Picking up a book is a favorite pastime for many Americans and that love of reading starts at a young age. Reading to a child ...

The ‘1000 Books Before Kindergarten Program’ is free, and encourages early literacy skills by having parents read one thousand books with their children before they start kindergarten.

He says research shows that the transition to kindergarten is easiest when kids start talking about it early and often. “This could be parents reading books about kindergarten to their kids or ...