HOW TO USE this GUIDE |
This website shares ten ways that you can promote early literacy on your library's website.
Use this guide as a smorgasbord. Pick and choose what can help you better communicate the benefits of early literacy to parents, educators and caregivers. |
THE RESEARCH BEHIND THIS GUIDEEarly Literacy Information on the Websites of Colorado’s Public Libraries
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For her MLIS capstone in Spring of 2012, Vivienne Houghton did a content analysis of the early literacy information found on 103 Colorado public library websites. In particular, she looked for:
This study resulted in a 50-page MLIS capstone report in 2012. In 2013, the findings were published in a 4-page Fast Facts report by the Colorado State Library's Library Research Service. |
conclusions"Results of this study indicate that Colorado’s public libraries have the possibility of promoting substantially more early literacy information on their websites." |
While 86% of libraries had a broad reference to early literacy on their websites,
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