Summer 2015

The 9th summer motivating students to read, reducing summer slide, and putting reading resources into the hands of students

AND READ

Let’s Read, Seminole

Keep Seminole County Public School students reading over the summer break! Students who do not read in the summer can lose

months of reading development Those who continue to read gain reading proficiency

2015 Goal EAT, SLEEP, READ, REPEATThe Bookmobile will visit 12 weekly stops

Monday–Thursday from June 8th – June 25th and July 6th –Aug. 6th

Kick-Off 2014 begins May 11th

The Program

Seminole County Public School students read!

Students use reading logs to record their reading online or by paper

Paper reading logs are brought to their school to be entered into school drawings on the“Let’s Read, Seminole day” September 18th

School winners are entered into a district-wide grand prize drawing Winners of the district drawing will be presented prizes at

the October School Board meeting

During Kick-Off Schools

Use the Let’s Read, Seminole promotional video to generate interest

Distribute book logs and bookmarks to ALL students

Show students how to access the Let’s Read, Seminole website and utilize various features

Include Lets Read, Seminole information on morning news shows, at PTA functions, and/or in newsletters

Promote online resources Continue to remind students they

have access to digital eBooks!

Students can visit the Seminole County Public School library Overdrive site at http://seminole.lib.overdrive.com

or the Public library at http://semcofl.lib.overdrive.com

Use a student ID or library card to “Borrow” eBooks

Read online or Download! Titles automatically expire- no LOST books

OverDriveK-12 Collection of eBooks

Available directly from the

SCPS Library Catalog

OverDrive eBooks View online or download on ANY device

Copyright free

books with

unlimited access

alsoavailable

OverDrivePreview eBooks, make a list, or borrow

Managing the program

Each reading log gives students a chance to be selected for a prize Prizes are not based on the total number of books read

School drawings will take place on the Let’s Read, Seminole day, September 18th School Winner names must be submitted to the

district by September 25th to be eligible for the grand prize drawing

Grand Prize winners will be selected at the district level and receive prizes at the October School Board meeting

Thanks for your continued support and promotion of this

program!

www.letsread.scps.k12.fl.us