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    A library tradition is being refashioned to emphasize early literacy and better prepare young children for school, and drawing many new fans in the process.

    Among parents of the under-5 set, spots for story time have become as coveted as seats for a hot Broadway show like “Hamilton.” Lines stretch down the block at some branches, with tickets given out on a first-come-first-served basis because there is not enough room to accommodate all of the children who show up.

    Workers at the 67th Street Library on the Upper East Side of Manhattan turn away at least 10 people from every reading. They have been so overwhelmed by the rush at story time — held in the branch’s largest room, on the third floor — that once the space is full, they close the door and shut down the elevator. “It is so crowded and so popular, it’s insane,” Jacqueline Schector, a librarian, said.

    Story time is drawing capacity crowds at public libraries across New York and across the country at a time when, more than ever, educators are emphasizing the importance of early literacy in preparing children for school and for developing critical thinking skills. The demand crosses economic lines, with parents at all income levels vying to get in.

    Many libraries have refashioned the traditional readings to include enrichment activities such as counting numbers and naming colors, as well as music and dance. And many parents have made story time a fixture in their family routines alongside school pickups and playground outings — and, for those who employ nannies, a nonnegotiable requirement of the job.

    In New York, demand for story time has surged across the city’s three library systems — the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library, and the Queens Library — and has posed logistical challenges for some branches, particularly those in small or cramped buildings. Citywide, story time attendance rose to 510,367 people in fiscal year 2015, up nearly 28 percent from 399,751 in fiscal 2013.

    “The secret’s out,” said Lucy Yates, 44, an opera coach with two sons who goes to story time at the Fort Washington Library every week.

    Stroller-pushing parents and nannies begin to line up for story time outside some branches an hour before doors open. To prevent overcrowding, tickets are given out at the New Amsterdam and Webster branches, both in Manhattan, the Parkchester branch in the Bronx, and a half-dozen branches in Brooklyn, including in Park Slope, Kensington and Bay Ridge.

    The 67th Street branch keeps adding story times — there are now six a week — and holds sessions outdoors in the summer, when crowds can swell to 200 people.

    In Queens, 41 library branches are scheduled to add weekend hours this month, and many will undoubtedly include weekend story times. As Joanne King, a spokeswoman for the library explained, parents have been begging for them and “every story time is full, every time we have one.”

    Long a library staple, story time has typically been an informal reading to a small group of boys and girls sitting in a circle. Today’s story times involve carefully planned lessons by specially trained librarians that emphasize education as much as entertainment, and often include suggestions for parents and caregivers about how to reinforce what children have learned, library officials said.

    Libraries around the country have expanded story time and other children’s programs in recent years, attracting a new generation of patrons in an age when online offerings sometimes make trips to the book stacks unnecessary. Sari Feldman, president of the American Library Association, said such early-literacy efforts are part of a larger transformation libraries are undergoing to become active learning centers for their communities by offering services like classes in English as a second language, computer skills and career counseling.

    Ms. Feldman said the increased demand for story time was a product, in part, of more than a decade of work by the library association and others to encourage libraries to play a larger role in preparing young children for school. In 2004, as part of that effort, the association developed a curriculum, “Every Child Ready to Read,” that she said is now used by thousands of libraries.

    The New York Public Library is adding 45 children’s librarians to support story time and other programs, some of which are run in partnership with the city government. It has also designated 20 of its 88 neighborhood branches, including the Fort Washington Library, as “enhanced literary sites.” As such, they will double their story time sessions, to an average of four a week, and distribute 15,000 “family literacy kits” that include a book and a schedule of story times.

    “It is clear that reading and being exposed to books early in life are critical factors in student success,” Anthony W. Marx, president of the New York Public Library, said. “The library is playing an increasingly important role in strengthening early literacy in this city, expanding efforts to bring reading to children and their families through quality, free story times, curated literacy programs, after-school programs and more.”

    For its part, the Queens Library plans to expand a “Kick Off to Kindergarten” program that attracted more than 180 families for a series of workshops last year. Library officials said that more than three-quarters of the children who enrolled, many of whom spoke a language other than English at home, developed measurable classroom skills.

From: www.nytimes.com/2015/11/02

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    A library tradition is being refashioned to emphasize early literacy and better prepare young children for school, and drawing many new fans in the process.

    Among parents of the under-5 set, spots for story time have become as coveted as seats for a hot Broadway show like “Hamilton.” Lines stretch down the block at some branches, with tickets given out on a first-come-first-served basis because there is not enough room to accommodate all of the children who show up.

    Workers at the 67th Street Library on the Upper East Side of Manhattan turn away at least 10 people from every reading. They have been so overwhelmed by the rush at story time — held in the branch’s largest room, on the third floor — that once the space is full, they close the door and shut down the elevator. “It is so crowded and so popular, it’s insane,” Jacqueline Schector, a librarian, said.

    Story time is drawing capacity crowds at public libraries across New York and across the country at a time when, more than ever, educators are emphasizing the importance of early literacy in preparing children for school and for developing critical thinking skills. The demand crosses economic lines, with parents at all income levels vying to get in.

    Many libraries have refashioned the traditional readings to include enrichment activities such as counting numbers and naming colors, as well as music and dance. And many parents have made story time a fixture in their family routines alongside school pickups and playground outings — and, for those who employ nannies, a nonnegotiable requirement of the job.

    In New York, demand for story time has surged across the city’s three library systems — the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library, and the Queens Library — and has posed logistical challenges for some branches, particularly those in small or cramped buildings. Citywide, story time attendance rose to 510,367 people in fiscal year 2015, up nearly 28 percent from 399,751 in fiscal 2013.

