Storytime at Home Literacy Lifting Kit

Description

‘Storytime at Home’ is a new literacy lifting initiative for all Junior Infants, across all primary schools.

The price tag is just €189.00 including FREE delivery of the kit.

The literacy lifting kit includes:

• 40 Book Titles + a USB Stick that contains –
• An Excel File that is configured with the 40 book titles and place holders to insert class pupil names, so that a teacher can keep track of books on their computer
• A customisable introductory letter for parents in MS Word
• A master record sheet to print for each student to keep in a pouch pocket. This logs the books that have been read to them, who the reader was and the date it was read.
• A master record sheet to print for each student to keep in a pouch pocket. This logs books that have been read to them, who the reader was and the date it was read.
• Guidance notes and an optional customisable Certificate of Achievement.

We know from research that reading aloud to children has been shown to improve reading, writing, communication skills, vocabulary, oral language, logical thinking and concentration, and general academic aptitude, as well as inspiring children to a lifelong love of reading.

For sure, everyone loves a great story, but to reap the above benefits, children need to experience good books often.

Therefore, over the coming 20 weeks, your Junior Infant children are going to experience 40 great story books as part of the ‘Storytime at Home’ initiative, all books are richly and fantastically illustrated!

‘Storytime at Home’ works as follows:

1. Each Monday, junior infant children will receive a book to take home. A parent / guardian will read this book to the child across Monday & Tuesday evenings.
2. On Wednesday in school, the teacher will collect up the books from the children and give each child a new book. Again, the parent / guardian will read this book across Wednesday & Thursday evenings.
3. On Friday, the teacher will collect all books and keep them for the weekend. Again, on Monday, you will issue another book to each child and so the cycle continues, 2 new books each week for 20 weeks.

“One of the greatest gifts adults can give – to their offspring and to their society – is to read to children.”
– Carl Sagan

Being read aloud to develops richer vocabulary, improves comprehension and active listening, builds connections between the spoken and written word, provides enjoyment, increases attention span, strengthens cognition, widens their imagination, provides a safe way of exploring strong emotions and promotes bonding, all great reasons for implementing this literacy lifting initiative.

Order your ‘Storytime at Home’ kit today and see what it can do for literacy in your junior infants classroom over the coming 20 weeks.

Titles include:

1. Sleeping Beauty byJosephine Collins (240x240mm)
2. Hansel and Gretel by Josephine Collins (240x240mm)
3. The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Mara Alperin (240x240mm)
4. The Elves and the Shoemaker by Rob Lloyd Jones (250x250mm)
5. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Anna Bowles (240x240mm)
6. Rumpelstiltskin by Mara Alperin (240x240mm)
7. Puss in Boots by Anna Bowles (240x240mm)
8. Jack and the Beanstalk by Mara Alperin (240x240mm)
9. Beauty and the Beast by Anna Bowles (240x240mm)
10. Don’t Be Afraid, Little Ones by M. Christina Butler (240x240mm)
11. Just One More! by Tracey Corderoy (240x240mm)
12. Scaredy Mouse by Alan Macdonald (240x240mm)
13. Goodnight, Tiger by Timothy Knapman (240x240mm)
14. There’s No Such Thing as Monsters! by Steve Smallman (240x240mm)
15. 10,9,8…Owls Up Late! by Georgiana Deutsch (240x240mm)
16. The Littlest Owl by Caroline Pitcher (240x240mm)
17. The Bears In The Bed And The Great Big Storm by Paul Bright (240x240mm)
18. Pirates In Pyjamas by Caroline Crowe (240x240mm)
19. I Can’t Sleep! by Owen Hart (240x240mm)
20. On A Pirate Ship by Sarah Courtauld (250x250mm)
21. The Dinosaur by Anna Milbourne (250x250mm)
22. The Town Mouse And The Country Mouse by Susanna Davidson (250x250mm)
23. How The Elephant Got His Trunk by Anna Milbourne (250x250mm)
24. Goldilocks And The Three Bears by Susanna Davidson (250x250mm)
25. The Dinosaur Who Lost His Roar by Russell Punter (250x250mm)
26. Aladdin by Susanna Davidson (250x250mm)
27. The Gingerbread Man by Mairi Mackinnon (250x250mm)
28. The Fire Bird by Mairi Mackinnon (250x250mm)
29. Under The Sea by Anna Milbourne (250×250)
30. The Wind In The Willows by Lesley Sims (250x250mm)
31. The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson (216x270mm)
32. The Gruffalo’s Child by Julia Donaldson (216x270mm)
33. Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson (280x249mm)
34. Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson (280x250mm)
35. Cave Baby by Julia Donaldson (235x300mm)
36. The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson (216x270mm)
37. Tyrannosaurus Drip by Julia Donaldson (235x300mm)
38. A Squash and a Squeeze by Julia Donaldson (216x271mm)
39. The Paper Doll by Julia Donaldson (216x271mm)
40. Charlie Cooks Favourite Book by Julia Donaldson (216x270mm)

Sample Letter to Parents (see USB in Kit for MS Word Version)

(INSERT SCHOOL LETTERHEAD HERE)

Dear Parents / Guardians,

A very happy New Year to you all.

Now that we are back in school, I am delighted to let you know that we are introducing a very exciting new reading initiative for our Junior Infants.

It is called ‘Storytime at Home’.

We know from research that reading aloud to children has been shown to improve reading, writing, communication skills, vocabulary, oral language, logical thinking and concentration, and general academic aptitude, as well as inspiring children to a lifelong love of reading.

For sure, everyone loves a great story, and none more so than our junior infants here in _____________ (insert school name). Children need to experience good books often.

Therefore, over the coming 20 weeks, your child is going to experience 40 great story books as part of ‘Storytime at Home’, all books are richly and fantastically illustrated!

‘Storytime at Home’ works as follows:

1. Each Monday, your child will receive a book to take home. You will read this book to your child on Monday & Tuesday evenings.
2. On Wednesday, I will collect up the books from the children and give each child a new book. Again, you will read this book on Wednesday & Thursday evenings.
3. On Friday, I will collect all books and keep them for the weekend. Again, on Monday, we issue another book and so the cycle continues, 2 new books each week for 20 weeks.

I feel that all our children will greatly enjoy hearing all these stories being read, their imaginations will certainly be fired by the fantastic illustrations and all will hopefully acquire the many benefits that flow from being read to aloud.

‘Storytime at Home’ will begin from __________ (insert day & date here)

We look forward to your cooperation as always and trust that you too will enjoy the stories!

Best regards,

_________________________ (insert teacher name)