Tips for summer reading
Summer holds many of my strongest and mostpowerful reading memories. I remember sitting under a tree in the backyard as achild, reading AnneofGreenGables as the shadows crossed thegrass. I remember sitting in the back seat of the car on a long family roadtrip, sharing joke books with my brother and sister and laughing until wecried.I want all kids toenjoy the fun of summer reading, because summer reading has secret power. Here are some ways to motivate kids for summerreading.
Make children the curators(管理人)of their reading lives.
Have students set summer reading goals forthemselves.Students can actas“chief curators” of the blog in turn so that over the course of the summereach of them takes on the responsibility of replying to posts and highlightinga popular title.
Taking“curiosity walks” is a fantastic way tobring informational text into a child's reading list. These walks also provideopportunities for authentic writing. Have children take an inspiration notebookon a class walk outside and write down anything they see that they would liketo learn more about.
Make reading more like summer camp.
Let's combine reading with handson activitiesand make reading more like summer camp. We can take field trips to the libraryand search the shelves for books on a topic chosen out of a hat.Then they can bring that creation into share on the first days of school.
A．It will set the stage for academicsuccess.
B．Bring the outdoors back into summerreading.
C．Select some books and share them withyour students.
D．Set up a summer blog so you can allshare recommendations.
E．These memories became importantstepping stones in my life.
F．It is important to build and shape astrong reading life during school months.
G．We can ask our students to createsomething in response to one of the books they've read.
