The Stratford Library Children's Department has created literacy kits based on a variety of themes. These Leading to Reading bags are available for daycare providers, nursery school teachers, parents, caretakers, and other adults to enjoy with their children. Each bag contains a variety of books and toys, as well as information on how to use the materials and suggested activities. They are designed for preschoolers ages three to five, but other children may enjoy them. Our staff hopes these kits will help children develop a love for reading and creative play. These kits are made possible by an LSTA grant from the Connecticut State Library.
Before you can check out a kit, you will be asked to participate in a workshop to explain the kits and how they work. You must also sign a form agreeing that you will take care of these materials and assume responsibility for any lost or damaged items. Please see the Leading to Reading application form for details.
Leading to Reading Workshop - Learn about literacy initiatives for children including trips to ensure your child's school success.
Saturday, January 30, 10:30-11:30
Monday, February 8, 6-7 pm
Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to check out the Library's Leading to Reading literacy kits.
Themes currently available for you to check out are:
Adoption
Animals
Apples
Art
Babies
Bath Time
Bears
Bedtime
Birds
Birthday
Blankets
Body Parts
Building-Younter
Building-Older
Cats
Chickens
Clothes
Cookies
Cows
Dinosaurs
Dogs-1
Dogs-2
Ducks
Fall
Families
Farms
Fathers
Feelings
Food1
Friends-1
Friends-2
Gardens
Grandparents-1
Grandparents-2
Horses
Kindergarten
Manners
Monsters
Mothers
Music-1
Nursery Rhymes
Pets
Rescue Workers
The Sea
Seasons
School
Sharing
Space
Sports
Summer
Superheroes
Teeth
Things that Go
Time
Toilet Training
Trains
Trucks
Weather
Winter
We are pleased to be able to offer you this service. For more information call the Children's Deparment at 203-385-4165.
Stratford Library Association
2203 Main St., Stratford, CT 06615
203-385-4165