Monday we sent off our students with the challenge to become
SUMMER SUPER READERS to prevent the "summer slide!" What is the summer slide? Studies have shown that students who do not read over the summer can lose three months or more of reading achievement. As they progress through grade levels, these losses become greater and students fall farther behind their classmates.
What are we doing to prevent this? Students chose two free books to take home with them over the summer. Each of those books came with an activity or game. We challenge all of our students to continue reading EVERYDAY over the summer. We also want to see you reading or completing your activities. Students who tweet a picture reading or completing an activity will receive a special prize next school year and have their picture hung up in the school! Thanks to everyone who has already sent their picture. :-)
Tweet us a pic of your child reading (#readingselfie) or completing an activity (hashtags listed on instructions) to
@academy_ba.
(There was a typo on the instruction sheets. Please use the Twitter account above!)
Don't have Twitter? Email a photo to
jhollingsworth@kokomo.k12.in.us.
We have had parents ask us other ways they can support their child in reading over the summer. Here are some ways we suggest!
- Join the Summer Reading Program at the Kokomo Howard County Public Library. Kick off is Thursday June 4th from 6-8pm at the Downtown Branch. Sign up any time throughout the summer for free access to books and prizes!! Website for Summer Reading Club
- Have access to the Internet? Have your child get on their MyOn Reader account. MyOn Reader offers thousands of ebooks for readers prek-12th grade. All books can be read out loud to students! (username: firstname.lastname password: Lastname (use a capital letter for the password). My On Website
- Set aside time everyday to turn off electronics and read. Even 10-20 minutes a day makes a huge difference. Let kids read to younger siblings, you read to your child, let your child read to you, model reading yourself by picking up a book while they are reading!
- Use reading in other ways! Cook together and read the recipe! Read about current events in the newspaper and talk about them together. Follow an appropriate blog or website about a topic that interests your child. Let them research things online related to their interest.
- Visit the Hoosier Family of Readers page which includes a video and resources from Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz! The Indiana State Department of Education has many free resources for families over the summer to prevent summer reading loss! Including free museum passes, access to online programs, and much more!! Hoosier Family of Readers website
- Don't forget about writing! Writing is important too, have your child keep a journal about everything they do this summer. (I kept my middle school diaries.....they are fantastic memories to read looking back!). Go see a movie together, write reviews and share them or just talk about it on your ride home! Conversations build literacy skills too!
Don't forget to watch our You Tube Video for Super Reader Inspiration!!!
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Hollingsworth's Kick Off Video
Remember, a reader is not simply someone who can read; a reader is someone who does read. -Glenda Ritz