    “The secret’s out,” said Lucy Yates, 44, an opera coach with two sons who goes to story time at the Fort Washington Library every week.

    Stroller-pushing parents and nannies begin to line up for story time outside some branches an hour before doors open. To prevent overcrowding, tickets are given out at the New Amsterdam and Webster branches, both in Manhattan, the Parkchester branch in the Bronx, and a half-dozen branches in Brooklyn, including in Park Slope, Kensington and Bay Ridge.

    The 67th Street branch keeps adding story times — there are now six a week — and holds sessions outdoors in the summer, when crowds can swell to 200 people.

    In Queens, 41 library branches are scheduled to add weekend hours this month, and many will undoubtedly include weekend story times. As Joanne King, a spokeswoman for the library explained, parents have been begging for them and “every story time is full, every time we have one.”

    Long a library staple, story time has typically been an informal reading to a small group of boys and girls sitting in a circle. Today’s story times involve carefully planned lessons by specially trained librarians that emphasize education as much as entertainment, and often include suggestions for parents and caregivers about how to reinforce what children have learned, library officials said.

    Libraries around the country have expanded story time and other children’s programs in recent years, attracting a new generation of patrons in an age when online offerings sometimes make trips to the book stacks unnecessary. Sari Feldman, president of the American Library Association, said such early-literacy efforts are part of a larger transformation libraries are undergoing to become active learning centers for their communities by offering services like classes in English as a second language, computer skills and career counseling.

    Ms. Feldman said the increased demand for story time was a product, in part, of more than a decade of work by the library association and others to encourage libraries to play a larger role in preparing young children for school. In 2004, as part of that effort, the association developed a curriculum, “Every Child Ready to Read,” that she said is now used by thousands of libraries.

    The New York Public Library is adding 45 children’s librarians to support story time and other programs, some of which are run in partnership with the city government. It has also designated 20 of its 88 neighborhood branches, including the Fort Washington Library, as “enhanced literary sites.” As such, they will double their story time sessions, to an average of four a week, and distribute 15,000 “family literacy kits” that include a book and a schedule of story times.

    “It is clear that reading and being exposed to books early in life are critical factors in student success,” Anthony W. Marx, president of the New York Public Library, said. “The library is playing an increasingly important role in strengthening early literacy in this city, expanding efforts to bring reading to children and their families through quality, free story times, curated literacy programs, after-school programs and more.”

    For its part, the Queens Library plans to expand a “Kick Off to Kindergarten” program that attracted more than 180 families for a series of workshops last year. Library officials said that more than three-quarters of the children who enrolled, many of whom spoke a language other than English at home, developed measurable classroom skills.

From: www.nytimes.com/2015/11/02

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    A library tradition is being refashioned to emphasize early literacy and better prepare young children for school, and drawing many new fans in the process.

    Among parents of the under-5 set, spots for story time have become as coveted as seats for a hot Broadway show like “Hamilton.” Lines stretch down the block at some branches, with tickets given out on a first-come-first-served basis because there is not enough room to accommodate all of the children who show up.

    Workers at the 67th Street Library on the Upper East Side of Manhattan turn away at least 10 people from every reading. They have been so overwhelmed by the rush at story time — held in the branch’s largest room, on the third floor — that once the space is full, they close the door and shut down the elevator. “It is so crowded and so popular, it’s insane,” Jacqueline Schector, a librarian, said.

    Story time is drawing capacity crowds at public libraries across New York and across the country at a time when, more than ever, educators are emphasizing the importance of early literacy in preparing children for school and for developing critical thinking skills. The demand crosses economic lines, with parents at all income levels vying to get in.

    Many libraries have refashioned the traditional readings to include enrichment activities such as counting numbers and naming colors, as well as music and dance. And many parents have made story time a fixture in their family routines alongside school pickups and playground outings — and, for those who employ nannies, a nonnegotiable requirement of the job.

    In New York, demand for story time has surged across the city’s three library systems — the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library, and the Queens Library — and has posed logistical challenges for some branches, particularly those in small or cramped buildings. Citywide, story time attendance rose to 510,367 people in fiscal year 2015, up nearly 28 percent from 399,751 in fiscal 2013.

    “The secret’s out,” said Lucy Yates, 44, an opera coach with two sons who goes to story time at the Fort Washington Library every week.

    Stroller-pushing parents and nannies begin to line up for story time outside some branches an hour before doors open. To prevent overcrowding, tickets are given out at the New Amsterdam and Webster branches, both in Manhattan, the Parkchester branch in the Bronx, and a half-dozen branches in Brooklyn, including in Park Slope, Kensington and Bay Ridge.

    The 67th Street branch keeps adding story times — there are now six a week — and holds sessions outdoors in the summer, when crowds can swell to 200 people.

    In Queens, 41 library branches are scheduled to add weekend hours this month, and many will undoubtedly include weekend story times. As Joanne King, a spokeswoman for the library explained, parents have been begging for them and “every story time is full, every time we have one.”

    Long a library staple, story time has typically been an informal reading to a small group of boys and girls sitting in a circle. Today’s story times involve carefully planned lessons by specially trained librarians that emphasize education as much as entertainment, and often include suggestions for parents and caregivers about how to reinforce what children have learned, library officials said.

    Libraries around the country have expanded story time and other children’s programs in recent years, attracting a new generation of patrons in an age when online offerings sometimes make trips to the book stacks unnecessary. Sari Feldman, president of the American Library Association, said such early-literacy efforts are part of a larger transformation libraries are undergoing to become active learning centers for their communities by offering services like classes in English as a second language, computer skills and career counseling.

