Reading Challenges for Children

Read It & Rate It – Read It & Rate It is an interactive literacy program designed for children up to age 12 to support grade-level reading initiatives.  While visiting the library, children can practice basic reading, listening, and conversation skills by selecting a book, reading it, and sharing their book review (and rating) with library staff.  A variety of different books are provided in the children’s section, at select locations, on a weekly basis.

1,000 Books before Kindergarten™ - 1,000 Books before Kindergarten ™ is a self-paced, early literacy program designed to increase vocabulary, build reading confidence, and promote pre-reading skills necessary for kindergarten. As studies show, reading aloud to children is one of the first building blocks to learning and success, caregivers (for children birth to age 6) are encouraged to read to their child(ren) often. By registering for this program, caregivers can log and track their reading while children reach fun milestones along the way to hearing 1,000 books read before kindergarten. Register online, at https://volusialibrary.beanstack.org/reader365. After registering, starter kits can be picked up at any branch.