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Supporting Summer Success

Supporting Summer Success. What is summer reading loss?.

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Supporting Summer Success

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  1. Supporting Summer Success

  2. What is summer reading loss? Summer reading loss refers to the decline in children's reading development that can occur during summer vacation times when children are away from the classroom and not participating in formal literacy programs (Allington & McGill-Franzen, 2003).

  3. What the research says… • According to the authors of a report from the National Summer Learning Association: "A conservative estimate of lost instructional time is approximately two months or roughly 22 percent of the school year.... It's common for teachers to spend at least a month re-teaching material that students have forgotten over the summer.”

  4. Why does it happen? • Of all the activities in which children engage outside of school, time spent actually reading is the best predictor of reading achievement – the more students read, the better readers they become (Allington, 2006; Anderson, Wilson, & Fielding, 1988). The research indicates also that students, on average, spend pitifully little time reading outside of school – about 10 minutes (Anderson, Wilson, & Fielding).

  5. So what can we do? • Help kids find time to read. • Create a routine involving books • Turn books into play (puppet shows, play school) • Have books readily available! • Make smart use of smart phones and other electronics • http://browseinside.harpercollinschildrens.com/index.aspx?isbn13=9780062306524

  6. Online reading… • www.wegivebooks.com • www.storylineonline.com • www.raz-kids.com • www.starwalkkids.com

  7. Go on reading field trips • Visit local books stores. Be sure to look for special author visits, story time sessions, and special events. • Take frequent trips to the local library. • Go on a story and snack picnic or tea time.

  8. Reward with reading… • Use reading in a special place or during a special time as a reward (stretch bedtime for book time) • Give a literary gift… “I saw this book and I knew you’d love it.” (Don’t forget the bow!)

  9. Build reading into other fun activities • Match both fiction and nonfiction books to trips like camping, baseball, gardening. • Make collections of texts around an interest. Get lots of different kinds of texts (brochures, pictures, how-to sheets, books, etc…)

  10. Become part of a reading community • Join Library Programs (Reading Club, Story Time, etc…) • Get Free Books from Barnes and Noble’s Summer Reading Program • Create your own book club play dates.

  11. So… Please Read! • READ TOGETHER! • READ TO YOUR CHILD! • ENCOURAGE HIM/HER TO READ WITH FRIENDS! • ENCOURAGE HIM/HER TO READ ALONE!

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