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Summer Library Programs:
Life-changing programs
Versussummer soldier
Shawn BrommerSouth Central Library System
Madison, WIMarch 6, 2013
Wisconsin led the way!Be proud!
• Wisconsin created first statewide SLP in 1972.
• National model
• We’re still leading the way!
Happy 12th Anniversary!
Value of SLP & public libraries:talking points
• Achievement gap• Successful experiences• Books into homes• Motivation
Closing the achievement gap
• Loss of 3 months of reading comprehension • Accumulative: 2 year loss by 6th grade.• Middle school is too late.
Closing the achievement gap
• Good news– consistency over quantity– Easy access is key– Freedom to choose– Access to reading materials levels the playing field
Successful experiences
• Solutions– Hassle-free registration– Hassle-free record keeping– Freedom to choose • books, genres and formats
– Equitable recognition
Books into homes
• Solutions:– Book purchases?– Libraries have books, audio books, e-books!– Books as program incentives
Motivation
• Solutions– Talk to parents, teachers, community partners– Keep it simple– Provide opportunities to succeed– Appropriate, equitable incentives– Freedom to choose materials and set own goals
Incentives
• Experiential• Learning connection• Philanthropic• Goal is successful participants
Power to Change
• Permission granted!• Talk up the values• Make it simple and hassle-free• Evaluate incentives
Resources
• Allington, Richard and Anne McGill-Frantzen. Summer Reading: Closing the Rich/Poor Reading Achievement Gap. Teachers College Press, 2013.
• Allington, Richard. What Really Matters for Struggling Readers: Designing Research-Based Programs, 3rd ed. Pearson, 2012
• www.readingrockets.org• www.summerlearning.org
Image credits• Slide 1, 8 – 11, 13 - 16 : Around the House that Jack Built, Roz Abisch and Boche Kaplan. Parents'
Magazine Press, 1972. (op)• Slide 2: Flickr Creative Commons• Slide 3: 2013 CSLP clip art cd.• Slide 4: Group of Children Reading in Library. Greendale, WI, 1938. Wisconsin Historical Society
photo collection.• Slide 5: Summer library program photo. Madison, WI, 1978. SCLS photo collection• Slide 6: Laugh n’ Leap Bounce House sales web site.• Slide 7: Flickr Creative Commons• Slide 11, Norfolk Public Library, VA, Facebook page• Slide 18, Slide 1: Around the House that Jack Built, Roz Abisch and Boche Kaplan. Parents' Magazine
Press, 1972. (op)
