Do you wonder what research really says about how to support school readiness? The Reimagining School Readiness Toolkit is a suite of research-backed resources created for library staff to help families prepare children ages 0 to 8 for success in school and in life.  

Through an interactive presentation with hands-on activities, participants in this training will:

• Gain knowledge of key findings from current cognitive and developmental psychology research
• Understand the practical implications of school readiness for children
• Reflect on how research findings connect with current library programming
• Become familiar with the resources offered in the Reimagining School Readiness Toolkit
• Increase comfort in facilitating hands-on activities with children and their caregivers
• Gain practical ready-to-implement ideas for activities to use with children and their caregivers
• Gain resources for staff training and to disseminate to caregivers

This training is offered free of charge through a generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as a part of a broader effort to disseminate the toolkit nationally. Participants in this training will be invited to apply to participate in a pilot program to receive additional ongoing support and provide feedback to revise and improve the toolkit.

The toolkit was developed by the Bay Area Discovery Museum in collaboration with the California State Library. Find the toolkit here: https://centerforchildhoodcreativity.org/resource/reimagining-school-readiness-toolkit/