Summer Reading
Presented by: Jennifer Jimenez Grant
& Iuliana Roata
“Summer Slide”
Children who DO NOT READ
in the summer can lose two to three
months of reading skills.
Kids who DO READ tend to gain
a month of reading proficiency.
The Importance of
Summer Reading
Children who read four or more books
over the summer do better on reading
tests in the fall.
*Kim, Jimmy. “Summer Reading and the Ethnic
Achievement Gap,” The Journal of Education for
Students Placed at Risk (2004).
A Successful Summer
Reading Program Includes:
• Giving kids ACCESS to books
they want to read
• Providing kids CHOICE in
their book selection
• Family INVOLVEMENT to
encourage and monitor
reading
• Daily READING PRACTICE
Our Students Are Going
to Take the Challenge!
Connecticut Governor’s
Summer Reading Challenge
Schools compete based on student population
and grade level. This program identifies the
schools with the highest percentage of
participating enrollment and the highest number
of books read by participating students.
Percentage of children who
participated in summer
reading in 2014:
26%
We can do better.
Summer Reading Journal
• All students will receive a summer reading
journal.
• Students can write the titles of all the books
they read over the summer.
• In the fall 2015, students can return their
journal to Stillmeadow and be invited to a
recognition event.
Scholastic Summer
Reading Challenge
• Interactive
reading
minute logs
• Read for
the World
Record!
Logging Reading Minutes
• Go to
scholastic.com/summer
• Select KIDS “Go Now”
button and enter screen
name and password.
• This takes you right to your
personal home page to log
minutes.
• After logging your minutes,
you should see a “Your
minutes were successfully
logged” message.
Mandatory Summer Reading
Students Entering Third Grade
· Flat Stanley By Jeff Brown
· Stanley and the Magic Lamp By Jeff Brown
· Stanley in Space By Jeff Brown
During your summer travels, take a picture
with Flat Stanley and bring it to school in
September. We will display your picture on
the Summer Reading bulletin board.
Mandatory Summer Reading
Students Entering Fourth Grade
· Charlotte’s Web By E.B. White
· The Lemonade War By Jacqueline Davies
· My Father’s Dragon By Ruth Stiles Gannett
During your summer vacation, take a
picture of yourself reading the book and
bring it to school in September. We will
display your picture on the Summer
Reading bulletin board.
Mandatory Summer Reading
Students Entering Fifth
· The Cricket in Time Square By George Seldon
· Dear Mr. Henshaw By Beverly Clearly
· The Great Wall of Lucy Wu By Wendy WanLong Shang
During your summer vacation, take a
picture of yourself reading the book and
bring it to school in September. We will
display your picture on the Summer
Reading bulletin board.
Access to Books
Children need access to good books:
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Ferguson Library
Bookstores
Tag sales
Raz-kids.com
Stillmeadow’s website
www.stillmeadowct.org
Resources: www.Raz-Kids.com
Resources: Literacy Leveler app
• App Store: Literacy Leveler app ($4.99)
• Scan the barcode of a book to get the reading level
Closing
• Any questions?
• Please fill out feedback form.
• Thank you for coming! 
Contact Information
Jennifer Jimenez Grant
Title I Reading Teacher
jjimenez@stamfordct.gov
(203) 977-4788