“Summer slide” is the tendency for students, especially those from low-income families, to lose some of the achievement gains they made during the previous school year.
We at Tappan Middle School strive to end summer slide and get our kids on path to becoming lifelong readers!
Here are a few ways we aim to accomplish this goal.
The local library gives free prizes to students that read at least 4 books over the summer, plus they have a lot of interactive activities in which you earn more points to redeem for more fun prizes!
See this link for more info: https://aadl.org/play
NewsELA Summer Reading Club
This is a great way for teachers and students to engage in relevant summer reading of selected news articles. Click this link for more info: https://go.newsela.com/rs/628-ZPE-510/images/COM-Summer-Reading-2018.pdf |
This company specializes in culture-rich content and they provide a wealth of summer reading suggestions, resources for teachers, printables, and summer reading activities for all ages.
See this link for more info: https://www.leeandlow.com/educators/summer-reading-book-lists-k-8
- BookSource Summer Reading Resources
- Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge
- Nicola's Books Summer Reading Club
- NewsELA Summer Reading Clubs
- NoveList K-8 Plus
- BEST YOUNG ADULT FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION - Goodreads Choice Awards
- BEST YOUNG ADULT FICTION - Goodreads Choice Awards
- BEST MIDDLE GRADE & CHILDREN'S - Goodreads Choice Awards
- SRC Book Recommendations
- Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Recommendations
- Brightly Summer Reading
- Three Ways To Prevent Summer Slide (Scholastic)
- Great summer reading for teachers
Read ten (10) books and get a free frozen yogurt from Menchie's.
See Mr. Kipp in the Tappan Media Center to get your participation card, and he'll even throw in an extra coupon that can be redeemed right away!
More info here: https://www.smore.com/mbm8u-summer-reading-with-menchie