EARLY LITERACY
EARLY LITERACY
Love them Out Loud
Babies are born ready to learn!
Learning to communicate is super important! And no one is better at teaching your baby than YOU. Each day, you are developing your own special ways to communicate, providing a lasting bond and laying the groundwork for your child’s limitless future. Love Them Out Loud is a Dayton Metro Library program that promotes early childhood literacy and development by providing resources and support to parents and caregivers in Montgomery County, Ohio. Thank you to all our partners who share our dedication to creating a brighter future, one child at a time.
The sooner they start, the further they’ll go!
- When your baby makes sounds, be sure to make eye contact and respond. He’ll learn that efforts to communicate are effective and important.
- Imitate the sounds your child makes. Take turns imitating each other. Laughing is a bonus!
- Name the objects around you, describe what you’re doing and explain what will happen next.
- Repeat what your child says using more sophisticated words and sentences to expand her vocabulary.
Is Your Child Kindergarten Ready?
Our expert tools and programs can help you build fundamental early literacy skills for your little one.
Help Your Child Succeed
Be Ready by 5 connects families to resources in Montgomery County that help prepare children age 0-5 for success in Kindergarten and beyond.
1000 Books Before Kindergarten Challenge
Reading is fundamental to Kindergarten prep. Read, track, and earn prizes for early literacy success. Track on the go with Beanstack or pick up a paper tracker at Your Library.
Early Literacy Activity Calendar
Welcome to the Dayton Metro Library's early literacy calendar. Here you will find fun daily activities to support early learning, curated booklists to inspire a love of reading, songs or rhymes to promote language development, and early literacy tips to empower caregivers. Every day is a new opportunity to grow and explore with your Dayton Metro Library.
Checkout our April Reads!
Plan Now for Summer Learning!
Kindergarten Club is intended for the families of children who are entering kindergarten in the fall. Children and caregivers participate together in a variety of fun activities designed to help children prepare for kindergarten. Tips for adults, early literacy activities, social and emotional learning opportunities, and skills that set children up to be successful students will be the focus. While not required, we hope you join us for as many sessions as you can.
Registration is recommended when indicated, but not required. While supplies last, rising kindergarteners will receive a bag with early learning materials for attending.
Sprout Backpacks
Check out one today and nurture your little learner!
Full of books, toys, games and learning activities, these backpacks make learning fun! These quality, age-appropriate materials in each themed backpack teach young children the skills they need for school success: talking, singing, reading, writing and learning. Sprout backpacks are for parents, caregivers, teachers and homeschoolers of children ages 1-8.
Sprout Backpacks are available for a three-week check out from all locations or reserved online. Backpacks can be borrowed for up to 3 weeks, but may not be renewed.
Over 30 Learning Kits to Explore
It's Storytime @ Home!
Storytime is now whenever you want. Our librarians and sometimes some special guests bring some of their favorite books and songs right to your home.
Take a seat and sing-a-long. It's Storytime! Check back, new stories are posted every Tuesday.
Want to drop into a a live Storytime at Your Library, you can find them in our events calendar here.
Thank you Dolly Parton!
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio mails kids one free book each month until their 5th birthday. All Ohio children between birth and age 5 is eligible for the program, which is available at no cost to families.
Call for storytime anytime!
New stories each month - Free at 937.250.7500!
Press 1 for Nibbles: A Green Tale by Charlotte Middleton
Press 2 for Blue vs Yellow by Tom Sullivan
Press 3 for A Collection of Poems for National Poetry Month
Press 4 for Hooray, I See the Doctor Today By Betty Nguyen MD and Brandon Pham MD
Press 5 for Ty Travels: All Aboard! By Kelly Starling Lyons
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