April 17, presented by Amanda Choi and Nari Ferderer
This webinar will focus on incorporating simple yet effective strategies into your storytime routine to expand your reach and connect with your community. By bringing inclusion practices into your program, you can create a welcoming environment through basic enhancements that will benefit learners of all kinds and abilities.
Participants will learn:
- Why inclusion-based practices benefit all storytime participants
- How to modify or adapt a current storytime to fit diverse needs
- How to identify developmentally appropriate activities, such as books, songs, and rhymes, to incorporate into a storytime program
Amanda Choi – Biography
Amanda Choi is a librarian at Diablo Valley College, San Ramon Campus. She began her library career at San Jose Public Library where she developed a deep interest in storytime and early literacy. She now teaches classes on storytime for DVC’s Library Technology program and San Jose State University’s School of Information. She holds an MLIS from San José State University and an MA in English Literature from the University of New Mexico.
Nari Ferderer – Biography
Nari Ferderer is the Early Literacy Librarian at the San José Public Library. Since presenting her first storytime, Narineh has made supporting early childhood literacy a central focus of her career, working to bridge the gaps in education, experience, and opportunity in her community. Currently working in the Early Education Department, Narineh can implement ideas and models from the Early Learning for Families (ELF) Initiative and the Brazelton Touchpoints Center to strengthen the relationship between the library and the community
The views expressed in webinars provided by PCI do not necessarily reflect the views or official policies of the State of Arkansas, the Arkansas Department of Education, or the Arkansas State Library.
