Mother Goose on the Loose: Updated - Softcover

Diamant-Cohen, Betsy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0838916465 ISBN 13: 9780838916469

Publisher: ALA Editions, 2019

Synopsis

Named an outstanding resource in a starred review by Library Journal, Mother Goose on the Loose (MGOL) incorporates books, rhymes, fingerplays, flannelboards, music, dance, and child-parent interaction into dynamic programs that bring whole families into the library. Her research-based approach to helping young children learn has made Diamant-Cohen's book a best-seller, and now she's revised and updated it to include additional research, information, and tips. Filled with ready-to-use plans and activities that build motor, music, social, emotional, and pre-literacy skills in infants and toddlers, this resource includes

• planning and scheduling sheets for implementing the program;


• guidance on designing new MGOL sessions, plus five MGOL programs with complete scripts and instructions, easily adaptable as needed;


• suggestions for incorporating digital media such as tablets;


• tips for communicating with parents, library administrators, and stakeholders;


• research findings on the learning process for infants and toddlers, including the importance of repetition, ritual, play, reading, movement, and music; and


• links to additional online resources such as music, sample participant surveys, and promotional tools.

Librarians, educators, and caregivers across the country have already found MGOL easy to learn and easy to present, and so will you!

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Betsy Diamant-Cohen has been a children's librarian for more than 25 years, and has worked in public libraries, school libraries, academic libraries, non-profit libraries, children's museums, preschools, home-daycares and more. She has three children (who are now all adults!), a wonderful husband, and lots of stuffed animals. Her wealth of personal experience combined with a thirst for knowledge and a passion for giving all children equal chances to be successful has led to the development of the Mother Goose on the Loose early literacy program, the publication of several books, and the production of a few CDs. Diamant-Cohen was named a ""Mover and Shaker"" by Library Journal in 2004 and completed her doctorate in 2006.

From School Library Journal

In the award-winning Mother Goose on the Loose (MGOL) library program, inspired by Barbara Cass-Beggss work, Diamant-Cohen uses books, songs, instruments, rhymes, and props to promote early literacy, school-readiness, and other skills in children up to age two. This binder-and-CD kit provides overviews of early development and MGOLs benefits, program instructions and scripts in print and audio formats, evaluation tools, songs, rhymes, tips to share with parents, flannel-board patterns, templates, and promotional resources. Clear instructions for the structured program are given, making this an essential resource for MGOL implementation. The well-produced CD, with clear recitations of rhymes and songs by Diamant-Cohen and musician Rahel, will be particularly appreciated by childrens specialists new to programming for young children, whether they use this model or not. While others looking for content to incorporate into their established lapsits will not find this kit as flexible as Jane Marinos Babies in the Library! (Scarecrow, 2003), or as comprehensive as Linda Ernsts lapsit guides (Neal-Schuman), Diamant-Cohens developmentally appropriate ideas for incorporating musical instruments and music concepts, and promoting social and motor skills, can be useful additions to any program for the preschool-and-under set.–Rachel G. Payne, Brooklyn Public Library, NY
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About this edition

• Publisher: ALA Editions
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0838916465
• ISBN 13: 9780838916469
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224