    Ms. Feldman said the increased demand for story time was a product, in part, of more than a decade of work by the library association and others to encourage libraries to play a larger role in preparing young children for school. In 2004, as part of that effort, the association developed a curriculum, “Every Child Ready to Read,” that she said is now used by thousands of libraries.

    The New York Public Library is adding 45 children’s librarians to support story time and other programs, some of which are run in partnership with the city government. It has also designated 20 of its 88 neighborhood branches, including the Fort Washington Library, as “enhanced literary sites.” As such, they will double their story time sessions, to an average of four a week, and distribute 15,000 “family literacy kits” that include a book and a schedule of story times.

    “It is clear that reading and being exposed to books early in life are critical factors in student success,” Anthony W. Marx, president of the New York Public Library, said. “The library is playing an increasingly important role in strengthening early literacy in this city, expanding efforts to bring reading to children and their families through quality, free story times, curated literacy programs, after-school programs and more.”

    For its part, the Queens Library plans to expand a “Kick Off to Kindergarten” program that attracted more than 180 families for a series of workshops last year. Library officials said that more than three-quarters of the children who enrolled, many of whom spoke a language other than English at home, developed measurable classroom skills.

From: www.nytimes.com/2015/11/02

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    A library tradition is being refashioned to emphasize early literacy and better prepare young children for school, and drawing many new fans in the process.

    Among parents of the under-5 set, spots for story time have become as coveted as seats for a hot Broadway show like “Hamilton.” Lines stretch down the block at some branches, with tickets given out on a first-come-first-served basis because there is not enough room to accommodate all of the children who show up.

    Workers at the 67th Street Library on the Upper East Side of Manhattan turn away at least 10 people from every reading. They have been so overwhelmed by the rush at story time — held in the branch’s largest room, on the third floor — that once the space is full, they close the door and shut down the elevator. “It is so crowded and so popular, it’s insane,” Jacqueline Schector, a librarian, said.

    Story time is drawing capacity crowds at public libraries across New York and across the country at a time when, more than ever, educators are emphasizing the importance of early literacy in preparing children for school and for developing critical thinking skills. The demand crosses economic lines, with parents at all income levels vying to get in.

    Many libraries have refashioned the traditional readings to include enrichment activities such as counting numbers and naming colors, as well as music and dance. And many parents have made story time a fixture in their family routines alongside school pickups and playground outings — and, for those who employ nannies, a nonnegotiable requirement of the job.

    In New York, demand for story time has surged across the city’s three library systems — the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library, and the Queens Library — and has posed logistical challenges for some branches, particularly those in small or cramped buildings. Citywide, story time attendance rose to 510,367 people in fiscal year 2015, up nearly 28 percent from 399,751 in fiscal 2013.

    “The secret’s out,” said Lucy Yates, 44, an opera coach with two sons who goes to story time at the Fort Washington Library every week.

    Stroller-pushing parents and nannies begin to line up for story time outside some branches an hour before doors open. To prevent overcrowding, tickets are given out at the New Amsterdam and Webster branches, both in Manhattan, the Parkchester branch in the Bronx, and a half-dozen branches in Brooklyn, including in Park Slope, Kensington and Bay Ridge.

    The 67th Street branch keeps adding story times — there are now six a week — and holds sessions outdoors in the summer, when crowds can swell to 200 people.

    In Queens, 41 library branches are scheduled to add weekend hours this month, and many will undoubtedly include weekend story times. As Joanne King, a spokeswoman for the library explained, parents have been begging for them and “every story time is full, every time we have one.”

    Long a library staple, story time has typically been an informal reading to a small group of boys and girls sitting in a circle. Today’s story times involve carefully planned lessons by specially trained librarians that emphasize education as much as entertainment, and often include suggestions for parents and caregivers about how to reinforce what children have learned, library officials said.

    Libraries around the country have expanded story time and other children’s programs in recent years, attracting a new generation of patrons in an age when online offerings sometimes make trips to the book stacks unnecessary. Sari Feldman, president of the American Library Association, said such early-literacy efforts are part of a larger transformation libraries are undergoing to become active learning centers for their communities by offering services like classes in English as a second language, computer skills and career counseling.

    Ms. Feldman said the increased demand for story time was a product, in part, of more than a decade of work by the library association and others to encourage libraries to play a larger role in preparing young children for school. In 2004, as part of that effort, the association developed a curriculum, “Every Child Ready to Read,” that she said is now used by thousands of libraries.

    The New York Public Library is adding 45 children’s librarians to support story time and other programs, some of which are run in partnership with the city government. It has also designated 20 of its 88 neighborhood branches, including the Fort Washington Library, as “enhanced literary sites.” As such, they will double their story time sessions, to an average of four a week, and distribute 15,000 “family literacy kits” that include a book and a schedule of story times.

    “It is clear that reading and being exposed to books early in life are critical factors in student success,” Anthony W. Marx, president of the New York Public Library, said. “The library is playing an increasingly important role in strengthening early literacy in this city, expanding efforts to bring reading to children and their families through quality, free story times, curated literacy programs, after-school programs and more.”

    For its part, the Queens Library plans to expand a “Kick Off to Kindergarten” program that attracted more than 180 families for a series of workshops last year. Library officials said that more than three-quarters of the children who enrolled, many of whom spoke a language other than English at home, developed measurable classroom skills.

From: www.nytimes.com/2015/11/02

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    A library tradition is being refashioned to emphasize early literacy and better prepare young children for school, and drawing many new fans in the process.

    Among parents of the under-5 set, spots for story time have become as coveted as seats for a hot Broadway show like “Hamilton.” Lines stretch down the block at some branches, with tickets given out on a first-come-first-served basis because there is not enough room to accommodate all of the children who show up.

