Houston ISD

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Houston ISD Millionaire Club Summer Reading
Program
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What is it?
A coordinated effort by Library Services, the
Literacy Leads the Way initiative and the Reading
Department. Our goal is to keep HISD students
reading over the summer months.
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Why are we doing it?

• To foster a love of reading in our students
• To help students enter school in the fall
  reading at or above the level they were reading
  in the beginning of the summer
• If all students read five books this summer
  HISD students will have read 1 million books!!

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How does it work?

• Campus completes Summer Reading Campus
  Commitment form to be eligible for prizes in the
  fall
• The Commitment form describes the campus plan
  for demonstrating and confirming that summer
  reading occurred over the summer
• Students should select and read a minimum of 5
  books over the summer months, fill out the
  reading log, return it in the fall to be eligible
  for prizes

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What do I do?
Principal

• Complete and return the Summer Reading
  Commitment form and share the plan with faculty.
• Designate your librarian or other campus
  personnel to be the Reading Program Manager.
• Reinforce the importance of summer reading by
  displaying the Millionaire Club banner.
• In the fall, make plans to celebrate reading on
  your campus!

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What do I do?
Summer Reading Club Coordinators

• Look at Millionaire Club materials consider
  ideas for summer reading themes and activities
  (like grade-wide reads, Read Around the World)
• Print and distribute Reading Logs to students
  and send parent brochure home with students
• In the fall, collect logs and be ready to report
  participation information, as outlined in your
  Campus Commitment Form
• Distribute prizes and rewards to qualifying
  students

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What do I do?
Teachers

• Discuss the importance of summer reading with
  your students
• Use the recommended reading lists to help
  students select books that match their reading
  level
• In the fall, use the sample activities as
  accountability tools to verify that your students
  have accomplished their summer reading goals.

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What do I do?
Librarians

• Make use of your library catalog to help
  students search for books and make saved lists of
  books they are interested in reading this summer
• Use lexiled lists to help students select
  appropriate books
• Provide information on summer reading programs
  in public and local libraries
• Schedule presentations by neighborhood
  librarians to promote summer reading programs

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What do I do?
Parents and families

• Encourage and promote reading in your home.
• Find time to go to the library or local
  bookstore
• Express interest in reading have books around
  your house. read along with or to your child
• Celebrate reading accomplishments in your
  family.. find a special treat for your child when
  he completes the 5 book challenge.

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When does it all happen?

• Week of May 1, 2010 - Display Millionaire Club
  Banner  Receive Millionaire Club certificates
  and flyers for distribution to each student.  
• May 10, 2010 - Librarians will attend Millionaire
  Club information meeting at Doris Miller Center.
• May 14, 2010 - Host Countdown to Summer Reading
  Day
• May 17, 2010 - Submit Millionaire Club Summer
  Reading Campus Commitment form. 
• June August 2010 Students read!!

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When does it all happen?

• June 2010  - August 2010    Families will
  receive 3 HISD automated phone messages (1 each
  month) for parents and students to remind them
  about summer reading.
• September 27, 2010 - Submit Millionaire Club
  data. 

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