In this webinar, Katie Lehman of the Muncie Public Library’s Ready Readers program will explore a variety of methods used by the program to engage children in reading in creative and fun ways. Participants will learn different ways that these approaches can be incorporated into their own library’s programming.
Katie Lehman is the founding leader of the Muncie Public Library’s Ready Readers program, a free one-on-one literacy training and reading tutoring service for children ages 1-12. She has spent the last 10 years working with children in various settings including preschools, after school programs, and libraries.
Date Recorded: 9/13/22
Format: Archived YouTube Video
Presenter: Katie Lehman / Muncie Public Library
Resources:
- Raising Ready Readers slides pdf
- Ready Readers program website
- Resources for Raising Ready Readers pdf
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