Summer Reading
Summer Reading for Success
Students who read more, know more. By the ninth grade, students should know about 88,000 words! Wide and varied reading is the best way to learn vocabulary! Wide and varied reading means all kinds of text: magazines, how to manuals, poetry, picture books, news articles, novels and more. Research has shown that year round reading closes the gap between success and struggle. Check out the resources on this page to keep your family reading all year long!
Links to Literacy
Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program - earn a free book!
NewsELA non-fiction text for grades 2-12
NY Times Learning Network for teenagers
One More Story the best picture books read anytime anywhere
Reading is Fundamental Resources
Reading Rockets Reading Tips for Parents
Shorter news stories and longer features, all written with a vocabulary and sentence structure aimed at readers 9 to 14 years old
West Florida Public Library Children's Programs
Family Read Alouds
Repeated reading is a technique for building fluency. Fluency is an important part of reading because when we can read words automatically, we can spend more brain power thinking about what we are reading. When we understand what we are reading, we can add expression to make the reading fun for ourselves and our listeners. We know when to pause for dramatic effect, how to group phrases so that long sentences make sense, and how to speed up or slow down for excitement or suspense. We get better with practice. Here are some tips and strategies for your family read aloud practice.
K-2 Parent Resources
Grade 1 and 2 family activities Read, Write, Think Resources
Site Words printable sight word cards and activities
Phonemic Awareness Activities
Raising Readers
PALS Grocery Store Activity
PALS_Grocery Store Sound Shopping
Kindergarten Phonemic Awareness Lesson
Model Reading Lessons
Phonological Awareness Lessons
One of the best things parents can do to reinforce phonemic awareness is to read aloud every day with children.
Check out this Ponemic Awareness Booklist
West Florida Public Libraries Youth and Adult Summer Reading Begins May 29. Keep track of time spent reading or being read to for a chance to win prizes! Click here for more information. Students can also access E-books and E-audio books using their library card.
Wanting to do a little research or just increase your knowledge? Check out World Book Online
Log in with your library card.
Around our Community
N.B. Cook Elementary click here for an incoming 4th grade reading assignment.
Bellview Elementary School Summer Read With a Teacher Program beginning June 11th. Check out books and participate in a teacher read aloud. Check out the school's Facebook page for more.
Sunshine State Young Readers book list.
Neighborhood Free Little Libraries
Free little libraries are "book swaps." If you take a book, then return a book.
Look to see if there is a registered free little library in your area
Just Read, Florida!
Click here for ways to support summer reading from Florida's First Lady, Ann Scott.
"Ready to pick a book, Set to read every day, Read this summer for Success next year!"
Just Read, Families!
More resources from Just Read, Florida
ELA Parent Page
Click here for more ways families can support their students all year long!
Places to Get Book Recommendations
Ask your school if they publish a list
Sunshine State Books Scroll down on their page to see lists from this and past years.
Lexile.com Find the Right Book for You
Goodreads Meet Your Next Favorite Book
New York Public Library Summer Reading packet Recommendations from the NY Public Library and a reading calendar