    Workers at the 67th Street Library on the Upper East Side of Manhattan turn away at least 10 people from every reading. They have been so overwhelmed by the rush at story time — held in the branch’s largest room, on the third floor — that once the space is full, they close the door and shut down the elevator. “It is so crowded and so popular, it’s insane,” Jacqueline Schector, a librarian, said.

    Story time is drawing capacity crowds at public libraries across New York and across the country at a time when, more than ever, educators are emphasizing the importance of early literacy in preparing children for school and for developing critical thinking skills. The demand crosses economic lines, with parents at all income levels vying to get in.

    Many libraries have refashioned the traditional readings to include enrichment activities such as counting numbers and naming colors, as well as music and dance. And many parents have made story time a fixture in their family routines alongside school pickups and playground outings — and, for those who employ nannies, a nonnegotiable requirement of the job.

    In New York, demand for story time has surged across the city’s three library systems — the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library, and the Queens Library — and has posed logistical challenges for some branches, particularly those in small or cramped buildings. Citywide, story time attendance rose to 510,367 people in fiscal year 2015, up nearly 28 percent from 399,751 in fiscal 2013.

    “The secret’s out,” said Lucy Yates, 44, an opera coach with two sons who goes to story time at the Fort Washington Library every week.

    Stroller-pushing parents and nannies begin to line up for story time outside some branches an hour before doors open. To prevent overcrowding, tickets are given out at the New Amsterdam and Webster branches, both in Manhattan, the Parkchester branch in the Bronx, and a half-dozen branches in Brooklyn, including in Park Slope, Kensington and Bay Ridge.

    The 67th Street branch keeps adding story times — there are now six a week — and holds sessions outdoors in the summer, when crowds can swell to 200 people.

    In Queens, 41 library branches are scheduled to add weekend hours this month, and many will undoubtedly include weekend story times. As Joanne King, a spokeswoman for the library explained, parents have been begging for them and “every story time is full, every time we have one.”

    Long a library staple, story time has typically been an informal reading to a small group of boys and girls sitting in a circle. Today’s story times involve carefully planned lessons by specially trained librarians that emphasize education as much as entertainment, and often include suggestions for parents and caregivers about how to reinforce what children have learned, library officials said.

    Libraries around the country have expanded story time and other children’s programs in recent years, attracting a new generation of patrons in an age when online offerings sometimes make trips to the book stacks unnecessary. Sari Feldman, president of the American Library Association, said such early-literacy efforts are part of a larger transformation libraries are undergoing to become active learning centers for their communities by offering services like classes in English as a second language, computer skills and career counseling.

    Ms. Feldman said the increased demand for story time was a product, in part, of more than a decade of work by the library association and others to encourage libraries to play a larger role in preparing young children for school. In 2004, as part of that effort, the association developed a curriculum, “Every Child Ready to Read,” that she said is now used by thousands of libraries.

    The New York Public Library is adding 45 children’s librarians to support story time and other programs, some of which are run in partnership with the city government. It has also designated 20 of its 88 neighborhood branches, including the Fort Washington Library, as “enhanced literary sites.” As such, they will double their story time sessions, to an average of four a week, and distribute 15,000 “family literacy kits” that include a book and a schedule of story times.

    “It is clear that reading and being exposed to books early in life are critical factors in student success,” Anthony W. Marx, president of the New York Public Library, said. “The library is playing an increasingly important role in strengthening early literacy in this city, expanding efforts to bring reading to children and their families through quality, free story times, curated literacy programs, after-school programs and more.”

    For its part, the Queens Library plans to expand a “Kick Off to Kindergarten” program that attracted more than 180 families for a series of workshops last year. Library officials said that more than three-quarters of the children who enrolled, many of whom spoke a language other than English at home, developed measurable classroom skills.

From: www.nytimes.com/2015/11/02

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    A library tradition is being refashioned to emphasize early literacy and better prepare young children for school, and drawing many new fans in the process.

    Among parents of the under-5 set, spots for story time have become as coveted as seats for a hot Broadway show like “Hamilton.” Lines stretch down the block at some branches, with tickets given out on a first-come-first-served basis because there is not enough room to accommodate all of the children who show up.

    Workers at the 67th Street Library on the Upper East Side of Manhattan turn away at least 10 people from every reading. They have been so overwhelmed by the rush at story time — held in the branch’s largest room, on the third floor — that once the space is full, they close the door and shut down the elevator. “It is so crowded and so popular, it’s insane,” Jacqueline Schector, a librarian, said.

    Story time is drawing capacity crowds at public libraries across New York and across the country at a time when, more than ever, educators are emphasizing the importance of early literacy in preparing children for school and for developing critical thinking skills. The demand crosses economic lines, with parents at all income levels vying to get in.

    Many libraries have refashioned the traditional readings to include enrichment activities such as counting numbers and naming colors, as well as music and dance. And many parents have made story time a fixture in their family routines alongside school pickups and playground outings — and, for those who employ nannies, a nonnegotiable requirement of the job.

    In New York, demand for story time has surged across the city’s three library systems — the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library, and the Queens Library — and has posed logistical challenges for some branches, particularly those in small or cramped buildings. Citywide, story time attendance rose to 510,367 people in fiscal year 2015, up nearly 28 percent from 399,751 in fiscal 2013.

    “The secret’s out,” said Lucy Yates, 44, an opera coach with two sons who goes to story time at the Fort Washington Library every week.

    Stroller-pushing parents and nannies begin to line up for story time outside some branches an hour before doors open. To prevent overcrowding, tickets are given out at the New Amsterdam and Webster branches, both in Manhattan, the Parkchester branch in the Bronx, and a half-dozen branches in Brooklyn, including in Park Slope, Kensington and Bay Ridge.

