Children's Summer Reading Program for the Naperville Public Library

June 8 - August 3, 2008

SUMMER READING PROGRAM INFORMATION:

Beginning Sunday, June 8, 2008 children can sign up for the game of a lifetime by joining the Naperville Public Library’s Summer Reading Program – Get in the Game, READ! A kick-off party with snacks, fun, and games will be held at all three buildings on Sunday, June 8 from 12-5pm. Each Naperville card holder from birth through 5th grade can register and receive a SPORT-tivity game log. Information is below regarding the game. In addition to recording reading and listening time, the game log includes fun activities that promote early literacy and lifelong learning. Incentive prizes will be given out as each game is completed on the game log. At the end of the program, family-friendly raffle prizes will be awarded – the more weeks a child participates in the program, the more chances to win the raffle prize! The last day to complete the game log and redeem prizes is August 3.

A current Naperville Public Library card is required to participate 
			in the program.

For details, please call (630) 961-4100
Nichols Library - x6128, Naper Blvd. Library - x2208, 95th Street Library - x4961

GAME INFORMATION

Pre-Readers | Readers

Welcome Readers and Pre-Readers. A bi-fold sheet will be given at registration which will contain all the information needed for a child to participate in the Naperville Public Library’s Summer Reading Program. The center page has the game-board to record all listening and reading time for the first 4 games. For every 30 minutes of reading/listening time, color one block of the game tracks.

Two blocks in each game are marked with a baseball for special activities. You have a choice to do a theme related activity or read for these specially marked blocks. Some age appropriate SPORT-tivities are recommended below, but you can think of more.

Game #1 can be turned in starting June 16, 2008
Game #2 can be turned in starting June 23, 2008
Game #3 can be turned in starting June 30, 2008
Game #4 can be turned in starting July 7, 2008
Game #5 can be turned in starting July 14, 2008
Game #6 can be turned in starting July 21, 2008
Game #7 can be turned in starting July 28, 2008

SPORT-tivites PRE-READERS!
Yes, babies of all ages can participate too!
What is “Early Literacy”???? Simply defined Early Literacy is what children know about reading and writing before they can read or write. Research has shown that there are six skills that young children need to be ready to learn to read.

The Six Skills of Early Literacy are:

Print Motivation – a child’s joy and interest in books and reading.
Vocabulary – knowing the names of things.
Phonological Awareness – a child’s ability to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words.
Narrative Skills – the ability to describe things and events to tell stories.
Print Awareness – noticing print, knowing how to handle a book, and following the written word on a page.
Letter Knowledge – learning the name of letters and recognizing them everywhere.

For detailed information please come to one of the Naperville Public Libraries.

For every baseball spot on the game-board try one of these Early Literacy activities or you can think of more, too!

Attend a Library program.
Find a book that speaks to your child’s interest and share it together - Print Motivation.
Point to pictures and have your child tell you what they are - Vocabulary.
Sing rhyming songs together - Phonological Awareness.
After you read a story together, have your child retell the story to you -Narrative Skills.
Give your child a book and let him or her turn the pages and just play with the book - Print Awareness.
Use ABC books and songs - Letter Knowledge.
More...

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SPORT-tivities for READERS! There's so many you can do...here are just a few.

Attend a library program.
Make as many words as you can from the letters in. GET IN THE GAME!
Read a book about a favorite sports star or team.
Make a baseball diorama.
Play the basketball game, H-O-R-S-E, with a family member.
Hit a home run or score a goal at your next game.
Draw a picture of you dressed in your favorite team’s uniform.
Sing-Take Me Out to the Ballgame.
Go to a sporting event of your choice. Write a story or tell someone what happened at the game.
More...

Updated on May 27, 2008

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