Quentin and Dillon Angle are the first two kiddos to complete 1,000 Books before Kindergarten at the Ada Public Library, according to Amanda Bennett of the library.
Quentin began the program at age 4, and finished at age 5. Younger brother, Dillon, began the program at age 2, and finished at age 3! But, what exactly is 1,000 Books before Kindergarten? According to the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten website:
"The concept is simple, the rewards are priceless. Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler. The goal is to have read 1,000 books (yes you can repeat books) before your precious one starts kindergarten. Does it sound hard? Not really if you think about it.
If you read just 1 book a night, you will have read about 365 books in a year. That is 730 books in two years and 1,095 books in three years. If you consider that most children start kindergarten at around 5 years of age, you have more time than you think (so get started)."
The goal of the program is early literacy; the more exposure to the written and spoken, the better students they will be in their future! 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, a program being used nationwide by libraries, has actually even been recently endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics!
Interested in signing-up your kiddos? Stop by the Library so we can get you started!
