Why should your child participate in
Summer Reading?
Summer reading is very important for students' reading skills. Over the years, there have been many different studies that all come to the same conclusion. Summer Reading can significantly improve reading skills and battle the summer learning loss (Fiore & Roman 2010).
There have been many studies into the benefits of summer reading.
Below you will find just a selection from the collection of those results.
There have been many studies into the benefits of summer reading.
Below you will find just a selection from the collection of those results.
- Children who read at least six books during the summer maintained or improved their reading skills. Students who did not read at all lost reading skills by as much as one whole grade level New York University Study (Fiore & Roman 2010).
- By the end of 5th grade, students who didn't join in summer reading were two years behind their book-reading scores John Hopkins Center for Summer Learning Study -(Fiore & Roman 2010).
- Students who participate in summer reading programs are an average of 52 Lexile reading points above their peers that do not Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Studies Study (Fiore & Roman 2010).
- In a study of third grade students, students who participate in Summer Reading enter the school year with a positive attitude about reading, are more confident, and read beyond what is required (Fiore & Roman 2010).
- By middle school, the summer learning loss, which summer reading battles, can add up to two or more years behind grade level (Scholastic Instructor 2005).
- Reading is a skill that needs to be practiced - it continually improves through practice (Scholastic Instructor 2005).
- Parents should participate too - students show see adults reading daily or weekly tend to read more and have higher reading scores than those that don't (Scholastic Instructor 2005).
Dominican University. New Infographics Show Impact of Summer Reading. (2009). Retrieved May 3, 2015, from http://gslis.dom.edu/newsevents/news/new-infographics-show- impact-summer-reading
Fiore, Carole, and Susan Roman. “Proof positive: a new study shows that summer reading programs boost student achievement and combat learning loss.” School Library Journal Nov. 2010; 26+. Web. 15 April 2015.
Stop the Summer Reading Slide. (2005, May 1). Scholastic Instructor, 20-26.
Fiore, Carole, and Susan Roman. “Proof positive: a new study shows that summer reading programs boost student achievement and combat learning loss.” School Library Journal Nov. 2010; 26+. Web. 15 April 2015.
Stop the Summer Reading Slide. (2005, May 1). Scholastic Instructor, 20-26.