    The 67th Street branch keeps adding story times — there are now six a week — and holds sessions outdoors in the summer, when crowds can swell to 200 people.

    In Queens, 41 library branches are scheduled to add weekend hours this month, and many will undoubtedly include weekend story times. As Joanne King, a spokeswoman for the library explained, parents have been begging for them and “every story time is full, every time we have one.”

    Long a library staple, story time has typically been an informal reading to a small group of boys and girls sitting in a circle. Today’s story times involve carefully planned lessons by specially trained librarians that emphasize education as much as entertainment, and often include suggestions for parents and caregivers about how to reinforce what children have learned, library officials said.

    Libraries around the country have expanded story time and other children’s programs in recent years, attracting a new generation of patrons in an age when online offerings sometimes make trips to the book stacks unnecessary. Sari Feldman, president of the American Library Association, said such early-literacy efforts are part of a larger transformation libraries are undergoing to become active learning centers for their communities by offering services like classes in English as a second language, computer skills and career counseling.

    Ms. Feldman said the increased demand for story time was a product, in part, of more than a decade of work by the library association and others to encourage libraries to play a larger role in preparing young children for school. In 2004, as part of that effort, the association developed a curriculum, “Every Child Ready to Read,” that she said is now used by thousands of libraries.

    The New York Public Library is adding 45 children’s librarians to support story time and other programs, some of which are run in partnership with the city government. It has also designated 20 of its 88 neighborhood branches, including the Fort Washington Library, as “enhanced literary sites.” As such, they will double their story time sessions, to an average of four a week, and distribute 15,000 “family literacy kits” that include a book and a schedule of story times.

    “It is clear that reading and being exposed to books early in life are critical factors in student success,” Anthony W. Marx, president of the New York Public Library, said. “The library is playing an increasingly important role in strengthening early literacy in this city, expanding efforts to bring reading to children and their families through quality, free story times, curated literacy programs, after-school programs and more.”

    For its part, the Queens Library plans to expand a “Kick Off to Kindergarten” program that attracted more than 180 families for a series of workshops last year. Library officials said that more than three-quarters of the children who enrolled, many of whom spoke a language other than English at home, developed measurable classroom skills.

From: www.nytimes.com/2015/11/02

TEXT

    A library tradition is being refashioned to emphasize early literacy and better prepare young children for school, and drawing many new fans in the process.

    Among parents of the under-5 set, spots for story time have become as coveted as seats for a hot Broadway show like “Hamilton.” Lines stretch down the block at some branches, with tickets given out on a first-come-first-served basis because there is not enough room to accommodate all of the children who show up.

    Workers at the 67th Street Library on the Upper East Side of Manhattan turn away at least 10 people from every reading. They have been so overwhelmed by the rush at story time — held in the branch’s largest room, on the third floor — that once the space is full, they close the door and shut down the elevator. “It is so crowded and so popular, it’s insane,” Jacqueline Schector, a librarian, said.

    Story time is drawing capacity crowds at public libraries across New York and across the country at a time when, more than ever, educators are emphasizing the importance of early literacy in preparing children for school and for developing critical thinking skills. The demand crosses economic lines, with parents at all income levels vying to get in.

    Many libraries have refashioned the traditional readings to include enrichment activities such as counting numbers and naming colors, as well as music and dance. And many parents have made story time a fixture in their family routines alongside school pickups and playground outings — and, for those who employ nannies, a nonnegotiable requirement of the job.

    In New York, demand for story time has surged across the city’s three library systems — the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library, and the Queens Library — and has posed logistical challenges for some branches, particularly those in small or cramped buildings. Citywide, story time attendance rose to 510,367 people in fiscal year 2015, up nearly 28 percent from 399,751 in fiscal 2013.

    “The secret’s out,” said Lucy Yates, 44, an opera coach with two sons who goes to story time at the Fort Washington Library every week.

    Stroller-pushing parents and nannies begin to line up for story time outside some branches an hour before doors open. To prevent overcrowding, tickets are given out at the New Amsterdam and Webster branches, both in Manhattan, the Parkchester branch in the Bronx, and a half-dozen branches in Brooklyn, including in Park Slope, Kensington and Bay Ridge.

    The 67th Street branch keeps adding story times — there are now six a week — and holds sessions outdoors in the summer, when crowds can swell to 200 people.

    In Queens, 41 library branches are scheduled to add weekend hours this month, and many will undoubtedly include weekend story times. As Joanne King, a spokeswoman for the library explained, parents have been begging for them and “every story time is full, every time we have one.”

    Long a library staple, story time has typically been an informal reading to a small group of boys and girls sitting in a circle. Today’s story times involve carefully planned lessons by specially trained librarians that emphasize education as much as entertainment, and often include suggestions for parents and caregivers about how to reinforce what children have learned, library officials said.

    Libraries around the country have expanded story time and other children’s programs in recent years, attracting a new generation of patrons in an age when online offerings sometimes make trips to the book stacks unnecessary. Sari Feldman, president of the American Library Association, said such early-literacy efforts are part of a larger transformation libraries are undergoing to become active learning centers for their communities by offering services like classes in English as a second language, computer skills and career counseling.

    Ms. Feldman said the increased demand for story time was a product, in part, of more than a decade of work by the library association and others to encourage libraries to play a larger role in preparing young children for school. In 2004, as part of that effort, the association developed a curriculum, “Every Child Ready to Read,” that she said is now used by thousands of libraries.

