Story telling + Music + Activities + Fun + Friends = Literacy Events!
Join Us!
In-person Early Literacy Events are back! Virtual events are still happening!
The event schedule includes in-person events and virtual events. The virtual events allow families across the state with children who are Deaf or hard of hearing to attend from a safe environment. In-person events follow state and local guidance to keep you safe. All regional events have the great components that you love, such as:
- Storytelling in ASL and Spoken English
- Music and Movement
- Literacy Activities
Virtual Literacy Events
Ages 0 to 3 years old
Art Explosion
March 25, 2022
5 - 6 p.m.
Ages 3 - 5 years old
Art Explosion
March 10, 2022
5:45 - 7 p.m.
In-Person Events
North Denver and Northern Colorado Regions
April date and time to be determined
WOW! Museum
Pikes Peak Region
April 7, 2022
5:30 - 7 p.m.
location to be determined
South Denver
April 22, 2022
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
location to be determined
Community Events, Ages 0 to 8 years old
Winter
December 4, 2021 - in person event
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Bethany Lutheran Church
December 7, 2021 - virtual event
6 pm - 7 pm
We hope you join an event very soon!
Event information is distributed via Constant Contact.
What is an Early Literacy Event?
The Early Literacy events offered through the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, Outreach Programs, are available to Colorado families with children who are Deaf or hard of hearing, birth through age five years old. In-person events and literacy activities are offered in the following regions:
- Northern Colorado
- North Denver
- Southeast Denver
- Pikes Peak
Each Early Literacy event provides families with a rich literacy experience and strategies to promote their child’s language and literacy development. Families actively participate in a variety of activities which may include:
- Story time presented in American Sign Language (ASL) with spoken English interpretation
- Music and movement activities
- Hands-on literacy activities
- Take home literacy activities
- Parent education focusing on a variety of topics
- Time to meet and interact with other families who have children who are Deaf or hard of hearing
- Opportunities to meet adults who are Deaf or hard of hearing
- Opportunities to meet professionals serving families with children who are Deaf or hard of hearing
The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind and its staff respect and value families’ communication choices. Activities are presented using various modes of communication and are designed to encourage a child’s literacy skills.
Families with young children who are Deaf or hard of hearing between newborn and through age 5 are welcome to attend.