When the Bough Breaks: A Documentary

Submitted by Kevin Shelton on Thu, 07/31/2025 - 07:42

This documentary addresses the state of literacy in South Carolina, reporting on the continuum of literacy in the life of a child and the consequences of not placing focus on the language development and reading skills of children. Pediatricians, reading teachers, and interventionists outline their strategies in teaching infants and early school age children literacy strategies at much earlier ages. Dr.

Ready for Kindergarten: A Guide for South Carolina Families

Submitted by Kevin Shelton on Thu, 07/31/2025 - 07:39

The 2024 Ready for Kindergarten: A Guide for South Carolina Families, designed and distributed by South Carolina Early Childhood Advisory Council, provides families with useful information and simple tips to prepare children for a successful transition to school. The guide describes 60 developmental milestones for rising kindergarten students including a School Readiness Checklist, a Guide to Better Bedtimes, Simple Tips for Reading Together with your child, Learning at Home and much more.

Family Literacy Strategies: First Steps to Academic Success

Submitted by Kevin Shelton on Thu, 07/31/2025 - 07:34

There is no more important topic than family literacy in today’s world, where some children enter school with literally thousands of hours of “instruction” in reading and writing while others have never seen a book or a pencil. The Literacy Learning Gap is huge, and rarely can school literacy programs close it. Dr. Stegelin presents a treasure house of ideas and strategies to help all families engage in meaningful literary activities.

Civics Framework for the 1998 National Assessment of Educational Progress

Submitted by Kevin Shelton on Wed, 07/30/2025 - 12:51

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a survey mandate by the U.S. Congress to collect and report information about student achievement in various academic subjects, such as mathematics, science, reading, writing, history, geography, and civics. the National Assessment Governing Board (AGB) sets policy and the overall dimensions for the assessment program. NAGB has scheduled a National Assessment in civics for 1998 to gauge knowledge and skills about civics and government of the nation’s 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students.

Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen: With Activities for Elementary, Middle and High School-aged Children

Submitted by Kevin Shelton on Wed, 07/30/2025 - 12:47

This booklet provides information about the values and skills that make up character and good citizenship and what you can do to help your child develop strong character. It suggests activities that you can do to help your school-aged children can do to put those values to work in your daily lives tips for working with teachers and schools to ensure that you act together to promote the basic values that you want your child to learn and use.

Scenes: People, Places, and Events that Shaped the United States Senate

Submitted by Kevin Shelton on Wed, 07/30/2025 - 12:42

The history of the United States Senate is full of dramatic moments, famous senators, and nation-changing events, but it is also peppered with colorful characters and humorous incidents that have become part of the lore of an institution now more than 230 years old. This volume presents a collection of 150 scenes from Senate history. Varied in length and wide-ranging in topic, each scene represents a part of a much larger story.

Creating Independence, 1763-1789: Background Reading for Young People; A Selected Annotated Bibliography

Submitted by Kevin Shelton on Wed, 07/30/2025 - 12:35

The Children’s Book Section has prepared this bibliography as a guide in the selection of background reading for young people in connection with the Bicentennial of the American Revolution. The work is part of the Library’s larger bibliographic program for the Bicentennial.

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