    The New York Public Library is adding 45 children’s librarians to support story time and other programs, some of which are run in partnership with the city government. It has also designated 20 of its 88 neighborhood branches, including the Fort Washington Library, as “enhanced literary sites.” As such, they will double their story time sessions, to an average of four a week, and distribute 15,000 “family literacy kits” that include a book and a schedule of story times.

    “It is clear that reading and being exposed to books early in life are critical factors in student success,” Anthony W. Marx, president of the New York Public Library, said. “The library is playing an increasingly important role in strengthening early literacy in this city, expanding efforts to bring reading to children and their families through quality, free story times, curated literacy programs, after-school programs and more.”

    For its part, the Queens Library plans to expand a “Kick Off to Kindergarten” program that attracted more than 180 families for a series of workshops last year. Library officials said that more than three-quarters of the children who enrolled, many of whom spoke a language other than English at home, developed measurable classroom skills.

From: www.nytimes.com/2015/11/02

Leia o parágrafo a seguir, analise o conteúdo das cinco alternativas e indique o que for VERDADEIRO em relação ao texto.

O fracasso – e a redenção – dos cursos on-line

Quando os MOOCs (massive open online courses, ou cursos on-line gratuitos maciços) surgiram, a esperança geral era de que dariam acesso irrestrito à educação – incluindo para comunidades remotas nas regiões mais pobres do mundo. Mas logo se observou que os usuários só costumam completar 4% do curso em que se matriculam. Uma nova pesquisa, no entanto, mostra o perfil das pouquíssimas pessoas que assistem às aulas até o final: são professores. De acordo com a pesquisa, a maior parte de quem se forma nos MOOCs tem um diploma universitário e dá aulas. Assim, funciona como aperfeiçoamento profissional.

Disponível em: Super Interessante, ed. 350, Ago. 2015, P. 16.

I. Os MOOCs são a salvação da educação on-line.

II. Os professores assistem as aulas on-line até o final.

III. A maioria das pessoas costuma completar somente 4% do curso.

IV. Apenas uma pequena parcela possui diploma universitário ao terminar os MOOCs.

V. Todos que assistem às aulas são de comunidades pobres.

A parte final do texto a seguir foi retirada, como indicado pelas reticências. Analise as frases que seguem e marque a alternativa que apresenta o desfecho mais coerente para o final do texto.

Presidente ou presidenta?

Se quisesse seguir a lei com um rigor, digamos, ortodoxo para seus hábitos, o brasileiro teria de oficialmente referir-se a Dilma Rousseff como "presidenta". Sim, a Lei Federal 2.749, de 1956, do senador Mozart Lago (1889-1974), determina o uso oficial da forma feminina para designar cargos públicos ocupados por mulheres. Era letra morta. Até o país escolher sua primeira mulher à Presidência da República. Criada num pós-guerra em que os países incorporaram direitos em resposta a movimentos sociais, a lei condiciona o uso flexionado ao que for admitido pela gramática. O que daria vez à forma "presidente". O problema é que não há consenso linguístico que justifique opção contrária à lei. Em novembro, muitos professores, gramáticos e dicionaristas se apressaram em dizer que tanto "a presidente" como "presidenta" são legítimas. (...)

Disponível em: <http://revistalingua.com.br/textos/62/presidente-ou-presidenta-248988-1.asp> . Acesso em: maio 2015.

I. Mas número equivalente tomou "presidenta" como neologismo avesso ao sistema da língua.

II. Mas o termo “presidenta” tornou-se completamente aceito na língua.

III. Mas número equivalente tomou “presidenta” como o neologismo mais aceito no sistema da língua.

Leia o texto a seguir e complete as lacunas com o elemento coesivo correspondente à informação contida entre parênteses. Depois, identifique a alternativa que contenha a sequência de elementos coesivos adequados a cada lacuna.

Uma das crenças mais resistentes do pensamento que imagina a si próprio _______ (comparação) o mais moderno, democrático e popular do Brasil é a lenda da inocência dos criminosos pobres. Por essa maneira de ver as coisas, um crime não é um crime _______(condição) o autor nasceu no lado errado da vida, cresceu dentro da miséria e não conheceu os suportes básicos de uma família regular, de uma escola capaz de tirá-lo da ignorância e do convívio com gente de bem. _______(conformidade) as fábulas sociais atualmente em vigência, pessoas assim não tiveram a oportunidade de ser cidadãos decentes – e _______ (conclusão) ficam dispensadas de ser cidadãos decentes. Ninguém as ajudou; ninguém lhes deu o que faltou em sua vida. Como compensação por esse azar, devem ser autorizadas a cometer delitos – ou, no mínimo, considera-se que não é justo responsabilizá-las pelos atos que praticaram, por piores que sejam. Na verdade, _______ (conformidade) a teoria socialmente virtuosa, não existem criminosos neste país _______ (tempo) se trata de roubo, latrocínio, sequestro _______ (adição) outras ações de violência extrema – _______ (condição) tenham sido cometidos por cidadãos com patrimônio e renda superiores a determinado nível. E de quem seria, nos demais casos, a responsabilidade? Essa é fácil: “a culpa é da sociedade”.

(GUZZO, J. R. Questão de classe. Veja, São Paulo, n. 22, p.98, 3 jun. 2015)

No texto, os parênteses contendo reticências indicam que um segmento foi eliminado. Analise as frases das alternativas para verificar qual delas contém a frase que se encaixa no texto e assinale a alternativa CORRETA.

