2010 Summer Reading Program

 

This summer, we want your child to spend time with books – reading, listening to stories, and participating in book-related activities. A study conducted by the Pennsylvania Library Association found that students who read during the summer "are more likely to read at their grade level or above than their non-reading peers, and those reading above grade level are more likely to retain those skills into the next school year." Summer reading programs also encourage parents to play a greater role in their child's literacy development. During the study parents said, "that they spend more time reading to their younger children as a result of their participation in the summer reading program. In addition, many report that they spend time having their older children read to them."

 

Attached you’ll find Summer Reading assignments for grades 1-12. Please be sure to print out the information and help your student select his/her book(s) early in June. Elementary students have specific assignments to complete. That work is due back the first Friday of school.

 

In our older grades, we’ve moved to a new initiative called One School, One Book (OSOB). The goal is to focus our common energies on one concept or idea and interpret the lessons it imparts throughout the year. It not only poses a do-able goal for all reading levels, it fosters a sense of community through literature. With an entire school reading the same story, the buzz and excitement is going to be much higher. When students return in the fall, we’ll be engaging them in OSOB activities designed to complement our normal schedule and enhance the benefits of the learning experience.

 

 

Thanks and HAVE A GREAT TIME READING!