'Early Literacy in Action: Print Motivation' A Workshop presented by the Children's Department of the Abilene Public Library in Abilene, Texas on February 12, 2015. This presentation details the early literacy skill Print Motivation and how to incorporate it into library programs.

1. Early Literacy in Action:
Print Motivation
Presenter: Kelsie Nygren, Library Assistant II
Main Library
A Workshop Presented By
The Children’s Department
Of The Abilene Public Library
February 12, 2015
Abilene, Texas

2. • Print motivation is the first
step in early literacy.
• It can be done with babies
as young as a few months
old.
• Many of the applications of
print motivation can be
used in one-on-one
settings, or used in a baby’s
class at the library or at a
daycare.
So what is Print Motivation?

3. This means your child
WANTING to read
and LIKING it!
Print motivation is having an
interest in and enjoying books
and reading.

4. Print motivation is the first thing children
will learn about reading.
• Begins with…
– First time child is read to
– First time child holds a book
– First time child sees YOU reading!
• Building print motivation requires
time and patience.

5. Children who have print motivation…
• Ask to be read to
• Enjoy being read to
• Are more attentive
during reading time
• Pretend to read and
write
• Want to learn to read
• Enjoy trips to the library

6. How can you build print motivation?
• Begin reading early
– Even as a newborn, babies will benefit from
hearing your voice
• Let children see you reading, and see you enjoying it
• Keep books accessible
• Keep reading short and fun – it does no good to go
on too long and lose their interest
• Make reading fun!! Silly voices, faces, easy crafts –
all of this encourages print motivation!

7. What does this mean for me?
• It may seem like print motivation occurs mostly
between parent and child
• While this is vital, print motivation can also occur at
daycares and libraries
• Baby classes can encourage parents to bring children
to the library for songs and stories at an early age
• Having board books around to chew on and look
through is a great option for younger children

8. What does this mean for me?
• Encourage parents to
read to their children.
• Provide fun and easy
ways for parents to
encourage reading and
books at home.
• Offer print handouts
about early literacy, and
how to handle it hassle-
free.

9. Great Books for Babies & Toddlers
• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
• If You See a Kitten by John Butler
• Peek-a-Pet by Marie Torres Cimarusti
• The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Richard Egielski
• Mommy, Where Are You? by Leonid Gore
• Hello Day! by Anita Lobel
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill
Martin
• Snack Time for Confetti by Kali Stileman
• Do Pigs Have Stripes? by Melanie Walsh

10. Great Books for Preschoolers
• Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball by Vicki Churchill
and Charles Fuge
• Animal Opposites by Petr Horacek
• Silly Suzy Goose by Petr Horacek
• Wolf’s Coming by Joe Kulka
• It’s a Tiger! by David LaRochelle
• Aaaarrgghh! Spider! by Lydia Monks
• Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson
• Open Very Carefully by Nicola O’Byrne
• Duck on a Bike by David Shannon

11. Craft: Board Book
• Board books are great for babies and toddlers
– durable, soft, and chewable
This simple craft will
show you how to make
your own board book,
to use in a simple baby
storytime, or to use as
a crafting idea.

12. Bibliography
• Davis, Robin Works. Toddle On Over: Developing Infant & Toddler
Literature Programs. Fort Atkinson: Alleyside Press, 1998.
• Ernst, Linda L. Baby Rhyming Time. New York: Neal-Schuman
Publishers, 2008.
• Ernst, Linda L. Lapsit Services for the Very Young II. New York: Neal-
Schuman Publishers, 2001.
• Ghoting, Saroj Nadkarni and Pamela Martin-Diaz. Early Literacy
Storytimes @ Your Library. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006
• Ghoting, Saroj Nadkarni and Kathy Fling Klatt. STEP into Storytime.
Chicago: American Library Association, 2014.
• Maddigan, Beth and Stefanie Drennan. The Big Book of Stories, Songs,
and Sing-Alongs. Westport: Libraries Unlimited, 2003.
• Marin, Jane. Babies in the Library! Lanham: Scarecrow Press, Inc.,
2003.
• Nichols, Judy. Storytime for Two-Year-Olds. Chicago: American Library
Association, 2007.

13. Bibliography
• Early Literacy. Print Motivation.
http://breitlinks.com/earlyliteracy/print_motivation.htm
• Idaho Commission for Libraries. Print Motivation.
http://libraries.idaho.gov/files/LitCentersPrintMotivation_0.pdf
• Kame'enui, Ed and Deborah C. Simmons. Print Motivation
Activities.
http://www.state.lib.la.us/empowerlibrary/Print%20Motivation
%20Activities.pdf