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18 Reading: The Sport of Champions!
• Connect new words to experiences of young children.
• Display objects or pictures representing new words.
• After you read a book or finish a flannel biard, ask the children to name the objects in
the story.
Print Awareness
• Run a finger under the title of the book as you read it aloud.
• Point to a repetitive word in a story and have the children say it each time you read the
word, or have them repeat a refrain.
• Pull a book out of the storytime bag. Place a big book upside down on a stand, or open a
book backwards and hold it incorrectly. Watch to see if the children react. Then show
the children the correct way to display or hold a book.
Help parents feel comfortable with their role in their child’s literacy development by providing
take-home sheets and handouts whenever possible. The handouts can include song lyrics,
rhymes, fingerplays, games, and suggestions for additional activities that parents or caregivers
can practice with the child between storytimes. In addition to the resources available through the
Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library web site, material provided in the Texas Reading
Club manuals may be used throughout the year. Copies of past Texas Reading Club manuals,
along with other early literacy resources such as Read to Your Bunny and El día de los niños: El
día de los libros are available on the Texas State library web site at
www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/index.html.
Legalities
We don’t mean to rain on your parade, but several legal issues may affect your programming. If
you have questions about a specific situation, please seek legal counsel. The Texas State Library
and Archives Commission shares this information but is unable to offer legal advice.
The Bingo Enabling Act
Bingo games fit so many areas of our programs. It is an easy game to play and can be tailored
for almost any topic. While you may be tempted to play “Sports Bingo,” “Nutrition Bingo,” or
even “loteria de leer,” as you plan your summer programs, please be aware that it is a third
degree felony, subject to a $10,000 fine and three years of jail time, to sponsor any bingo
without a license.
The Bingo Enabling Act does not permit libraries, schools, and non-profit organizations to
sponsor any type of Bingo game without a license from the Texas Lottery Commission.
Licenses are required for all types of bingo, including Mexican Bingo or loteria. Licenses are
only available to organizations that hold a 501c exemption from the IRS and have been in
existence for at least 3 years. Applying for a license may take 30 to 60 days. Application forms
are available on-line at www.txbingo.org. According to the Lottery Commission, a license may
cost from $100 to $2500 per year. Libraries with bingo licenses must charge for playing bingo
and must collect taxes. They must maintain records and file quarterly reports with the Texas
Lottery Commission. Additionally, "An individual younger than 18 years of age may not play
bingo conducted under a license issued under this chapter unless the individual is accompanied