Starting Early: A Revised Early Literacy Strategy

Authors

  • Kelly Kipfer

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/cal.17.1.3

Abstract

In 2014, Waterloo Public Library (WPL) in Ontario, Canada, threw out the playbook for how early literacy was done and created the award-winning Explore, Play, Learn strategy based on Every Child Ready to Read 2 (ECRR2). This resulted in dramatically increased program participation, noteworthy circulation results, and measurable customer satisfaction with feedback that demonstrates impact.

Author Biography

Kelly Kipfer

Kelly Kipfer is the Manager of Community Engagement and Children’s Services at Waterloo Public Library in Ontario, Canada. She is part of the Early Literacy Alliance of Waterloo Region (ELAWR), working with other local stakeholders to ignite and drive a sustainable early literacy movement.

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Published

2019-03-14

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2019): Spring

Section

Features

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