1,000 Books

If you looked, you noticed a new bar just above the posting area. There is a tab for HOME, and now a tab for 1,000 BOOKS. This is because Katelyn and I have committed ourselves to having her "read" "1,000 Books Before Kindergarten". It is a program set up through the library where each child gets a special prize for reaching the goal of 1,000 books. You can simply click that tab to see how well we are doing on achieving our goal.

I have most of the books we have read together listed. I'm sort of disappointed that it looks like she is not read to everyday, because she is...but we don't always finish one story a day, because I always stop when she has totally lost interest, and sometimes that happens after only a page or two.

Here is a list of points that Library states as reasons why it is important to read your baby:

Develop vocabulary skills. Research has shown children with larger vocabularies are better readers.

Develop narrative skills. Children who are able to tell or retell a story find the story easier to understand.

Develop letter recognition skills. Learning letter names and sounds help children to pronounce written words.

Develop print awareness. Children familiar with the printed word feel more comfortable with books.

Develop print motivation. Children who enjoy books want to learn how to read.

Develop phonological awareness. Children who have difficulty reading often have trouble with phonological awareness

We're excited to reach our goal, though the prize is going to have to be determined at a later date, hehe. =P