Adding a link to "1000 Books Before Kindergarten" early literacy challenge, which is a great concept, also a non-profit foundation, and an app:
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https://1000booksbeforekindergarten.org/-
https://1000booksbeforekindergarten.org/education/The tagline is: "
Read it and Reap!"
Printable sheets are provided, to log 1,000 books:
https://1000booksbeforekindergarten.org/resources/The importance of reading to children from birth (promoted by Hart & Risley, based on research beginning in the 1960s) has been documented in several resources in the public domain, some of which are linked from the "1000 books before kindergarten" website. While a few of the links to government resources are now defunct, the excellent information is still available on the WayBack Machine, Internet Archive. For example:
1) 8-page PDF file,
Reading Tips For Parents -
https://web.archive.org/web/20120628180844/http://www2.ed.gov/parents/read/resources/readingtips/readingtips.pdf
2) webpage of
SIMPLE STRATEGIES FOR CREATING STRONG READERS - https://web.archive.org/web/20120628174341/http://www2.ed.gov/parents/read/resources/readingtips/part_pg4.html#4
Although a suggested reading list of 1000 books is not provided, there are links to local libraries across the US:
https://1000booksbeforekindergarten.org/find-a-program/Families can accomplish the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge, even when their local library does not offer a formal program:
https://1000booksbeforekindergarten.org/facebook-posts/