O MUNDO NAS COSTAS

Ministério do Turismo quer aumentar hospedagem nos albergues do país incentivando mochileiros

Nada de carregador de malas, hotel bacana, fartos cafés da manhã ou almoços em restaurantes de renome. A ideia é conhecer lugares e culturas diferentes de forma mais descontraída e econômica. (...) De olho nesse tipo de viajante, que em sua maioria tem entre 20 e 30 anos, o Ministério de Turismo vai apoiar uma campanha de incentivo aos mochileiros criada pela Federação Brasileira de Albergues da Juventude. A federação, por sua vez, pretende ampliar a rede de hospedagem no país para ver o número de usuários anuais pular de 100 mil para 500 mil no curto prazo. “Queremos ter estabelecimentos para esse público em todos os Estados e criar essa cultura de viagem na cabeça dos brasileiros”, afirma José Roberto de Oliveira, da Secretaria Nacional de Políticas do Turismo.

PONCE, M. H. BURIM, S. A. FLORISSI, S. Bem-vindo à língua portuguesa no mundo da comunicação. 8. ed. São Paulo: SBS, 2013. p. 173.

 Leia o texto, analise as afirmações feitas e escolha a opção CORRETA.

           Hackers podem acessar mensagens de 600 milhões de smartphones da Samsung

                              Foi descoberta uma vulnerabilidade no software dos gadgets

Se você tem um Galaxy é bom ficar longe de conexões abertas de wi-fi. Foi descoberta uma vulnerabilidade no software dos smartphones que permite que hackers acessem a câmera do celular, ouçam o microfone, leiam mensagens enviadas ou recebidas e instalem apps. E, além de ficar fora de redes que não sejam protegidas (o que ainda não garante proteção completa), há pouco que os usuários podem fazer. O hack funciona a partir de uma falha no sistema IME de teclado, uma versão nova do SwiftKey que a Samsung inclui nos telefones. Esse software pede por atualizações periódicas para um servidor, mas hackers podem 'fingir' ser o servidor e enviar malwares para o aparelho. Então não importa se o usuário faz uso desse software específico, já que os pedidos por atualizações são feitos ao servidor de forma automática.

A falha é confirmada nos modelos Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 e Galaxy S4 Mini – porém, pode estar ativa em outros telefones Galaxy.

A Samsung afirmou que já lançou a atualização para as operadoras de telefonia móvel – e elas devem corrigir o problema. Mas ainda não sabemos se alguma operadora já o fez.

Já a SwiftKey, fabricante do software de teclado, afirmou que o problema não afeta a versão do app disponível para download na Google Play ou na App Store. A falha existiria apenas na versão já instalada nos Galaxys.

Disponível em: <http://revistagalileu.globo.com/Tecnologia/noticia/2015/06/hackers-podem-acessar-mensagens-de-600-milhoes-de-smartphones-da-samsung.html> . Acesso em: Junho de 2015.  

Leia as sentenças e assinale o que se pede a seguir:

I. Em 2014, os brasileiros, confiantes e crédulos, saíram a consumir, como se consumo fosse investimento. E o Estado agora nos convoca à pagar também suas dívidas, que não são nossas. (Veja. São Paulo: Abril, p. 23, 10 jun. 2015. Adaptado).

II. Pode-se dizer que as gerações da Idade Média falam às gerações atuais por meio das grandes obras de arquitetura que exprimem a devoção e o espírito da época. (WHITNEY, W. A vida da linguagem. Petrópolis: Vozes, 2010. p.17).

III. À linguagem é uma expressão destinada a transmissão do pensamento.

IV. O atendimento a gestantes foi suspenso ontem à tarde e a Prefeitura pouco pode fazer a curto prazo para amenizar a situação.

V. Transmita a cada um dos pacientes às instruções necessárias à continuidade do tratamento.

O sinal indicativo de crase está adequadamente empregado na(s) alternativa(s):

De acordo com o texto, analise as afirmações e marque a sequência CORRETA.

Quem tem nariz vai a Roma (ou Londres ou BH)

Um mapa que leva você ao seu destino pelo caminho mais cheiroso: essa é a proposta de um time liderado por Daniele Quercia, da Universidade de Cambridge. Eles criaram mapas, batizados de “smell-fies”, de cidades como Londres e Barcelona, identificando aromas que cada rua e região possui. Para fazer isso, a equipe criou um “dicionário de aromas”. Definiu dez categorias, que incluem, entre outros, natureza, indústria e comida. Depois, foram utilizados dados de redes sociais, como hashtags do Twitter e comentários no Instagram, para criar um algoritmo que detecte aglomerados de palavras relacionadas aos cheiros. “Se você pode mapear um cheiro, pode também alterar o cenário dos aromas urbanos”, diz Quercia. O catálogo de cheiros – bons e ruins – pode incentivar pessoas a participar mais da vida da cidade em que vivem e restringir a poluição do ar. E o Brasil está na lista: “Em agosto estarei em Minas Gerais, e talvez, comece alguns projetos lá”.

Disponível em: Super Interessante, ed. 350, agosto 2015, p. 19.

I. Um mapa identifica que aromas serão encontrados em ruas e regiões de certas cidades.

II. O dicionário criado possui, entre as categorias, natureza, indústria e comida.

III. Essa informação é acessada pelos usuários por meio de hashtags e Instagram.

IV. O catálogo de cheiros restringe a poluição do ar.

V. O Brasil terá essa informação em breve.

De acordo com o texto, analise as afirmações e marque a alternativa CORRETA.

                        O que aconteceria se a internet deixasse de existir?

Não seria tarefa fácil derrubar todas as redes conectadas que compõem a internet, mas, se isso acontecesse, as consequências seriam radicalmente mais graves que o fim dos emoji trocados com seus amigos.

“Se a internet deixasse de existir, seria como dizimar um continente com mais de 2 bilhões de pessoas”, afirma Humberto de Sousa Delgado, coordenador de tecnologia em redes de computadores e sistemas para internet da Fiap. Basicamente, toda a produção econômica do mundo seria comprometida – na indústria, no setor de serviços, nas transações comerciais ou nas operações financeiras nas bolsas de valores –, com consequências imprevisíveis no âmbito político e social.

