The South Carolina Day by Day Family Literacy Activity Calendar is now an online tool that families, caregivers, educators and librarians can use at home and in the classroom to further develop early literacy skills helping young children become prepared for school and perform better in school. The goal is to provide families and caretakers a full year's worth of activities that build early literacy skills in a fun and educational way.
The online calendar is similar to an activity book containing easy to follow daily activities, links to quality resources, and craft projects designed to utilize simple items that families may have readily available in their homes. Lists of recommended books encourage families to use their local public library.
When the print version of the calendar launched last year, the South Carolina State Library, with the help of many partners, placed over 14,000 calendars in the hands of children, families and classrooms, and continues to work with agencies and organizations to distribute many more. The first distribution points were geared to serve South Carolina's low income and low literate communities or those which were small and rural, with access to few resources. With the addition of the online version, DaybyDaySC.org, the calendar with its early literacy activities can be brought to life and into the homes, classrooms, and libraries across the state.
The web site officially launched on December 3rd with an announcement to South Carolina's children's librarians who attended an annual meeting at the South Carolina State Library. Many of these librarians, along with their colleagues who work with young children in childcare or education, have been using the printed calendar and more recently, the Spanish version.
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For more information, contact Denise Lyons, Director of Library Development, 803-734-6061 or email dlyons@statelibrary.sc.gov.
