobooks How Are Children Reading in the Summer? 2014 (Control) 2015 2016 2017 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 20. SantaBarbaraCA.gov Who’s Reading to Whom? 20 19% 20% 59% 2% Read Together Habits Child reads to Adult Child reads to Child Adult reads to Child Child reads to Pet/Stuffed Animal This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 21. SantaBarbaraCA.gov What About Reading Scores? 21 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Decrease in Reading Level Maintained Reading Level Increase in Reading Level Reading Level Change for Read Together Participants Read Together Participants Non Read Together Participants 30% 41% 29% Starting Reading Level of Summer Read Together Participants Below Grade Level Above Grade Level At Grade Level
- 22. SantaBarbaraCA.gov An additional family storyteller 22 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 23. SantaBarbaraCA.gov Summer Campers: Teach them to be storytellers! 23 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 24. SantaBarbaraCA.gov What Campers said… 24 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 25. SantaBarbaraCA.gov Digital Toolkit 25 Teaching Slides Letter to School/Afterschool staff 3 Session Curriculum Letter to Parents 1 Session Curriculum Graduation Invitation Book List Completion Certificate Template Button Template Oath Poster Template This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 26. SantaBarbaraCA.gov Ideas for Essential Collaborations Afterschool Programs Summer Camps for Low-Income Students Community Transportation Agencies Housing Authority Family Programs Established Volunteers School Librarians Reach out to: 26 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 27. SantaBarbaraCA.gov What should it be? What is the Public Library’s Role in Promoting Family Literacy in Your Community? 27 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 28. SantaBarbaraCA.gov • Marcia Baghban, CUNY Queens College • Marisa Miller, Santa Barbara Unified School District Thanks to: 28 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
- 29. SantaBarbaraCA.gov Questions? Lisa Gonzalez Lgonzalez@SantaBarbaraCA.gov 29 This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant # LG-07-14-0039-14.
Editor's Notes
- Intro
- Discuss for a moment with you neighbor, share out a few answers
- Bev’s anecdote: a tale of two families
- We started with a pilot grant which investigated the value of sibling reading. Our goal was to boost reading skills and motivation for both preschool and elementary aged children. We want not only to get families reading together. Our 3 Year Implementation Project began in Nov 2014. We completed our work last month and we’ll turn in our final project at the end of the year. We have produced easy-to-use resources so that other libraries/educational groups can duplicate and customize programming—PLEASE GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK! Explain pieces
- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Before and afterschool programs partner with the public library to provide storytelling training to 2nd – 6th grade students onsite at afterschool programs and summer camps. The older children learn read aloud techniques, then practice with younger children in the program.
- Their final session includes a library tour and a special graduation ceremony in which they are named “Reading Ambassadors” in the presence of school, library, afterschool, and City Council representation. Library and Afterschool staff encourage the children to go out and share stories with family and friends in their community. All children also receive a free take-home book to ensure they have a book to read to a friend or younger family member. Since Fall of 2013, nearly 500 2nd through 6th graders have completed the program.
- N=140 for kids, 11 for adults We asked participants how frequently they were reading together—Almost 50% showed increases in reading with another child. That impacts about 200 families. We also asked parents what they were seeing-- of the parents surveyed, 100% of those with a younger child in the home reported that the younger child was more interested in books and reading a month after the program “I learned that I am a good reader.” “I learned that I am better at reading.” “My son is 1 year old and he sits and "reads" when she's not home.” “My little girl acts interested when her brother reads to her.”
- When we pulled out what was happening with kids who reported that they didn’t like reading or that they only liked it a little bit (about 1/3 of the kids we surveyed) we continued to see the same trends. Even though the percentage isn’t amazing, that means that 1/3 of our reluctant readers, or about 50 kids, are becoming family literacy leaders in their homes.
- N= 42 Keep in mind that sample size went down every year. I would have expected a downward diagonal as memory and behavior dropped off, but we’re still seeing significant benefits after 3 years. It was super fun! My favorite was to graduate. I liked learning to read with small kids.
