The Best of Home & Classroom: Kaela Wallman and Early Literacy (in honor of National Book Month)

Please enjoy this "Best Of" episode we decided to reshare in honor of National Book Month.

Kaela Wallman, Coordinator of Youth Services for Schenectady County Public Library joins Hannah and Rachel to talk about the importance of early literacy, the role the library plays in literacy development, Schenectady County Public library's literacy partners, and the role parents and caregivers play in early literacy development.

Mentioned during the show:
- Schenectady County Public Library website: http://www.scpl.org/

- STARS program: https://www.schenectadystars.org/

- Screen time info for parents of 0 to 3-year-olds: https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/series/screen-sense

- Screen time info for parents with older children:
 https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/technology-and-media

- These are the books Hannah and Rachel discussed in the intro:

 - BJ Novak - The Book with No Pictures 

-  Jimmy Fallon – Your Baby's First Word Will Be DADA

- John Oliver- A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo 

- Stephen Colbert- I Am A Pole (And So Can You!)  

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