1. INSTRU
UCTIONS
Dear Parents/Ca
aregivers:
s
On behal
lf of the 1,00
00 Books Foundation, we invite you to participa
ate in this fre
ee program
which en
ncourages yo
ou to read 1,
,000 books w
with your ch
hild before he or she star
rts kindergarten.
PROGR
RAM OVE
ERVIEW
The conc
cept is simple
e, the rewar
rds are price
eless. Read a book (any b
book) to you
ur newborn,
infant, an
nd/or toddle
er. The goal is to have re
ead 1,000 bo
ooks (yes you
u can repeat
t books) before
your prec
cious one starts kinderg
garten. Does it sound har
rd? Not really if you thin
nk about it. I
If
you read just 1 book a night, you
u will have re
ead about 36
65 books in a year. That
t is 730 book
ks in
rs and 1,095 books in thr
ree years. If you conside
er that most children sta
art kindergar
rten
two year
at around
d 5 years of age, you hav
ve more tim
me than you t
think (so get
t started).
The key i
is perseverance. Make it
t exciting. W
When your ch
hildren reach
h a milestone, give him/
/her a
small rew
ward (sticker
rs, backpack
ks, books).
HOW T
TO PARTI
ICIPATE
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Read with your child. Stu
udies have shown that re
eading with your child p
provides a gr
reat
opportunity f
for bonding.
. Reading to
ogether is fu n and will cr
reate life‐lon
ng memories
s for
th
he both of yo
ou.
Keep track of
f the titles of
f the books t
that you rea
ad with your
r child. Make
e a record of
what you are reading in a
w
a spiral notebook, on ou
ur convenien
nt reading log sheets, on
nline,
or by whatever method y
you want. Th
he journal its
self will mak
ke a great ke
eepsake item
m for
yo
our precious
s child.
f you are able to, make s
sure to keep a record of “any” book
that is being read to yo
our
If
ch
hild. This inc
cludes teachers and sibli
ings.
FREQU
UENTLY‐A
ASKED‐QU
UESTIONS
S
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Who can part
W
ticipate in th
his program?
? Any child f
from birth un
e enters
ntil he or she
ki
indergarten can particip
pate in the 1,
,000 Books B
Before Kinde
ergarten pro
ogram.
How long will the program
H
m take? The
e program w
will take anyw
where from a
a few month
hs to
a few years. The program
m is self‐pace
ed and will d
depend on h
how often yo
ou read together.
How many of
H
f my children
n can participate? All of
f them (prov
vided they ha
ave not yet
st
tarted kindergarten). M
Make it even more fun an
nd read as a family!
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ergarten.org