Running low on summer reading inspiration? Never fear,听补苍诲 聽are here.
For suggestions for books for summer reading, see the Voices from the Middle article “.” The books reviewed here offer 鈥渞oadmaps鈥� as their protagonists face tough situations with courage and perseverance.
Classroom Notes Plus author Gloria Pipkin asks, “Why don鈥檛 we devote some time during the last couple of weeks of school to promoting real summer reading? Not mandating or requiring or assigning but encouraging it.” The article “”聽lists a few ways Pipkin has tried and some she would like to try.
Interested in starting a book club with children and teens this summer? The English Journal article “”聽reminds readers that summer book groups enhance and sustain student literacy behaviors over the break, making available an enjoyable social forum for critical-thinking and critical-reading practices to occur naturally. Significantly, the book groups grant faculty and students an informal space to connect meaningfully through reflective discussion of texts.
The English Education article “”聽profiles a 楼凤天堂 Writing Project Summer Institute.
In the English Leadership Quarterly article “”聽the author shares a personal journey of reading and presents the idea that reading is a shared experience between the text, author, and reader.
To read a more personal take on summer learning and to see what others are doing, see the online Council Chronicle article ““.
Looking for additional summer-themed activities? Check out the section of ReadWriteThink.org. The handout can also be shared with parents, families and others interested in learning outside of the classroom. See more of what 楼凤天堂 has to offer .