![]() ![]() Children need to enter school ready to read.Reading to children from birth is also important for expanding background knowledge and encouraging imagination. Studies have shown that families who start reading aloud to their children from birth help to strengthen their language skills and build their vocabulary - two important tools when they begin learning to read in kindergarten. Parents and caregivers who spend time reading to their children create nurturing relationships, which is important for a child’s cognitive, language and social-emotional development. Check our event calendar for storytime dates and times. Keep books available to read throughout your house, offer as many reading opportunities as you can.Be flexible- Read to your kid even if your child is engaged in other toys.Kids love to guess what is coming next in a book. During the reading time, point and talk about the pictures in the book and ask questions along the way.Reading the same book multiple times counts as multiple books. But also feel free to make adjustments so you and your kid enjoy reading time. Read 1 book a day and you will be finished in less than 3 years. ![]() ![]() Make sure to check our website or with your local schools for more information. MCPLD offers other reading programs that are specifically designed for older kids / older siblings. If your child has memorized a book you read together frequently and can read independently, then go ahead and count it.ġ,000 Books Before Kindergarten is designed for the early stages of development (0-5). If your child is only pretending to read, you should not count it. My child “reads” independently books aloud.We also recommend checking out our website for electronic book sites such as BookFlix and Tumble Books. Please don’t count if the child is playing the games that might be part of the electronic book version. Can I count that?Īs long as your child is engaging in listening to the story, you can count it. My child has an electronic device that reads a story.Sure, as long as your child has listened to the entire story. What if my child listens to a book on CD? Can I count that?.Of course! Any and every book your children hears at story time counts for this program. Can I count books that are read at story time?.Can I count the same title for each child? Make sure to mark, in your 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten reading log, every time you read the same book. What if my child wants to read the same book over and over?.You can read books from anywhere- your home, the doctor’s office, preschool, other libraries, etc. Do we have to read books from Mesa County Libraries?.The most important thing is to remember the main goal of the program is to expose children to positive reading experiences. If you read only one bedtime story every night for three years you will have read 1,095 books! If you read three books a day to your child, in just one year you will have read 1,095 books! Read at your own pace. How long does it take to read 1,000 books to a child?.1,000 stamp, virtual badge, gold leaf, and prize.500 stamp, virtual badge, silver leaf, and prize.100 stamp, virtual badge, and green leaf.When your young reader reaches a milestone in the program, come to your library to redeem your rewards and virtual badges.You can also manage multiple accounts with this method. For easy tracking, you can download the Beanstack Tracker App: iOS / Android and use the ISBN scan feature.Download paper log ( English / Spanish) or pick one up from your library location (find black and white printable logs below under Resources). You can also track books by coloring in the number of leaves of how many books you have read with our paper reading log.Register for the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program and start tracking books and win prizes. ![]()
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