Supporting kindergarten readiness at home
Here are some ways to support school readiness from home for families of children who will be starting kindergarten amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tag: preschoolers
Questions about kids
Get answers to important questions that parents and caregivers have about the psychological development of infants and toddlers. Some available in Spanish, Somali, and/or Hmong.
Tip sheets
Access information about behavior in young children and on how to best support a child’s development.
Impact of a Theater Arts Program on the School Readiness of Low-Income Preschoolers
We’re examining how a preschool theatre arts program impacts a child’s storytelling, play, and social skills.
Measuring Oral Narrative and Theater Arts Skills of Preschool Children
We’re working to determine whether two new tools that we developed with the Children’s Theatre Company are psychometrically sound.
Text2Learn
We conducted an evaluation of Text2Learn, a project developed by the Minnesota Children’s Museum to use text messaging as a strategy to promote parents’ playful learning and early literacy activities with their preschool-age children.
Preschool Attendance Project
We’re working with Minneapolis Public Schools to gather data to help improve attendance in the district’s High 5 preschool program.
Early Bridges: A Preschool Theatre Arts Program
We work with the Minneapolis-based Children’s Theatre Company to evaluate the impact of an outreach program that aims to build children’s storytelling and theater arts skills.