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Ready to Read MI Presents: Engaging Bigs & Littles During Storytime

Ready to Read MI Presents: Engaging Bigs & Littles During Storytime

2025-01-23T13:30:00Z 2025-01-23T15:00:00Z Ready to Read MI Presents: Engaging Bigs & Littles During Storytime

Libraries are community hubs for healthy child and family development. Intentional family engagement begins at birth and Storytime is the place for Youth Librarians to start building strong and lasting relationships with families.

Join Narrative Coach, Jen Strauss for this webinar dedicated to family engagement during Storytime, birth to preschool and beyond!

In this webinar you will:

  • Review the Whys, Whats and Ways of Family Engagement.
  • Learn about Family Engagement resources and training opportunities.
  • Explore successful Storytime Guidelines.
  • Enlist the Five Practices of Ready to Read MI to ensure optimal family engagement with ALL NEW take-and-use stories, songs, play, prewriting and writing activities.

    Instructor: Jen Strauss, Narrative Coach, Story Be Told

    This project is made possible by grant funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan.
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Event Date

Start: January 23, 2025 1:30 PM

End: January 23, 2025 3:00 PM

Libraries are community hubs for healthy child and family development. Intentional family engagement begins at birth and Storytime is the place for Youth Librarians to start building strong and lasting relationships with families.

Join Narrative Coach, Jen Strauss for this webinar dedicated to family engagement during Storytime, birth to preschool and beyond!

In this webinar you will:

  • Review the Whys, Whats and Ways of Family Engagement.
  • Learn about Family Engagement resources and training opportunities.
  • Explore successful Storytime Guidelines.
  • Enlist the Five Practices of Ready to Read MI to ensure optimal family engagement with ALL NEW take-and-use stories, songs, play, prewriting and writing activities.

    Instructor: Jen Strauss, Narrative Coach, Story Be Told

    This project is made possible by grant funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan.
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