Volusia County Public Library Reading Challenges
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.
Growing Readers Reading Challenge- Grow your reading skills by practicing these sight words. Each sight word list has a corresponding video and activities. Get busy reading and completing activities to collect badges and earn prizes. Participants must read 300 days and complete at least one activity track to complete the challenge. For additional practice, contact your local library for a Growing Readers sight word packet. Start today! Register online.
Raising Readers Reading Challenge – Raising Readers Reading Challenge is a self-paced, long range literacy challenge, for children in grades 3-5, that cultivates growing reading skills during a critical stage in a child’s literacy journey – when they progress from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.” Through a collection of age-appropriate short articles, children will be encouraged to read at their own pace – building confidence, comprehension, and a lifelong love of reading. These brief non-fiction articles offer children a glimpse into the wonders of the animal kingdom and the marvels of the natural world. From crawling critters to surprising sea creatures, each article sparks a kernel of curiosity, builds vocabulary, and helps children practice their newly developed reading skills. By registering for this program, caregivers can help their child(ren) practice, log, and track their reading and activity progress. Register online or by visiting any VCPL branch.
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.
