Information for Parents.

Below is a link to an interesting Parenting magazine article about communication and technology:

Click here to go to the full article on: 
How Texting Changes the Way Kids Communicate: The pros and cons of text messages, e-mails, IMing, and social networking.

"A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life raft and a festival. They are cathedrals of the mind; hospitals of the soul; theme parks of the imagination. On a cold and rainy island, they are the only sheltered public spaces where you are not a consumer, but a citizen instead. A human with a brain and a heart and a desire to be uplifted, rather than a customer with a credit card and an inchoate 'need' for 'stuff'."

Whether your child is legally allowed a Facebook account or not, chances are they already have one. If so, this information is for you ...

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SO what can you do as a parent?

Download the file below and visit your local Public Library (Parklands, Shirley, Papanui and Redwood are the closest) and get your children reading some of the fabulous books they have.

Don't want your child to suffer from the 
hoilday reading slump?
    

Reading Books Is Found To Ward Off ‘Summer Slump’
By Debra Viadero
From Education Week, May 5, 2004
   
Having elementary school pupils read four or five books during the summer can prevent the reading-achievement losses that normally occur over those months, a study suggests. ... Click here to view the full article.

Very interesting article from the 
'Parental Guidance Advised' blog on Stuff.co.nz

click here to view 
'School-libraries-more-than-just-books'

Boys and Reading from the National Library 
of New Zealand:

"A society in which males do not read is a lesser society, not only for its men, but for its women as well." James Moloney, author.

Click here for the following articles: 

Nigel Latta - 'Safe and Sound' video


Click here to go to the video (recently screened on television) on helping children through the aftermath of the Christchurch Earthquakes.

https://www.sovereign.co.nz/safeandsound/video.html

Here are some useful links for you and 
your children:


Check out the Bookseer website to find your child’s next book. Just type in a book he or she has just read and a list will pop up of similar titles. Give it a try!
        
Storysnoops is another great website for helping your child to find their next book. Just choose from the dropdown lists (like age and genre) and the site will give you lots of options around what to read next.
         
Mem Fox’s 10 read-aloud commandments are essential reading for any parents.
               
This is a great site from National Library, full of great tips and information on parents and reading. Well worth a look.

Don't forget about our Parent Collection ...

Our Parent Collection is able to be issued to you.
This collection includes:
  • books on what books to choose to help your child’s reading journey
  • books on puberty etc.
  • books on learning disabilities, such as dyslexia etc
  • books on ways of dealing with behaviour issues.
  • general parenting books
And of course there are the Birthday cake books, and other cooking books including those for lunches as well as a variety of crafting books (good for activities in the holidays especially!) that are available from the non-fiction section.
Please feel free to come and browse – Mrs Silver-Hessey will be happy to help you. Click here to go to our catalogue and search 'parent collection'.

Cyber Citizenship - Derek Wenmoth from Edutalks

Learning to be safe and to keep others safe, to be respectful and act appropriately with information in an online world is as important to young people now as teaching them the road-code and how to keep safe on the road was a generation ago. A significant challenge for educators is it is very difficult (if not impossible) to teach what it means to be a cyber-citizen unless you, as the teacher, have at least some direct experience of the online environment, and the things that are considered responsible cyber-behaviour.

If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Maree Silver-Hessey

The Children's Literature WebGuide

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Click here to go to a fabulous website that gathers up everything you need in one place!

Features What's New!
What We're Reading: Commentary on Children's Books
Web-Traveller's Toolkit: Essential Kid Lit Websites

Quick Reference Children's Book Awards
The Year's Best Books
Children's Bestsellers
The Doucette Index: Teaching Ideas for Children's Books

More Links Authors on the Web
Stories on the Web
Readers' Theatre
Lots of Lists: Recommended Books
Journals and Book Reviews
Resources for Teachers
Resources for Parents
Resources for Storytellers
Resources for Writers and Illustrators
Digging Deeper: Research Guides and Indexes
Internet Book Discussion Groups
Children's Literature Organizations on the Internet
Children's Publishers and Booksellers on the Internet