[MOSAIC] summer reading list suggestions

[Shannon Brisson]

Regarding summer reading options-- Scholastic has a good article here: 
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4518

It includes suggestions for programs to encourage summer reading (although it is geared toward K-3).  
One idea in the article is to have students make their own recommendations. Choice is the key in summer reading. 
The goal is to have students become self-motivated independent readers, 
so giving them autonomy right from the start via a wide ranger of options 
that interest them is one way to encourage this.

Also, here's something from the National Council of Teacher of English: 
http://www.ncte.org/pubs/chron/120723.htm

It provides specific examples of summer reading programs in high schools around the country.

-Shannon




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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:40:58 EST
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Our Director of Language Arts has requested ideas for summer reading  
booklists... or ideas that promote summer reading to stem "cognitive loss" over  the 
summer.... any suggestions????
 
 
 
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