{"id":7873,"date":"2023-05-16T12:09:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=7873"},"modified":"2023-05-16T12:05:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T16:05:13","slug":"get-ahead-of-summer-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2023\/05\/get-ahead-of-summer-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ahead of Summer Reading!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CSLP PSA 2023- English\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tZFlGxngQro?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s that time of the year! Time to think about <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/readingreport\/summer.html\" target=\"_blank\">summer reading<\/a> and helping our students stave off the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/summer-slide\/\" target=\"_blank\">summer slide<\/a>. Students that don&#8217;t read during the summer stand to lose between 25\u201330% of their school-year learning. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/readingeggs.com\/articles\/benefits-summer-reading-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reading over the summer<\/a> encourages lifelong reading, helps children improve and maintain reading skills, increases children&#8217;s knowledge base, motivates children to read for fun, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023_MAY_16-Summer_Reading_Silva.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023_MAY_16-Summer_Reading_Silva-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7948\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023_MAY_16-Summer_Reading_Silva-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023_MAY_16-Summer_Reading_Silva-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023_MAY_16-Summer_Reading_Silva.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Summer reading activities abound! Your local <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cslpreads.org\/member-libraries\/\" target=\"_blank\">public library<\/a> typically offers summer reading activities. There are also many free programs from businesses that your students can join. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnobleinc.com\/our-stores-communities\/summer-reading-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a> offers a summer reading program where students can win books by reading. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bookitprogram.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\">Pizza Hut<\/a> offers a program where students can win pizza. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showcasecinemas.com\/programs\/bookworm-wednesdays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Showcase cinemas<\/a> allows students to earn movie tickets for reading. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/site\/summer-reading.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scholastic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rif.org\/summer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reading is Fundamental<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/parents\/summer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PBS<\/a> also offer fun summer reading programs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What can you do <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nea.org\/advocating-for-change\/new-from-nea\/6-ways-use-reading-prevent-summer-slide\" target=\"_blank\">in your classroom<\/a> to encourage <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/libguides.ala.org\/summer-reading\" target=\"_blank\">summer reading<\/a>? Create a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/slidesmania.com\/summer-reading-summer-book-club-template\/\" target=\"_blank\">summer reading book club<\/a>! Students can read the same book, discuss online, and even meet in person for an ice cream party! Do a weekly or bi-weekly read-aloud in Google Meet or something similar. Choose a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/publications-resources\/book-lists\/summer-2023\" target=\"_blank\">book<\/a> that you can read chapter by chapter or read a different picture book each week. Provide <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.readbrightly.com\/summer-reading-central\/\" target=\"_blank\">reading lists<\/a> to your students or create a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beanstack.com\/blog\/how-reading-challenges-help-combat-summer-slide\" target=\"_blank\">reading challenge<\/a>. Post your <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giftedguru.com\/reading-challenges\/\" target=\"_blank\">reading challenge<\/a> on your Google Classroom or other classroom site or send home a paper reading challenge packet. You can also try making summer reading a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.connectionsacademy.com\/support\/resources\/article\/summer-reading-games\/\" target=\"_blank\">game<\/a>! Share <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.readingrockets.org\/calendar\/summer#booklists\" target=\"_blank\">summer learning resources <\/a>with your student&#8217;s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summerlearning.org\/resources-for-programs-and-families-during-school-closures\/\" target=\"_blank\">families<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever you choose to do, make sure your students commit to summer reading! As always, check out TeachersFirst for more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/search_action.cfm?grade_low=0&amp;grade_high=12&amp;searchtext=summer+reading&amp;searchtype=all\">summer reading resources<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?s=summer+reading\" target=\"_blank\">blog posts<\/a> for more ideas. Happy summer reading! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of the year! Time to think about summer reading and helping our students stave off the summer slide. Students that don&#8217;t read during the summer stand to lose between 25\u201330% of their school-year learning. 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