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…
MGOL in Hospitals (a taste from the ALSC Institute in Atlanta)
While at the ASLC Institute in Atlanta, I attended a wonderful session by librarian Amanda Bressler entitled “Healthy Partnerships: Creating an Early Literacy Outreach Partnership for Hospitalized Children.” The description read: Scrub in and pull on your rubber gloves; it’s time to…
The Goslings are Growing
Here’s a video about the Mother Goose on the Loose Goslings program: On October 21, I will be presenting on “Early Literacy Programming for Families with Fragile Babies” with partners from Port Discovery, the University of Maryland Medical Center, and…
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…
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…
Busy March finished, busy April coming up
In March I attended my first SRCD (Society for Research in Child Development) conference. It was very different from the typical library conferences I have attended. One of the coolest things was meeting (in person) some of the people whose…
Visit Mother Goose on the Loose, Vegas style!
Mother Goose will be on the Loose in Las Vegas for the American Library Association. Mother Goose on the Loose will be at table 1782 in the exhibit hall of thes: Exhibit Hours Friday, June 27 5:30pm – 7:00pm* Saturday,…
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!
Monkey Business
I received an email recently asking about my use of puppet monkeys in the MGOL program. Below are excerpts from the conversation: I am about to begin my first MGOL session at my library in Connecticut. I am unable to…
Adapting MGOL Programs for Children with Visual Impairments
Julie Ranelli, Children’s Librarian from Queen Anne’s County Free Library in Stevensville, MD just sent in the following question: I’ve had a blind boy at MGOL for the past two weeks. I have used as many of the adaptations from…