Annotations
- Begin with Books. (2013). Retrieved on November 28, 2013, from Seattle Public Library website: http://www.spl.org/audiences/children/chi-for-parents-and-caregivers/begin-with-books The Seattle Public Library’s “Begin With Books” page is a good example of story bags in a library. This website provides lists of book kit contents and themes, as well as, an explanation for their use.
- Book Kits. (2013). Retrieved on November 28, 2013, from Chapel Hill Public Library website: http://chapelhillpubliclibrary.org/txp/?s=services&c=03-book-kits
The Chapel Hill Public Library “Book Kits" page provides a good resource for libraries looking to expand their collection with story bags. Chapel Hill provides a list of their book kit themes, their contents, and checkout policies. - Children's Hospital. (2013). The Parenting Center at Children’s Hospital: Toy Safety. Retrieved on November 11, 2013, from http://www.chnola.org/parentingcenter/Toy-Safety The Children's Hospital "Toy Safety" page provides parents with information about how to properly store toys, how to check for and follow age guidance found on the item's packaging, as well as, offers some toy safety tips and website links.
- Druin, A., Foss, E., Hatley, L., Golub, E., Guha, M.L., Fails, J. and Hutchinson, H. (2009). How Children Search the Internet with Keyword Interfaces. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 89-96. doi:10.1145/1551788.1551804.
Druin et al.'s detailed findings provide useful insights into the search process for young users. They identify specific areas of frustration for child searchers which point the way towards potential solutions. Particularly valuable are included insights directly from the mouths of their child participants, and the breakdown of how children do (or don't) break down more complex information-searching tasks. - Emergent Reader. (n.d.). LEARN NC. Retrieved on November 29, 2013, from http://www.learnnc.org/reference/emergent%20reader This source provides a good definition of what an emergent reader is like. It also contains some additional information about emergent readers and a link to an article about techniques you can use to help emergent readers develop visual literacy skills.
- Frequently Challenged Books. (2013). Retrieved on November 28, 2013, from Banned & Challenged Books website:http://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks
The ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom has put together a page about banned books, providing links to lists of the most challenged books for each year, a 30-year timeline of banned books, and other resources. Most importantly, this site offers an explanation as to why certain books were banned and when and where they were challenged. - Gossen, T. & Nürnberger, A. (2013). Specifics of Information Retrieval for Young Users: A Survey. Information Processing and Management, 49, 739-756. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2012.12.006 Gossen and Nürnberger's survey is an in-depth look not only at the challenges faced by young searchers, but at the variety of information resources aimed specifically at children on today's internet. With a solid grounding in child development and psychology, Gossen and Nürnberger detail not only what types of interface design work best for young searchers, but why. They also make a strong case for differentiating within the larger class of 'child searchers' to develop search types that address the specific information-seeking needs of different ages of children.
- Intner, S.S., Fountain, J.F., & Gilchrist, J.E. (Eds.). (2006). Cataloging Correctly for Kids: An Introduction to the Tools. Chicago: American Library Association. http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=149116 site=ehost-live. Intner et al. look in-depth at all areas of cataloging for children. Their recommendations are both practical and specific. Undeniably useful for librarians working with any kind of materials for children.
- Lily, E., & Green, C. (2010, July 20). Stages of Emergent Reading. Education.com. Retrieved on November 29, 2013, from http://www.education.com/reference/article/emergent-reading/ This source has a table that summarizes the seven stages of emergent reading. It also gives examples of how caregivers can support the development of each stage. This site also provides a link back to the original source material.
- Start with a Book: Open a World of Discovery This Summer! (2013) Retrieved on November 28, 2013, from the Start with a Book website: http://www.startwithabook.org/ The Start with a Book website provides educators, librarians, parents, and caregivers with information on different themed fiction and nonfiction book titles, activities, and resources (websites, apps, etc.) for kids.