Stop the Summer Slide

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Early Learning, Educational Resources, Reading/Language Arts | Posted on May 19, 2009

Encourage Summer Reading with the Scholastic Summer Challenge!

Take the Scholastic Summer

Reading Challenge

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We know that for students, summer can be a season of full of learning opportunities … or learning losses. Research confirms that students who don’t read four or more books over the summer typically score lower or stagnate on reading comprehension tests when they return to school. 

Keep your students turning the pages all summer long with these recommended books, reproducibles, book videos, and more. Get parents involved — share the importance of summer reading by downloading this send-home letter.

Summer Challenge LIVE!

In support of summer reading, Scholastic is encouraging you to get students excited about reading with the Scholastic Summer Challenge, a free summer-long literacy program designed to motivate all children to read four or more books.  The Challenge began with a live game-show webcast on April 30. Hosted by Jon Scieszka, children’s book author and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, the 40-minute game-show webcast featured four teams of fifth graders who answered trivia questions about authors, illustrators, and anything related to kids’ books. Classrooms around the world helped the contestants earn additional points by responding to live web polls, online questions, and more. It’s easy to integrate this event into your day with this classroom guide. Points earned during the April 30th webcast were awarded to the color teams to kick off the Summer Challenge.

Scholastic Summer Challenge

This free, web-based program helps kids find great books and provides a fun, multimedia platform for them to discover new authors, talk about books with other kids, and keep them motivated to read all summer long. When kids log their reading minutes, they earn points to win the team competition — and be part of the World Record Challenge. When your students read 4 or more books, they will be making a difference in their own lives and in the lives of other children in need. This year, Scholastic has partnered with Save the Children to raise awareness about the importance of reading and helping others in need. At the end of the summer, Scholastic will make a financial contribution to Save the Children on behalf of all readers in the Scholastic Summer Challenge, in support of Literacy, Early Steps for School Success, Emergency Relief, and Nutrition/Physical Fitness. The winning team gets to choose where a special donation to Save Your Children will go.

Happy Summer Reading!

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