GA Summer Reading Challenge Resources

Georgia is proud to be part of a nationwide summer reading initiative and challenge Georgia students to read every day during the summer break.

• raise national awareness of the summer loss epidemic,
• share compelling research on the importance of personalized reading activities, and
• provide access to a variety of free resources to support targeted reading and the initiative as a whole. 

Research studies show that --

 

• reading loss occurs for most children when they are not in a formal learning environment or not engaged in any form of educational activities during the summer. ​

• students can have up to a 2-3 month loss in reading ability over summer.

• lower income students may suffer most due to lack of books in the home and transportation access to public libraries.

• rural area students also lack easy access.

• innovative partnering of schools, publishers, and public libraries has great promise for solving the summer reading loss dilemma.

 

Summer reading loss can be minimized.  

Research shows that children who read during the summer do not have to suffer this reading loss and may even show some growth in their reading ability.  

 

• Harvard University Professor Dr. James S. Kim has demonstrated that when students read a minimum of eight high-interest, ability-appropriate books over the summer, their reading skills grow as much as students who attend summer school.

How to find JUST RIGHT Books using Lexiles for your child.  

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