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Download full textUS Department of Education, 2004
This biweekly newsletter contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. It is designed expressly for parents and families. This issue highlights a pilot reading program under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) launched at 11 sites nationwide in April. The NCLB Summer Reading Achievers Program encourages students in grades…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Reading Programs, Reading Skills
Boulay, Matthew; Fairchild, Ronald – 2002
This brochure discusses the importance of keeping students from regressing during the summer months, explaining that most children forget important skills and knowledge that they do not use over the summer, and teachers often spend 4-8 weeks at the beginning of the school year re-teaching material from the previous year. How students spend their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Enrichment Activities
Potter, Rosemary Lee – Teacher, 1979
A dozen TV-related activities are suggested for parents for use with their children during summer vacation, to reinforce skills in reading, writing, listening, planning, and following directions. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Guidelines, Language Arts, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedGambrell, Linda B.; Jarrell, Mary E. – Reading World, 1980
Describes a Title I summer program in which teachers and aides visited children's homes weekly with the objectives of (1) increasing the amount of reading done by the children during the summer and (2) involving parents in reading activities with their children. Evaluates the program, noting the benefits reported by children, parents, and…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
Arizona State Dept. of Library and Archives, Phoenix. – 1993
This manual is designed to help public libraries in Arizona plan their summer reading programs. The theme of the 1993 Arizona Reading Program is circuses. The material in the manual is prepared for libraries to adapt for their own uses. Topics covered include: goals, objectives, and evaluation; procedures for getting started; common summer program…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Libraries, Elementary Education, Library Role
Arizona State Dept. of Library and Archives, Phoenix. – 1991
This manual is designed to help public libraries in Arizona to plan their summer reading programs. The theme of the 1991 program is Arizona and its characteristics. The material in the manual is prepared for libraries to adapt for their own uses. Topics covered include: goals, objectives, and evaluation; procedures for getting started; common…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Libraries, Elementary Education, Library Role
White, Dorothy J., Ed. – 1993
This manual for the 1993 Louisiana Summer Reading Program has ideas for libraries to get the summer program started. The theme is trains, and all of the ideas have something to do with this theme. The following topics are covered: (1) evaluation; (2) promotion, publicity, and programs; (3) calendar; (4) decorating the library; (5) storytime…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Elementary Education, Library Associations, Library Role
