Currently, at the request of ALA Editions, I am revising my Mother Goose on the Loose manual, originally published in 2006. I wanted to add in information about connections with “the seven life essential skills every child needs” from Ellen…
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…
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…
Does your library have MGOL Kits that can be borrowed?
A friend and colleague is in the process of getting funding for ECRR workshop kits and was wondering about creating a MGOL storytime kit as well. Is anyone using something like this? If so, please tell us about it!