Set your child up for success! Our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Program is specifically designed to help parents and caregivers prepare their children for one of life’s biggest milestones: kindergarten. Children who enroll in the program will enjoy more and more books as they acquire the skills to read independently and to articulate their thoughts and ideas.

Through the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program, children will enhance the 6 reading skills needed in order to learn or read: narrative skills, phonological awareness, print motivation, vocabulary, print awareness, and letter knowledge. The program has also been designed to strengthen relationships between children and their caregivers and to encourage children to develop an appreciation for the library and the role it plays as a venue for lifelong learning in the community. In short, embarking on this unique journey will give children a chance to develop strong, life-altering literacy skills.

Stop at the library to get started! Funded by the Friends of the Wautoma Library.