Very Ready Reading Kits

The Very Ready Reading Program kit request link is now live! We are planning to go live with Very Ready Reading Program starting September 1, so you can go ahead and request the kits that you want to use that first week for your Baby Storytime, Toddler Storytime and Pre-K Storytime. You can put in as many requests as you want (for example, if you want to go ahead and request all of your storytimes for September, you can do that, but you won't be receiving all of the kits at once). Please make sure you put the date that you are going to be doing the theme-this tells us when to send out the kits. We will send them as far in advance as possible, so you will have time to look over the kits and familiarize yourself with the songs, books, and materials in the kits.

If you don't want to do the activity included in the kit, you can select another activity; however, you will need to prep and provide those materials yourself. You also don't have to do all of the songs and rhymes listed-you can choose which you would like to do.

For Very Ready Reading Program, you must do an opening song or rhyme (same from week to week), a closing song or rhyme (same from week to week), at least 1 thematic song and 1 thematic rhyme or fingerplay from the binder (you can do more if you wish). If you aren't able to get through all 3 books, that's ok. You must also do an activity (either the one that is included in the kit, or you can do your own age-appropriate activity). You must include 3 early literacy tips. You must give caregivers a Caregiver Tip Sheet to take home. If you have questions about anything, or need training in Very Ready Reading Program please feel free to ask me!

I will be including a quick survey in each kit for the person presenting the storytime to fill out. I'm interested in what books, rhymes, songs and materials included in the kit you used, and if you liked or didn't like them. I also want to know what suggestions you have to improve the kits-do you have a better book for the theme that we should include, or a suggestion for a visual prop that isn't a flannel board? Or maybe you have a better pattern for a flannel board than the one that is included in the kit? 

Request your kits from the left-hand sidebar under Kit Request Links today!

Thanks!

-Sara