Annual Read to Me Meeting, March 1-2, 2011
Oxford Suites, Boise Spectrum Area
1426 S. Entertainment Avenue

Meeting Objective:

Build the capacity of libraries to provide information on the six early literacy skills to Idaho families through outreach and at the library. 

Overview of meeting content:

Tuesday, March 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: The morning will start with Boise State University Education Professor and Read to Me Researcher Dr. Roger Stewart discussing reading research and libraries. He’ll go over what the research is telling us and what we can do with that information. He’ll also share results from recent Read to Me research studies.

Lunch is provided. This is a working lunch with time for you to share ideas and let others know what’s working for you.

1 – 5 p.m. National early literacy consultant Saroj Ghoting will share information on how to do parent asides and there will be time to work on storytime templates.

Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.:  Wednesday will focus on outreach models. Librarians who have started successful outreach efforts will share their secrets for success. Read to Me coordinators will talk about new pilot programs you might want to participate in.   

Lunch will be provided and we’ll hear from a panel of partners.

After lunch we’ll continue to talk about working with partners and sharing ideas that help reach more Idaho families.

End by 3:30 p.m.