Shared Article: Literacy Matters!
Contributed by LaShawn Myles, Youth Services Librarian
DID YOU KNOW...
- The building blocks of literacy and language form in the first three years of a child's life. In their first year alone, a a child's brain actually doubles in size.
- By the age of three (3), a child's brain is twice as active as an adult's brain.
- Connections within the brain are formed through the five (5) senses - sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.
- The more activities a child can experience with a warm and responsive caregiver, the more connections the brain will develop.
- Early childhood experiences - happiness, sadness - will determine how a child's brain will develop.
- Simple things, like holding your child's hand or talking and singing, will help form brain connections for children that will last forever.
What are some early literacy best practices with children with low or no vision?
Read this article from Jill Rothstein, the Chief Librarian of the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library.
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