- We tell them the City has selected them for an important mission. Kids are often tied to the text. Teaching them to do a picture walk (ie tell the story based on pics not text) using a wordless or low-text book will help; it also builds reading confidence for the kids who are falling behind. All of my curriculums are part of the toolkit
- I’m a big fan of visual learning, so until afterschool has as much tech as in-school time, I take a physical visual tool out to sites to reinforce learning/
- We stay with 3 basic skills: Ask Questions, Use Illustrations, and Read with Expression We found that these are the things that depart most from the skill-based reading that’s being taught at school. We encourage the kids to make each other laugh.
- We use wordless or almost wordless books for one session. Use books like How to Read a Story by Kate Messner, Warning: Do Not Open This Book by Adam Lehrhaup, Elephant and Piggie by Mo Willems, and all those titles that are popping into your head right now. Model and have them pair up and practice. Teach them to start with books that are below their reading level
- Let’s leverage our position as literacy leaders in our communities! What does this mean for summer reading and 1000 Books Before K?
- In 2013, We added a Read Together sticker to the SRP log. Children who read 5 books aloud with someone received a ticket to an ice cream party at the library. We trained volunteers to promote social reading* and be available to read with children. From Summer Reading Program outcomes survey (111 child participants surveyed) 89% of those children who have a younger sibling report that they read at least one book with their sibling; of those, 56% reported reading over 5 books with a sibling. Surveys conducted at the Ice Cream Party show that 63% of parents observed their children reading more frequently with a sibling or friend because of the “Read Together” component of the Summer Reading Program.
- We trained volunteers to ask every child who returned to the library to report their books who they read with (if anyone) Kids who read 1 or more books to or with another child were awarded a ticket to a drawing for fun family prizes (zoo tickets, movie tickets, etc) Pilot year- 2013 Control 2014 2015-2016 variations of program/collecting data Participation remained steady—between 50 and 60% of kids read to another child as part of summer reading
- This past year we went digital. Incorporating social reading was incredibly easy! Participation went down to just below 50%, but considering how little work we put into it, it was a no brainer! Read with a child and read with an adult elements.
- This data suggests that inviting kids to read to family members increases family members reading to them. We cut out that incentive in 2017. According to surveys, over half of children read to someone as the family storyteller every year that we gave an incentive for social reading, a 89% increase from our control year. Over 75% of participants said that they participated in social reading at least once (read to someone or listened to someone read). (n=over 2000) (85% in 2015, 72% in 2016, 48% in 2017—stopped counting parent to child) Again, the goal is not just to get families reading aloud, but to encourage kids to share the storyteller role of family storytime (because the 3rd grader inevitably has more free time than the single mom to read to his pre K sibling)
- Children acted as the home storyteller with almost the same frequency as adults when books were read aloud. Of the young readers who read to other kids, home storytellers were most common in grades 1-3. We replicated this data for 2 consecutive years (in the last year, we focused exclusively on child storytellers)
- Participating in Summer Read Together Programming was an effective way of increasing reading level. We assessed children’s reading levels by requesting that they self-report school-assessed scores at the beginning and end of the summer program. Almost 60% of Read Together participants were either at or below grade level at the beginning of the summer. 100% of participants who had participated as family storytellers had maintained or increased their reading scores, compared to roughly 80% of those who hadn’t. This held true both for children who self-reported as reluctant readers as well.
- 1000 Books interplay Pass out Log 1 to graduates; small incentive for sibling storytellers 29% of participants report that an older sibling is one of the family storytellers
- Offer a storytelling workshop, then have kids partner up and practice! Working with summer camps is an effective way to promote social reading and library use. Sometimes they want a program to complement their browsing. 2/3 of Summer Campers reported that they would “definitely” try reading with a sibling or friend at home after their library visit.
- Providing storytelling trainings to summer campers increases reading motivation in general and motivation to read to other children at home in particular. Project staff trained 895 summer campers from summer programs that serve low-income families to be “family storytellers” and asked them to practice new skills with a partner as part of their library visit. Staff surveyed 94 of these children (73 of which had a younger child in the home) about their experience.
- So now what? If you can use any of this in your programming, we want to make it easy. Please promise to send me your brilliant tweaks and additions!
- Share with the group some new collaborations your library has had success with this year.
- Our answer in our community: We motivate all community members to read, from reluctant readers to low-literacy adults—while building their confidence and engaging with them. We give people an opportunity to develop literacy skills, engage with each other, and form healthy learning habits.