“Segundo dados de pesquisa realizada pela Federação Brasileira de Bancos, as transações via internet banking superaram qualquer outro meio de operação e já são em número quatro vezes maior quando comparadas às transações nas agências físicas”, diz Delgado.

Deixando o colapso econômico global de lado, também viveríamos uma regressão cultural: o fim dos mais de 870 mil artigos da Wikipédia em português, dos 30 bilhões de fotos hospedadas no Instagram ou das 300 horas de vídeos adicionadas a cada minuto no YouTube representaria a destruição de parte do patrimônio guardado pelos usuários na rede, uma espécie de destruição da Biblioteca de Alexandria em escala exponencial. Não seria o apocalipse zumbi, mas estaríamos bem próximos disso...

Disponível em: <http://revistagalileu.globo.com/Revista/noticia/2015/05/o-que-aconteceria-se-internet-deixasse-de-existir.html> .Acesso em: maio 2015.

I. Sem internet seria um grande caos.

II. Sem internet não poderíamos mais ter indústrias ou transações comerciais.

III. A regressão cultural seria devastadora.

IV. Seria o apocalipse total.  

Leia as sentenças abaixo e assinale a alternativa que preencha adequadamente as lacunas.

I. Questões sobre virtude e honra são óbvias demais para ser negadas. Considere-se o debate sobre _______ seria merecedor da medalha “Coração Púrpura”. Desde 1932, o exército dos Estados Unidos outorga essa honraria a soldados feridos ou mortos pelo inimigo durante um combate. (SANDEL, M. Justiça. Rio de Janeiro: Civilização Brasileira, 2014, p. 18).

II. Indivíduos _______ recebem vacinas fazem _______ haja diminuição da circulação do agente infeccioso na comunidade. Ao diminuir o número de pessoas suscetíveis, diminui também a chance de transmissão da doença para todos. (Superinteressante, São Paulo: Abril, p. 44-45, set. 2015).

III. No mês anterior ao ataque às Torres Gêmeas do World Trade Center, em Nova York, o FBI e a CIA receberam diversos indicativos _______ algo grande estava sendo tramado, mas não conseguiram conectar as pistas e prever o atentado. (Superinteressante, São Paulo: Abril, p. 35, ago. 2015).

IV. Algumas celebrações regionais, como o Vinte de Setembro, no Rio Grande do Sul, ou o Nove de Julho, em São Paulo, exaltam confrontos históricos _______ nem todos os brasileiros conhecem, porém, _______ a população local fortemente se identifica. (GOMES, L. 1889. São Paulo: Globo, 2013. p. 17. Adaptado).

V. Recostado na confortável poltrona, Luís Bernardo via desfilar a paisagem através da janela do trem, observando como aos poucos o céu de chuva _______ deixara em Lisboa ia timidamente abrindo clareiras _______ espreitava um reconfortante sol de inverno. (TAVARES, M.S. Equador. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 20111. p. 13. Adaptado).

Alfredo Bosi, em sua História concisa da literatura brasileira, diz a respeito de Inocência, de Visconde de Taunay:

“Por temperamento e cultura, o Visconde de Taunay tinha condições para dar ao regionalismo romântico a sua versão mais sóbria. Homem de pouca fantasia, muito senso de observação, formado no hábito de pesar com a inteligência as suas relações com a paisagem e o meio (era engenheiro, militar e pintor), Taunay foi capaz de enquadrar a história de Inocência (1872) em um cenário e em um conjunto de costumes sertanejos onde tudo é verossímil. Sem que o cuidado de o ser turve a atmosfera agreste e idílica que até hoje dá um renovado encanto à leitura da obra".

(BOSI, Alfredo. História concisa da literatura brasileira. 2003, p. 144 -145).

Com base no trecho acima, é possível dizer que:  

Considere o seguinte fragmento do poema que dá nome ao livro Muitas vozes, de Ferreira Gullar:

Meu poema

é um tumulto:

a fala

que nele fala

outras vozes

arrasta em alarido.

Com base nesse excerto, pode-se afirmar que:

Leia o trecho do romance Dom Casmurro, de Machado de Assis.

“Agora, por que é que nenhuma dessas caprichosas me fez esquecer a primeira amada do meu coração? Talvez porque nenhuma tinha os olhos de ressaca, nem os de cigana oblíqua e dissimulada. Mas não é esse propriamente o resto do livro. O resto é saber se a Capitu da praia da Glória já estava dentro da de Matacavalos, ou se esta foi mudada naquela por efeito de algum caso incidente. Jesus, filho de Sirach, se soubesse dos meus primeiros ciúmes, dir-me-ia, como no seu cap. IX, vers. 1: "Não tenhas ciúmes de tua mulher para que ela não se meta a enganar-te com a malícia que aprender de ti". Mas eu creio que não, e tu concordarás comigo; se te lembras bem da Capitu menina, hás de reconhecer que uma estava dentro da outra, como a fruta dentro da casca. E bem, qualquer que seja a solução, uma coisa fica, e é a suma das sumas, ou resto dos restos, a saber, que a minha primeira amiga e o meu maior amigo, tão extremosos ambos e tão queridos também, quis o destino que acabassem juntando-se e enganando-me... A Terra lhes seja leve! Vamos à História dos Subúrbios”.

Segundo o texto, pode-se afirmar que, após narrar sua história, Bentinho, o narrador-protagonista:

When Garfield says “could’ve used a little salt”, what is he expressing?