Thursday, January 03, 2008
Book It! Beginners...
BOOK IT! Beginners is a read-aloud program that builds reading-readiness skills and establishes an at-home reading routine by providing interactive classroom materials to teachers. These materials add an exciting, hands-on activity to read-aloud time.
A literacy activity with a strong parent component, BOOK IT! Beginners was established in 1998 and reaches over 1.7 million children.
A literacy activity with a strong parent component, BOOK IT! Beginners was established in 1998 and reaches over 1.7 million children.
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.
In the classroom, teachers read to the children in their class at least 60 minutes a week during March and April. They write the name of each book they read – or the amount of time read – on an interactive cutout which children then place on the BOOK IT! Beginners poster. At the end of each four-week reading period, teachers present each of the children in their class with a Pizza Award Certificate.
- What are the 2007 BOOK IT! Beginners program dates?
March 3, 2008 - April 25, 2008. - What is the enrollment deadline for the 2008 BOOK IT! Beginners program?
The deadline for ordering BOOK IT! Beginners materials is February 28, 2008. The enrollment period will be extended if materials remain available. - When will the teacher materials arrive at the schools and centers?
Teachers will receive the materials by mid February.
This will be my 4th year participating in the Book It! Beginners reading program. It is an excellent program and we all know how important it is to read to the children. Check out the Book It! Beginners website for teachers notes, tips, resources and more.
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 3:24 PM 
