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Supporting Young Readers
Community Literacy Workshop
Saturday, June 27
10:00am - 11:00am
Children's Library
Activity RoomHosted by AR Kids Read. This program is for families with students at an early elementary reading level. Easy-to-use strategies, connections with literacy resources, and an interactive presentation will be part of this workshop.
Every child deserves the chance to grow into a confident reader, and families are essential to that journey. This workshop is designed to empower and equip families with tools, and confidence to support reading. Families will gain practical, easy-to-use strategies to support literacy at home for 1st–3rd grade readers, connections to local literacy resources, including libraries and community partners, guidance on understanding school literacy assessments and standardized scores—and how to confidently advocate for their reader(s). *Registration is required through the link listed.
AGE GROUP: | Teens ages 12-19 | Preschoolers ages 3-5 | Pre-teens ages 9-12 | Kids ages 6-8 | Families |
EVENT TYPE: | Summer @ CALS | Literature & Language | Community Resource |
Children's Library
The Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library & Learning Center includes a computer lab with fourteen computers, teaching kitchen, large activity area, individual and group study rooms, theater, and community room in addition to a collection of more than 21,000 books, DVDs, and CDs.
In the 165-seat theater, children can experience all aspects of theater, including designing and building sets, writing plays, acting, and costume design. The state-of-the-art sound system, lighting, and projection screens is also be used for movies, concerts, and lectures.
The Children’s Library’s grounds are integral to the entire facility’s program. A greenhouse and teaching garden helps children learn about growing healthy foods as well as provide produce that are used in the teaching kitchen programs. The grounds reflect the topography of Arkansas’s ecosystems, from the native hardwood trees in the highlands to vegetation of the wetland areas, which are both planted and original to the site. Walking paths offer families an attractive place for exercise while learning the names of the trees and plants, and an amphitheater has seating for outdoor programs or nature watching.