Library/Information Science Classes Incorporating ECRR Information
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis has a 1.5 credit hour course called Early Literacy for Public Librarians. The course focuses on the six skills from the ECRR program. Each student presents a storytime featuring the skills and writes a paper about how to talk to parents and caregivers about ECRR using real-life scenarios.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Information Studies incorporates ECRR content into the 3-credit graduate course 745 Library Services for Children and Young Adults. Students in both online and onsite sections of the class engage in readings, presentations, and activities to help them learn to incorporate the six early literacy skills in storytimes for pre-readers in both public and school libraries. Each student must observe a pre-school storytime and assess it using the Early Literacy Observation checklists available on this site. In a written summary and class presentation, students identify the six skills in action and make recommendations for change or improvement based on best practice.