Encourage Summer Reading
Dear Parents:
Your child’s next teacher would like your help. Here is what is needed. Encourage your child to read. Summer has just begun and there is plenty of time for reading. Be sure to schedule it into your child’s daily routine. Elementary school students should read 2-3 hours each day. High School students should read 3-4 hours daily. Reading time can be scattered throughout the day or completed all at one time.
The purpose of summer reading is:
*to promote continuous reading habits,
*to encourage reading for pleasure,
*to establish a springboard for classroom discussion
in the fall,
*to improve overall academic achievement.
Summer reading develops independent readers who will continue lifelong reading habits. Readers find personal value in reading and sharing good books. Research proves that reading boosts a students overall grades in all subject areas including mathematics and computation. Recognizing the interest of parents in their children’s reading development, parents are encouraged to nurture that development and to make recommendations to their children throughout the year. Provide a variety of books, fiction, nonfiction, everything.
Teachers will see your efforts and appreciate it. Better yet, you will see an improve in grades this fall. That is the best part.
