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There is no doubt about it—kids who read in the summer do
better in the fall! Reading skills developed during the
school year are maintained when kids continue to read over the
summer, yet summer vacation can easily result in an achievement gap
of three months or more for students who don’t read or for
those with less access to books. This summer loss can accumulate to
two or more years by the end of middle school. Guaranteeing access
to books during the summer is important. Reading five or more
chapter books can equal the learning accomplished in summer
school! Download a summer reading log. After you read and log 8 books, take your reading log to Barnes & Noble to get a free book and qualify for a drawing to win an autographed Percy Jackson book. |
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Grades K-2 |
Grades 3-5
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Grades 6-8
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Grades 9-12 |
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Play ABC games, print your own reading record and see great books, learn your phone number and address, & more! Visit the Grades K-2 ReadWriteThink Website |
Write poetry or fairy tales, make your own board games, create trading cards of your favorite characters, & more! Visit the Grades 3-5 ReadWriteThink Website |
Create blogs, poems, comic strips, or crossword puzzles, or listen to book review podcasts for teens by teens, & more! Visit the Grades 6-8 ReadWriteThink Website
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Create a first resume, video a PSA, reach out to a favorite author, or track character clues, & more! Visit the Grades 9-12 ReadWriteThink Website |
| Have fun learning to read at Starfall or listen to your favorite books read aloud on Tumblebooks | Do you love www.pilkey.com? Then you're bound to love Derek Munson's Alien All Stars! | Sign up for a writing class this summer at the very cool 826, located at Greenwood Ave & N. 85th. | Curious about word meanings? Enter a word intoWordnik for definitions, examples of use in literature, & usage stats. |
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Do you play with your friends during the summer? How about putting on a play together? Teaching Heart has created over 60 scripts of kids’ favorite books. |
Does your best friend live across town? How about playing Scrabble by registering with the Internet Scrabble Club? |
Create your own reading plan for the summer. Print off and fill out this brochure being used by Meany Middle School students |
Check your skill as a reader. How many of these 7 Habits of Good Readers do you use when you read? Challenge yourself to use more! |
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Visit the Junie B. Jones Website and have fun with her learning activities! |
Can’t have a pet of your own? Create an account and take care of up to four virtual pets on Neopet! |
Reading Rockets introduces you to your favorite YA authors on podcasts or video! |
Quick Picks from the ALA for the most reluctant young adult readers! |
| For Teachers & Families |
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