[CASL-L] Summer reading

[Catherine Ryan]

Due to consistent low participation and the work involved, we
just discussed, and it looks like a go, working with our community library
this year promoting their summer reading program and not doing a separate
school program.

On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 2:27 PM Elaine Lettiere <
lettieree at prestonschools.org> wrote:

> I am curious about this as well. I have been doing summer reading for many
> years but our participation has been plummeting over the past couple of
> years. This year I was down to a 17% participation rate at the middle
> school.  Ten years ago, I was averaging 55-60% participation.  I definitely
> need to reinvent it!
>
> On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 1:04 PM ROGERS, KIM <
> KIM.ROGERS at new-haven.k12.ct.us> wrote:
>
>> Following 🙂
>>
>> Leading by Reading
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>> Kim Rogers
>>
>> Librarian Lead
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>> New Haven Public Schools
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>> Hello everyone,
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>> I wanted to ask what other districts do for summer reading for students
>> in grades 5-8 (middle levels)?  Do you ask for a reading log?  What
>> incentives do you offer?  Is there required reading or is it voluntary?  If
>> you can share what you have, that would be great.
>>
>> Our public library also has incentives for summer reading and we
>> advertise these to our students before they leave us in June.
>>
>> Any thoughts or ideas that have worked is appreciated.  We are trying to
>> get more kiddos reading over the summer as our participation last year
>> needs much improvement.  We would like to do something that is manageable
>> for teachers to assess in the fall when students return (we are a school of
>> approx. 850 students).
>>
>> We offer a "reading celebration" in the fall for those students that
>> participated in reading over the summer.
>>
>> Respectfully,
>>
>> Loretta Sullivan
>> Library Media Specialist
>> Bennet Academy
>> Manchester, CT
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> *Elaine Lettiere*
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> *Preston Veterans Memorial School*
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Cathy Ryan
Library Media Specialist
Suffield Middle School
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