To a four-year-old watching bulldozers or chasing butterflies in a field, the world is awash with promise. Children come hardwired to learn in virtually any setting and about anything. Yet in today's preschools and kindergartens, learning has been reduced to scripted lessons and suspect metrics that undervalue children's intelligence while overtaxing their growing brains.

This is a pre-K reading kit assembled to facilitate participation in Richland Hills' 1000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program. This program is meant to provide a simple and fun approach to establishing strong early literacy skills before your child starts kindergarten. This kit includes 10 picture books and 5 laminated information sheets.

This is a pre-K reading kit assembled to facilitate participation in Richland Hills' 1000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program. This program is meant to provide a simple and fun approach to establishing strong early literacy skills before your child starts kindergarten. This kit includes 10 picture books and 5 laminated information sheets.

This is a pre-K reading kit assembled to facilitate participation in Richland Hills' 1000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program. This program is meant to provide a simple and fun approach to establishing strong early literacy skills before your child starts kindergarten. This kit includes 10 picture books and 5 laminated information sheets.

This is a pre-K reading kit assembled to facilitate participation in Richland Hills' 1000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program. This program is meant to provide a simple and fun approach to establishing strong early literacy skills before your child starts kindergarten. This kit includes 10 picture books and 5 laminated information sheets.

This is a pre-K reading kit assembled to facilitate participation in Richland Hills' 1000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program. This program is meant to provide a simple and fun approach to establishing strong early literacy skills before your child starts kindergarten. This kit includes 10 picture books and 5 laminated information sheets.

This is a pre-K reading kit assembled to facilitate participation in Richland Hills' 1000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program. This program is meant to provide a simple and fun approach to establishing strong early literacy skills before your child starts kindergarten. This kit includes 10 picture books and 5 laminated information sheets.

This is a pre-K reading kit assembled to facilitate participation in Richland Hills' 1000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program. This program is meant to provide a simple and fun approach to establishing strong early literacy skills before your child starts kindergarten. This kit includes 10 picture books and 5 laminated information sheets.

This is a pre-K reading kit assembled to facilitate participation in Richland Hills' 1000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program. This program is meant to provide a simple and fun approach to establishing strong early literacy skills before your child starts kindergarten. This kit includes 10 picture books and 5 laminated information sheets.

This is a pre-K reading kit assembled to facilitate participation in Richland Hills' 1000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program. This program is meant to provide a simple and fun approach to establishing strong early literacy skills before your child starts kindergarten. This kit includes 10 picture books and 5 laminated information sheets.