Summer Solutions

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Summer Solutions

• Why is reading to or with your child so important?

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The Summer Slide!

• According to the authors of a November 2002
  report from Johns Hopkins Center for Summer
  Learning A conservative estimate of lost
  instructional time is approximately two months or
  roughly 22 percent of the school year.

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Three Ways to Prevent Summer Slide

• Six books to summer success
• Read something every day
• Keep reading aloud

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Public libraries

• More than 95 percent of public libraries offer
  summer reading programs
• Libraries are ideal places for families to
  continue their reading habits over the summer
  months
• Library summer reading programs began in the
  1890s as a way to encourage school children,
  particularly those in urban areas and not needed
  for farm work, to read during their summer
  vacation, use the library, and develop the habit
  of reading

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The Public Library

• Its going to be a WILD summer!

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Whats out there to help?

• Summer reading lists
• Summer reading programs
• Book Stores
• Online incentive programs
• Web sites and e-books
• Web sites for parents

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Summer reading lists

• Distributed at school
• Available at the Public Library
• Available tonight!
• Available on the WHRSD website

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Summer Reading Programs

• Wild Reads at Your Library Whitman Public
  Library and Hanson Public Library
• MTA Reading Matters Red Sox All Star Reader

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Book Stores

• Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Club
• Borders
• Buttonwood Books Story Hour
• Storybook Cove Story Hour
• Braintree Used Books
• Building 19
• Ocean State Job Lot
• Target

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On-Line Incentive Programs

• Scholastic Summer Reading Buzz
• ALA Step up to the Plate _at_ Your Library
• Book Adventure (free program by Sylvan Learning)
• Target Ready. Sit. Read!

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Summer Reading Buzz

• Scholastic Summer Reading Buzz
• Feed the Meter!

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ALA Step up to the Plate

• Win a trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame!

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Book Adventure

• Sylvan Learning Book Adventure

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Target Ready. Sit. Read!

• Ready. Sit. Read! Provides the resources, tips,
  and activities to encourage a love of reading and
  reinforce the importance of reading as a
  foundation of lifelong learning.

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Web-Sites and E-Books

• Tumble Books
• Storyline Online
• Starfall

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Tumblebooks

• Available through the Hanson Public Library
• TumbleBooks Library is an online collection of
  animated,talking picture books which teach young
  children the joys of reading in a format theyll
  love!

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Storyline Online

• Storyline Online is an innovative website
  featuring well-known actors reading quality
  children's picture books aloud.

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Starfall

• Starfall is a free website to help enhance
  reading skills. Perfect for kindergarten, first
  grade, and second grade. Contains exciting
  interactive books and phonics games.

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Web-Sites for Parents

• The following offer great tips and resources for
  parents and families
• Reading is Fundamental
• Reading Rockets
• ALA (American Library Association)

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What do I do with all this?

• Read with your child everyday!
• Ask questions about what they are reading (see
  handout). Some examples
• What was your favorite part?
• Who was your favorite character?
• Did you like the book?

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Five Big Ideas in Reading

• Phonemic Awareness
• Phonics
• Vocabulary
• Fluency
• Comprehension
• You have a handout explaining these areas and
  why they are important.

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Keep Reading this Summer!

• Read aloud together with your child every day.
  Make it fun by reading outdoors on the front
  steps, patio, at the beach or park. Also, let
  your children read to you. For younger children,
  point out the relationship between words and
  sounds.
• Set a good example! Parents must be willing to
  model behavior for their children. Keep lots of
  reading material around the house. Turn off the
  TV and have each person read his or her book,
  including mom and dad.
• Read the same book your child is reading
  discuss it. This is the way to develop habits of
  the mind and build capacity for thought and
  insight

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Keep Reading Cont.

• Buy books on tape, especially for a child with a
  learning disability.
• Listen to them in the car, or turn off the TV
  and have the family listen to them together.
• Take your children to the library regularly.
  Most libraries sponsor summer reading clubs with
  easy-to-reach goals for preschool and school-age
  children. Check the library calendar for special
  summer reading activities and events.
• Make trips a way to encourage reading by reading
  aloud traffic signs, billboards, notices. Show
  your children how to read a map, and once you are
  on the road, let them take turns being the
  navigator.
• Encourage children to keep a summer scrapbook.

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Summer Reading and Fluency Tips for Parents

• You've got the reading lists. You've got the
  books. But what else can you do to make your
  children better readers this summer?
• You can help them read more smoothly and
  accurately. Schools call this reading fluency.
  Your kids will call it fun!
• When kids can read fluently, it's easier for them
  to understand what they're reading. And they read
  aloud easily and with expression. Needless to
  say, this makes reading a lot more enjoyable.

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Summer Reading Fluency Cont.

• Less fluent readers read more slowly and word by
  word. Their attention is focused on sounding out
  each word so, they pay less attention to
  understanding what they've read. Their
  comprehension and their motivation can suffer. Of
  course, beginning readers aren't fluent yet, but
  by the end of first grade, kids should be reading
  books at their grade level with ease and
  expression.
• The summer months provide a great opportunity for
  you to help your child continue to develop
  reading fluency.

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How Parents can Help Build Fluency

• Choose the right books
• Help your child choose books that he can
  comfortably read. The "five-finger test" is a
  useful guideline for beginning readers. As your
  child reads, count the number of words he cannot
  read per page. In general, there should be five
  words or fewer that give him trouble on each
  page. If a book contains several pages on which
  you count more than five words that he can't
  read, consider reading that book to your child
  until he develops more reading skill.
• Listen every day
• Once you've found a collection of books that your
  child can read, listen to your child read every
  day. Be patient new readers often read slowly!
  Offer wait time to allow your child to noodle
  the word when he or she gets stuck. If your
  child needs help after that, feel free to provide
  it. ALWAYS give lots of praise and encouragement!

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How Parents can Help Build Fluency

• Reread
• Encourage your child to reread favorite books,
  and make it fun! Repeated readings improve
  children's fluency and comprehension. They also
  provide opportunities to practice reading with
  expression.
• Read to your kids every day
• Model your own fluent reading as you read and
  reread books with your child. Even though your
  child may be able to read on her own, continue to
  find time each day to read books to her that are
  just beyond her reading level. She will enjoy
  listening to more advanced stories, and she will
  hear a great example of fluent reading.

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Vacation and Travel!

• Summer reading doesnt have to stop while you are
  on the road!
• Audio books in the car (Tip have a selection so
  no one gets burned out from repetition)
• Undertake pre-trip reading about the destination.
  This helps build background knowledge and
  excitement
• Encourage your child to keep a journal or create
  a scrapbook of his/her vacation.
• Build in time for relaxed reading on vacation

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Motivating reluctant summer readers

• Really probe and tune-in to determine
  childrens interests
• Try graphic novels
• Help create the childs self-image of himself as
  a reader
• Model reading behavior make reading a part of
  everyday life
• Surround kids with resources reading material
  and other resources to keep them inspired

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How can I get my child excited about summer
reading before school ends?

• Plug in to their interests
• Plug in to fun (e.g., humorous books like Captain
  Underpants)

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Remember- reading isnt just books!

• What other media besides books is effective?
• Print, text, and words in all forms and fashions
  are excellent
• Games
• Audio books
• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Books
• Labels / Signs / Logos
• Online resources

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READ
READ
READ
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Thank you for coming tonight!

• Have a great summer!