06/22/2017
From our school librarian, Joy:
Summer Reading 2017
Summer reading is an essential part of a full year of learning
Students can lose 2-3 months of learning over the summer by not reading. Don’t let your child fall behind. Research suggests that at least 20 minutes of reading per day will help maintain reading levels over the summer.*
For some kids, reading is its own reward. For other kids, rewards help to motivate them. Here are some programs:
PS 261 Summer Reading Challenge! Read at least 20 mins a day (or more) for 10 weeks to improve reading skills. Readers should read a minimum of 3-5 picture books/week or 100-150 pages of chapter books (roughly 3-5 books depending on length). Log your books here, sign and bring in forms in September for a party! Any format of log signed by adult is acceptable. How many books can you read in 10 weeks?
50% of our challenge goal can be met with read alouds or audiobooks
Reading aloud to your child is the best way to connect children to books and the benefits are similar to reading independently. (Jim Trelease, The Read-Aloud Handbook)
Other incentive programs:
Brooklyn Public Library - Make sure you have a PS 261 MylibraryNYC card for no late borrowing fines (take application to any branch and write down your pin for ebooks and other online services).
1) Complete board game for raffle of free books. 2) Adults, enter your child's library card number to register at beanstalks to complete book reviews for tablet raffle.
Barnes & Noble – for students going into grades 1-5. Read 6 books and get a free book.
Chuck E. Cheese – Earn free tokens when your child fills in a form for reading every day for 2 weeks. A food purchase is required.
Scholastic Summer Challenge – Children can log in their reading minutes online and earn rewards like online badges. There are games and features to keep kids interested in books.
Adults - make sure your kids have lots of things they love to read. Research shows that access and enjoyment are the most important factors for getting kids to read a lot!
Books online: (in age order)
● Day by Day - NY State Library early literacy initiative
● Storyline - picture books read by actors/actresses
● Unite for Literacy - early readers,
● E-books from Mackin - all ages username ps261 password ps261
● Myon - 5,000 ebooks all ages. FREE through 8/31.
School name: enter 261 and select our school name
login = student Osis # (on report card)
password= 1+first two digits of first name (example for Joy :1jo)
Online Magazines and other reading (in age order)
● National Geographic for Kids
● Ranger Rick
● Wonderopolis – answers to quirky questions
● Sports Illustrated for Kids
● Newsela
Book Reviews and Recommendations:
Horn Book Summer Reading Recommendations
Lee and Low Publisher - Diverse Summer Reading List
Brightly Summer Reading - good book blog
Read Kiddo Read - by James Patterson
See PS 261 2-5 class books recommendations and more links to summer learning sites for typing practice, coding and more: tinyurl.com/261library.
I am always looking for resources and ideas for summer reading. Please email me – [email protected] I hope to see all PS 261 students at the summer reading party in the fall. Let's keep the reading levels up and have fun doing it!
Happy Reading!
Joy
Librarian
[email protected]
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