Summer Reading Program

2022 Ocean of Possibilities!

Every bit a child reads makes a difference in their reading skills for the summer and keeps them prepared for returning to school.

Summer Library Program facts

• Summer reading loss is a key factor contributing to the achievement gap between struggling and successful students.
• Lower-achieving students are less likely to read out of school.
• Those comfortable reading are more likely to choose recreational reading as a summer activity. 
• Having access to books, and having books in the home, is essential to building strong readers.
• Public libraries can break these cycles and get materials into the homes of children who do not have their own books.
• Children who don’t read over the summer lose 3 months of reading comprehension.
• The loss is accumulative – by the end of 6th grade these kids are 2 school years behind their peers.
• Middle school is too late; even with the best remedial classes, these students will remain behind their peers.
• Reading as few as 4 books keeps kids at their current reading levels.
• Young children with richer home literacy environments succeed when they begin school.
• Freedom to select reading materials of their choice results in strengthening reading skills.

Created by Shawn Brommer, South Central Library System, 10/06
Research available at:
www.readingrockets.org
www.summerlearning.org