1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Why Read 1,000 Books?
Parents can help even very young children learn the five early literacy skills which reading research has determined children must know before they can learn to read. These essential skills needed for school success are:
- Phonological Awareness – is being able to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words
- Vocabulary – is knowing the name of things and concepts
- Print Convention - is noticing print, knowing how to handle a book, and knowing how to follow the words on a page
- Background Knowledge – is prior knowledge, things our child has learned
- Letter Knowledge – is knowing letters are different from each other, knowing their names and sounds, and recognizing letters everywhere
How Does It Work?
- Any child from birth to the day they enter Kindergarten is eligible.
- Sign up for the program by visiting the library.
- Make sure to stop by the library to pick up your first reading log or print the .pdf file from our website.
- Use your reading logs to record 100 books at a time.
- Come back every time you have completed 100 books to receive a sticker for every 50 books you share together and your next 100 books log. You can also print the log in a .pdf file from home on our website below.
- When you have finished 1,000 books your child will be able to select a new picture book to add to the collection. The book will include a bookplate with the child’s name on it. Your child will be the first one to check out their honor book and will be invited to a graduation party in August of that year.
What Books Count?
- Books read at Story Time if you attend
- Books may be read more than once and recorded
- Books from home or the library – even other libraries
- Books on CD as long as they listen to the whole story
- A book read by any family member, teacher, etc. as long as they listen to the whole story
- Books read on an iPad or e-reader
How Long Does It Take To Reach 1,000 Books?
1 book per day x 3 years = 1,095 books
10 books per week x 2 years = 1,040 books
3 books per day x 1 year = 1,095 books
10 books per week x 2 years = 1,040 books
3 books per day x 1 year = 1,095 books
1,000 Book Log
All the files are on Google Drive, which can be accessed with the link below. In the folder, there are separate links for each set of 100 pages. If you have any problems accessing the files, please call the library or stop in to get your next set of pages.
https://drive.google.com/a/winooskivt.org/folderview?id=0B1OeXwhzEpYmTk55RGdzaTJEeUE&usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/a/winooskivt.org/folderview?id=0B1OeXwhzEpYmTk55RGdzaTJEeUE&usp=sharing