Summer Reading Presented by: Jennifer Jimenez Grant & Iuliana Roata

Summer Reading

Presented by: Jennifer Jimenez Grant & Iuliana Roata

“Summer Slide” Children who DO NOT READ

in the summer can lose two to three months of reading skills.

Kids who DO READ tend to gain a month of reading proficiency.

The Importance of Summer Reading

Children who read four or more books over the summer do better on reading

tests in the fall.*Kim, Jimmy. “Summer Reading and the Ethnic Achievement Gap,” The Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (2004).

A Successful Summer Reading Program

Includes:• Giving kids ACCESS to books

they want to read• Providing kids CHOICE in

their book selection• Family INVOLVEMENT to

encourage and monitor reading

• Daily READING PRACTICE

Our Students Are Going to Take the Challenge!

Connecticut Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge

Schools compete based on student population and grade level. This program identifies the schools with the highest percentage of participating enrollment and the highest number of books read by participating students.

Percentage of children who participated in summer

reading in 2014:

26%We can do better.

Summer Reading Journal

• All students will receive a summer reading journal.

• Students can write the titles of all the books they read over the summer.

• In the fall 2015, students can return their journal to Stillmeadow and be invited to a recognition event.

Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge

• Interactive reading minute logs

• Read for the World Record!

Logging Reading Minutes

• Go to scholastic.com/summer

• Select KIDS “Go Now” button and enter screen name and password.

• This takes you right to your personal home page to log minutes.

• After logging your minutes, you should see a “Your minutes were successfully logged” message.

Mandatory Summer Reading

Students Entering Third Grade · Flat Stanley By Jeff Brown · Stanley and the Magic Lamp By Jeff Brown · Stanley in Space By Jeff Brown  During your summer travels, take a picture with Flat Stanley and bring it to school in September. We will display your picture on the Summer Reading bulletin board.  

Mandatory Summer Reading

Students Entering Fourth Grade· Charlotte’s Web By E.B. White · The Lemonade War By Jacqueline Davies · My Father’s Dragon By Ruth Stiles Gannett  During your summer vacation, take a picture of yourself reading the book and bring it to school in September. We will display your picture on the Summer Reading bulletin board.   

Mandatory Summer Reading

Students Entering Fifth · The Cricket in Time Square By George Seldon · Dear Mr. Henshaw By Beverly Clearly · The Great Wall of Lucy Wu By Wendy Wan-Long Shang  During your summer vacation, take a picture of yourself reading the book and bring it to school in September. We will display your picture on the Summer Reading bulletin board.  

Access to Books

• Ferguson Library • Bookstores• Tag sales• Raz-kids.com• Stillmeadow’s website

www.stillmeadowct.org

Children need access to good books:

Resources: www.Raz-Kids.com

Resources: Literacy Leveler app

• App Store: Literacy Leveler app ($4.99)• Scan the barcode of a book to get the reading level

Closing• Any questions?• Please fill out feedback form.• Thank you for coming!

Contact Information

Jennifer Jimenez Grant

Title I Reading Teacher

jjimenez@stamfordct.gov

(203) 977-4788