Continued Reading Growth over the summer References *Fitzgerald, Jill (1999) The Reading Teacher What is this thing called “balance”? vol 53, No.2 October 1999. *Ford, Michael (2005) Differentiation Through Flexible Grouping: Successfully Reaching All Readers, Learning Point Associates *McLaughlin, Maureen (2012) The Reading Teacher Reading Comprehension, What Every Teacher Should Know. Vol 65 Issue 7 pp.432-440 *Pardo, Laura S. (2004) International Reading Association What every teacher needs to know about comprehension. For more information contact Lisa Groff groffl20@uwosh.edu 920-257-8928   Continued Reading Growth over the summer The importance of Summer Reading The research is clear that children who don't read during the summer can lose up to three months of reading progress and that loss has a cumulative, long-term effect A guide to free summer reading programs in the community

Free Summer Activities Tuesdays with Mrs. G Pack a lunch and meet me at city park from 11-1. We can share what books we have been reading over the summer and if you would like bring your summer journal I handed out on the last day of school. It will be a great way to keep in touch with your classmates and me. Parents and sibling are encourage to join us. Appleton *Appleton Public Library summer reading program sign up in person or visit http://www.apl.org/kids/summer Menasha *Menasha public Libiary summer reading program sign up in person or visit http://www.menashalibrary.org/childrens Other resources *The Fox valley literacy program visit: http://www.fvlc.net/Who-We-Are.html Free Summer Activities Geocatching: the new form of scavenger hunting. *incorporate reading and writing into everyday activities *Start a Blog about your activities this summer. *Plant a garden *Keep a daily journal