Monday, March 20, 2006
BOOK IT Beginners....
Have you ever heard of BOOK IT? The national literacy incentive program sponsored by Pizza Hut. Students can read books and earn certificated for a free personal pan pizza. Is your child care involved in the BOOK IT Beginners program? If not, why not? My family child care has been doing this for several years. The children enjoy books and this is a fun added incentive that they can be proud of. It is also another inexpensive program that can be used to promote and set your business apart professionally.
Extensive research has proven that reading aloud to a child is the single most important factor in raising a reader. Children who are read to on a regular basis show more interest in books and learning to read. Reading aloud to children can motivate them to want to read. Most educators will agree that no other literacy activity has as many benefits, takes so little time, and is so much fun! From developing listening skills to fostering language skills to encouraging thinking skills - and the list goes on and on. Looking at the pictures, hearing and seeing the words, and then talking about what happens in the story gives pre-readers the tools they need to develop into independent readers.
BOOK IT! Beginners is an eight-week program that encourages teachers to read aloud to young children in preschool and pre-kindergarten so that they'll develop a love of books and reading at an early age.
BOOK IT! Beginners is available for children ages 3-5, not yet in kindergarten, who attend a preschool/pre-kindergarten program or licensed child care facility. A regular faculty, curriculum, and an enrolled body of at least four eligible preschool children must be maintained.
BOOK IT! Beginners is a classroom-structured program and is not available on an individual basis (i.e. you must be a licensed child care facility to be involved). The program began on March 6th and runs through April It's not too late to begin for April... download the simple application and fill it out. Then begin reading to the children... for more information.
For more information go to the Book It Beginner website... You can find answers to questions, how the program works , resources and reproductibles, rules, and more.
Have you ever heard of BOOK IT? The national literacy incentive program sponsored by Pizza Hut. Students can read books and earn certificated for a free personal pan pizza. Is your child care involved in the BOOK IT Beginners program? If not, why not? My family child care has been doing this for several years. The children enjoy books and this is a fun added incentive that they can be proud of. It is also another inexpensive program that can be used to promote and set your business apart professionally.
Extensive research has proven that reading aloud to a child is the single most important factor in raising a reader. Children who are read to on a regular basis show more interest in books and learning to read. Reading aloud to children can motivate them to want to read. Most educators will agree that no other literacy activity has as many benefits, takes so little time, and is so much fun! From developing listening skills to fostering language skills to encouraging thinking skills - and the list goes on and on. Looking at the pictures, hearing and seeing the words, and then talking about what happens in the story gives pre-readers the tools they need to develop into independent readers.
BOOK IT! Beginners is an eight-week program that encourages teachers to read aloud to young children in preschool and pre-kindergarten so that they'll develop a love of books and reading at an early age.BOOK IT! Beginners is available for children ages 3-5, not yet in kindergarten, who attend a preschool/pre-kindergarten program or licensed child care facility. A regular faculty, curriculum, and an enrolled body of at least four eligible preschool children must be maintained.
BOOK IT! Beginners is a classroom-structured program and is not available on an individual basis (i.e. you must be a licensed child care facility to be involved). The program began on March 6th and runs through April It's not too late to begin for April... download the simple application and fill it out. Then begin reading to the children... for more information.
For more information go to the Book It Beginner website... You can find answers to questions, how the program works , resources and reproductibles, rules, and more.
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 6:15 PM 
