WHAT IS THE SUNCOAST SUMMER READING CHALLENGE?

The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is a community-wide effort serving Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties focusing on School Readiness, Attendance, Summer Learning, Family Engagement and Health Determinants. Research shows that children who do not read during the summer can lose up to three months of reading progress. In response, the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading sponsors the Suncoast Summer Reading Challenge to encourage each participating student to read! The Suncoast Summer Reading Challenge is implemented by SCGLR and promoted through local summer camps and businesses to encourage children to read, reducing the "summer slide". In addition, THIS BOOK IS COOL! is a series of 100 webisodes to encourage a love of reading.This summer more than 3,000 children from across the Suncoast region will receive free books thanks to the generosity of The Patterson Foundation!

“I just want to say thank you.  We appreciate the books. Every time I go to the store my daughter wants a book and they can be costly. So we are thankful for the books we get from THIS BOOK IS COOL.”

"My son is loving all the books! We read 11 books week 1 and 12 books week 2! He also has 30 minutes of reading at summer camp where they either read themselves the best they can or get read to! Our 3 year old is also enjoying the books!! Thank you!"

Hailey's book review: Not Norman #kidsoftiktok #bookreview #notnorman #summerreading #thisbookiscool 

#kindergarden #lovetoread #floridalife #fyp

See the TBIC! webisode for Not Norman

Click the picture above to access all the THIS BOOK IS COOL! Webisodes!

A special message from U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel A. Cardona

Scenes from the July 12th family engagement night held at Catholic Charities Casa San Juan Bosco and hosted by CreArte Latino Cultural Center!

Tuesday, July 26th 6:30-7:30pm

Spoken-word Poet, Cedric Hameed

Tuesday, August 2nd 6:30-7:30pm Wholehearted Education - Jessica DiLorenzo

Make time for reading!

Regardless of how motivated your child is they may not read if there isn't any time to do so. Carve time out of the busy day and dedicate it to reading both together and independently.  

Reading is one of the most important skills a child can master.

Keep books readily available at home, in the car, wherever your day takes you!

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