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Why Participate in Summer Reading Club?

Increase Reading Skills
  • Research shows that children who participate in Summer Reading Club make significant gains in reading comprehension.
  • Summer Reading Club helps children raise their reading levels by the time they return to school. This is especially the case for at-risk children.
  • The more you read, the more your vocabulary, reading speed, and reading stamina will increase!
    Summer Reading Club can help you make reading a lifelong habit.

Increase literacy in all its forms

  • Literacy is more than just reading and writing! Your local Summer Reading Club can increase many areas of literacy, including… Physical literacy, Emotional literacy, Financial literacy, Numerical literacy, Cultural literacy, Digital literacy and Health literacy

Decrease the impact of the “summer slide”

  • Over the summer, many students get out of the habit of reading, making it more difficult for them to pick it up the next school year.

  • Students who don’t read during the summer can lose up to three months of reading progress!

  • Students who participate in Summer Reading Club begin the new school year with a positive attitude about reading and are more confident in the classroom.

Connect people during the summer months

  • During the summer, people of all ages can feel the decrease in social connection. Students are no longer meeting in school, many early childhood and adult programs are paused.

  • Summer Reading Club offers a reason for interaction, and a feeling of community!

Support Personal Growth

  • Summer Reading Clubs have been shown to increase not only reading skills, but also motivation, confidence, and overall summer enjoyment.

Provide equal access to support

  • Summer Reading Clubs provide free programming to those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to access help and support over the summer, such as...

    • Children who are not yet in school

    • Elementary and high school students in remote areas

    • Low-income families

    • At-risk youth

    • Adults who want to continue to learn and improve their literacy skills and connect with others

    • And many more!

  

   

   

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