Help your child reach 1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Shared reading is the best way to help babies, toddlers, and preschoolers develop the important early literacy skills they need to learn how to read independently later on. The more books children ages 0–5 hear, the more prepared they will be to learn how to read. It’s never too early to start. 1000 Books Before Kindergarten is a reading program for young children at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. Although 1000 books sounds like a lot, it’s only three shared reading sessions a day for a year. So how does it work?
• Register online at ahml.info/1000books or in Kids’ World at Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
• Start reading and counting!
• Drop by Kids’ World to check in and receive prizes.
• The program continues until your child enters kindergarten.
• Find more details at ahml.info/1000books.

Helping your child develop early literacy begins with cuddling up and sharing a good book. Research shows that children become readers on the lap of a caring adult. Join us as we reach for 1000!

How to Grow a Reader

• Reading aloud to your child is the single most important thing you can do to help your child be ready to read.
• We can help you find age-appropriate titles and topics for your child. Ask a librarian for help in choosing books for your baby, toddler or preschooler.
• You are your child’s first and best teacher. Children learn best through playful interaction with a caring adult.
• Talk, sing, read, write and play! Engaging in these five practices with your child will help him or her develop early literacy skills.
• To learn more, sign up for our quarterly Ready to Read eNewsletter.