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- 1. Music Programming & Engagement Katie Salo || Early Literacy Librarian
- 2. My Background • Violinist • Self-taught piano • Currently learning ukulele • Alto (Singer) • Librarian
- 4. Common Misconceptions • “I’m not musical” • “I don’t have a good voice” • “I’m quiet” • “I don’t have the education” • “I’ll never be on that singing show”
- 5. Shake, Shimmy, & Dance! • Began in 2014 • Drop-in program • No registration • Weekly on consistent day/time • Intergenerational program • Averages 60-120 people • Recorded music • One prop per class • Based on early literacy concepts
- 6. Video?
- 7. Get Comfortable • De-prioritize yourself • Give yourself permission to be not perfect • Set yourself up for success • Let the kids lead • What happens in music time…
- 8. Why Music? • Language development • Fine motor & gross motor development • Social-emotional development • Creative benefits • Inclusion regardless of language • Increased spatial thinking (seeing patterns) • Increased test scores
- 9. Adults Should… • Value music, even if you don’t personally love it/enjoy it • Have music accessible • Be confident in their own abilities • Interact with children and music in a playful manner • Find appropriate ways to integrate music into classroom life
- 10. Ways to Engage • Materials • Talking • Movement • Music itself
- 11. Materials • Books • Musical instruments • Fabric props • Our bodies • Common household items • Make-your-own
- 12. Talking • Compliments • Observations • Vocabulary building • Conversations • Open-ended questions
- 13. How to Move • Step • Slide • Clap • Tap • Snap • Bounce • Jump • Hop • Twirl • Shake • Wiggle • Walk • Run • Tip-toe • Skip • Wave • Boogie • Swim • Juggle • Drum • Put your hands up • Play air guitar However you’re comfortable!
- 14. Music • Singing sounds • Nursery Rhymes • Childhood songs • Making up songs • Other languages • Recorded music
- 15. Questions?
- 16. Contact • Katie Salo, Early Literacy Librarian Indian Prairie Public Library • simplykatie@gmail.com • katies@ippl.info
- 17. Resources • CLEL (https://www.clel.org/early-literacy-reminders) • Earlier is Easier (https://www.earlieriseasier.org/) • Every Child Ready to Read (http://everychildreadytoread.org/) • Read-Aloud (https://twitter.com/ReadAloud_org) • Reading Rockets (http://www.readingrockets.org/article/making- music-literacy-tips-parents) • Vroom (https://app.vroom.org/try-vroom) • Zero to Three (https://www.zerotothree.org/)