Enhancing ECRR2: The Benefits of Using Culturally Responsive Approaches

Abstract

Public libraries have long been trusted spaces where families gather, learn, and discover a love of reading. With the American Library Association’s Every Child Ready to Read 2 (ECRR2) framework, children’s libraries strengthened their role as partners in early literacy, offering research-based practices built around five pillars: Talk, Sing, Read, Write, and Play