As the school year comes to an end there are many opportunities to encourage your child to read over the summer. Some ideas include: set a summer reading goal, encourage children to read at the same time every day, design a special reading area, create a list of books that your child is interested in reading, collect books to build your child’s own library, have your child lead a read aloud for family members, start a family book club, or participate in Baldwin Public Library’s virtual summer reading program.
I encourage kids to connect with classmates to discuss books and provide recommendations to each other. Here are some ideas for connecting: add a book recommendation to the Quarton Library Flipgrid, identify a book buddy from your grade/reading level & book swap, or create small book clubs among friends.
Alternative suggestions to obtain books include: book swap with friends, book club membership such as Literati, purchase from online vendors, read eBooks, or listen to audio books and podcasts.
One of the suggestions to support summer reading is to create a book list of interesting reads with your child. In order for kids to read on a daily basis it may be helpful to obtain as many books as possible from their list at the start of the summer. Encourage kids to talk with friends to compare book lists. If they have common book interests, schedule a book swap mid summer. Here are some resources (links are below) that may help kids choose books for their summer reading adventure. Parents may use Common Sense Media or GoodReads to review book content.