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From ALSC Matters newsletter, a publication of the Association for Library Service to Children, August 2018:
"No matter their economic or educational background, all parents want their children to do well—in school and in life. Research has demonstrated that the first eight years of life are the most important phase in the human lifespan for overall development, and lay the foundation for future health, education, and economic participation. With this in mind, the Bay Area Discovery Museum’s Center for Childhood Creativity (in collaboration with the California State Library’s Early Learning with Families (ELF) initiative) undertook a multi-year project to co-create, pilot, refine, and then publish a toolkit to help libraries provide evidenced-based school readiness programming for their communities.
Designed specifically for libraries, this online toolkit builds on the research findings from Reimagining School Readiness: A Position Paper with Key Findings, compiled by the Center for Childhood Creativity. The toolkit of research-backed resources is intended to support libraries in offering school readiness programming to families with children birth to age 8. It was pilot tested by six different California library systems. The toolkit includes promising practices, case studies, and Pinterest boards. It also includes bookmarks, flyers, posters, and social media messages—all in six languages—which can be customized with a library’s own logo."
To read the full article and links to the toolkit, please click here.
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