Alameda County Library "Start with a Story" Project

When Kids Read Books By People Of Colour, Their Worlds Open Up When it comes to POC representation, don't judge a book by its cover.

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Elementary Education Has Gone Terribly Wrong In the early grades, U.S. schools value reading-comprehension skills over knowledge. The results are devastating, especially for poor kids.

If Kids Can’t Read What They Want in the Summer, When Can They? | Opinion Assigned summer booklists can seriously hinder kids’ long-term interest in reading. Donalyn Miller makes the case for giving children agency to choose what they read.

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A “million word gap” for children who aren’t read to at home Young children whose parents read them five books a day enter kindergarten having heard about 1.4 million more words than kids who were never read to, a new study found. This “million word gap” could be one key in explaining differences in vocabulary and reading development, said Jessica Logan, ...

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A Very Happy 50th Birthday To 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' Will author and artist Eric Carle's famously peckish creation be munching his way through some birthday cake? (Along with the salami, the pickle, the watermelon and the slice of Swiss cheese.)

Children of Incarcerated Parents Remain Unseen; We Have to Do Better Not all stories about children with parents in jail involve recounts of glass barriers, letters or collect calls. And sadly, many don’t end with reunions and redemption, but with pain and shame; some stories end way too soon.

Growing Up Surrounded by Books Could Have Powerful, Lasting Effect on the Mind A new study suggests that exposure to large home libraries may have a long-term impact on proficiency in three key areas

What Mother's Day means for mothers of incarcerated children Although they carry the pain of knowing their sons are behind bars, Jennifer Farmer and Karla Hodge have found methods and resources for coping with the incarceration of their sons.

Experts Say Storytime Can Help Children Recover From Trauma

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Heartbreaking poems reveal pain of children with parents in prison A heartbreaking set of published poems reveal the strain on children of having a parent behind bars. The collection titled ‘Seen & Heard’, comprises 100 poems and a series of drawings, created by children and parents from across the UK and beyond whose lives have been impacted by imprisonment. C...