Mother Goose on the Loose wishes wishes a happy, healthy, and peaceful New Year to all.
What does MGOL have in common with the Declaration of Independence?
While she was a student, my mother was required to memorize the part of the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence. She recited it to me when I was a child: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all citizens…
Research Review: How Guided Play Can Build Math Skills
Read the following Research Review by Erica Zippert and use the bolded sentences as developmental tips for parents! If you’d like to react to this article, feel free to leave a comment or respond to the questions below. “Taking Shape:…
The Conversational Duet
Following up on the last article discussed on this blog is an article about the importance of parents speaking to their children from the Dallas News. Calling the ideal way to share words “the conversational duet,” Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta…
September 2015 Research Review: The Words Children Hear
This post was co-written by Erica Zippert and Dr. Betsy Diamant-Cohen This month’s article describes a research study about talking vs. reading picture books to children. “The Words Children Hear: Picture Books and the Statistic for Language Learning” by…
Ladybugs!
Today’s jbrary blog had a great instructions for a Lady Bug Flannel Game. It reminded me of a counting song that had a very catchy beat which I adapted and recorded with my friend Rahel. I love using this song…
Exciting happenings
June has been a whirlwind of a month! In just a few days, I will be going to the American Library Association annual conference in San Francisco (total attendance is approximately 25,000 people!). For a few days, librarians from around…
MGOL for Preemies?
One morning this week, I joined my friend and fellow children’s librarian, Nancy, at the pool for water aerobics. During the class, another exerciser, Jen, pointed out that while the older exercise instructors often move TO the music and coordinate…
Reading and Using Books with Young Children Activates the Brain in Unique Ways
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently published information about a study that involved reading behaviors of low-income parents with preschoolers from ages 3-5. Scans of brain activity compared what happened when the preschoolers listened to recordings of books being read aloud with brain activity…
Importance of Developing THE WHOLE CHILD
This week, I’ve read a few articles on the importance of play, of play as being the work of childhood, and on the misguided common core standards. In Reading Instruction in Kindergarten: Little to Gain and Much to Lose, Common…