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DearParents/Caaregiverss:
Onbehallfofthe1,00
00BooksFoundation,weinviteyoutoparticipaateinthisfreeeprogram
whichen
ncouragesyo
outoread1,,000booksw
withyourchhildbeforeheorshestarrtskindergarten.
PROGR
RAMOVEERVIEW
Theconcceptissimple
e,therewarrdsareprice
eless.Reada book(anyb
book)toyou
urnewborn,
infant,an
nd/ortoddle
er.Thegoalistohavere
ead1,000boooks(yesyou
ucanrepeattbooks)before
yourprecciousonestartskinderggarten.Doesitsoundharrd?Notreallyifyouthin
nkaboutit.IIf
youreadjust1bookanight,you
uwillhavere
eadabout3665booksinayear.Thattis730bookksin
twoyearrsand1,095booksinthrreeyears.Ifyouconsideerthatmostchildrenstaartkindergarrten
ataround
d5yearsofage,youhavvemoretim
methanyoutthink(sogettstarted).
Thekeyiisperseverance.Makeittexciting.W
Whenyourchhildrenreach
hamilestone,givehim//hera
smallrew
ward(stickerrs,backpackks,books).
HOWT
TOPARTIICIPATE
Readwithyourchild.Stu
udieshaveshownthatreeadingwithyourchildp
providesagrreat
opportunityfforbonding..Readingto
ogetherisfu nandwillcrreatelifelon
ngmemoriessfor
th
hebothofyo
ou.
Keeptrackoffthetitlesoffthebookstthatyoureaadwithyourrchild.Makeearecordof
whatyouare
w
readinginaaspiralnotebook,onouurconvenien
ntreadinglogsheets,on
nline,
orbywhatevermethodyyouwant.Th
hejournalitsselfwillmakkeagreatkeeepsakeitem
mfor
yo
ourpreciousschild.
our
Iffyouareableto,makessuretokeeparecordof anybookthatisbeingreadtoyo
ch
hild.Thisinccludesteachersandsibliings.
FREQU
UENTLYA
ASKEDQU
UESTIONSS
Whocanpart
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ticipateinth
hisprogram??Anychildffrombirthunntilheorsheeenters
kiindergartencanparticip
pateinthe1,,000BooksB
BeforeKindeergartenpro
ogram.
Howlongwil
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ltheprogram
mtake?Theeprogramw
willtakeanyw
wherefroma
afewmonth
hsto
afewyears.Theprogram
misselfpaceedandwillddependonhhowoftenyo
oureadtogether.
Howmanyof
H
fmychildren
ncanparticipate?Alloffthem(provvidedtheyha
avenotyet
sttartedkindergarten).M
Makeitevenmorefunanndreadasafamily!
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