Vol 1 Issue 4 June 21- June 25

Suncoast Summer Reading Challenge Newsletter

WHAT IS THE SUNCOAST SUMMER READING CHALLENGE? The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is 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 2,500 children from across the Suncoast region qualified to receive free books thanks to the generosity of The Patterson Foundation!

THIS BOOK IS COOL! THIS BOOK IS COOL! is a series of 100 webisodes to encourage a love of reading. Each 10–15-minute webisode features a selected book, a special guest, new vocabulary words, and a suggested activity that goes with the book.  Click the pictures to access THIS BOOK IS COOL! webisodes!

TBIC! Summer Reading Boys and girls across the Suncoast region are having fun and reading! The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading encourages reading with the webcast series, THIS BOOK IS COOL!

‌ Joseph just read the book Narwhal Unicorn, his narwhal looks awesome! Click here for a link to the TBIC! activity page. Niavy and Janeli proudly display their art after reading the book The Art Lesson. Click the picture for an link to the activity page.

The Learning and Fun Continues with TBIC! "I'm so pleased my child gets to participate in this reading program. The books are beautiful and he's looking forward to reading with me." -TBIC! Parent

‌ Cadence is smiling happily after reading the book Caps for Sale. Click here for a link to the TBIC! activity page. Have you read the book Not Norman yet? Check out the awesome activity by clicking the picture above!

Join Upcoming Family Engagement Nights By Clicking the Picture to Register Now! SUMMER READING IN ACTION!

Campers from across the Suncoast region are excited for the Suncoast Summer Reading Challenge and TBIC!

Whoever You Are is about children from all over the world and a celebration of what makes us unique and the things that make us all the same! These campers from Just For Girls-East are engaging in shared reading! Click their picture for a link to the TBIC! activity for the book. ‌ Click the book for a link to the TBIC! webisode for Whoever You Are!

‌ “We’ve got to work to save our children and do it with full respect for the fact that if we do not, no one else is going to do it.” – Dorothy Height   Just For Girls-East incorporate science with reading. These "scientists" are experimenting with colorful celery to learn how water spreads through a plant!

Volunteers with Anna Maria Oyster Bars’ Dive into Reading program, engage with campers by reading and sharing a meal! The Anna Maria Oyster Bars' Dive into Reading program aims to improve children’s reading levels by combating “Summer Slide.”

Boys and girls with Sunshine Academy are engaged in reading. Campers at the Boys and Girls Club of Port Charlotte enjoy independent reading time with TBIC! books. Bottom left: A camper from Rocket Phonics Foundation summer program engages in shared reading.

Campers with John H. Marble Park summer camp are connecting thru reading and learning! Bottom right: Boys and girls with Charlotte Harbor summer camp are enjoying the book Corduroy being read aloud.

Summer Reading Tip! "We have read one book every day for each child. This program is amazing and we are so thankful for the books and activities and all the fun things that go along with this. We are so appreciative for the supplies and learning tools." -TBIC! Parent LOVED the books we received. So awesome! -TBIC! Parent

Reading Is Fun Just Ask These Super Readers!

Share Your SSRC 2021 Highlights! We want to highlight your camp or family during the 2021 Suncoast Summer Reading Program. Share with us how your campers and families are connecting, learning, sharing, evolving and strengthening through the Suncoast Summer Reading Challenge! Tweet about each of your summer reading activities and successes using #SummerReading #SummerSlide #THISBOOKISCOOL! @SuncoastCGLR@readingby3rd @ThePattersonFoundation @summerlearning