1. A Book-Based Strategy for Transforming Summer
It is a strategy based on BOOKS.

3. The power of books. The power of children. The power of families.
Why does it matter that young readers have access to books in the summer?

4. Books on Break Our Response to Summer Learning Loss
Informed by the research of Drs. Richard Allington and Anne McGill-Franzen
Students select books to take home to read over the summer and keep forever
Began in 2 elementary schools in 2012 and expanded to all 30 elementary schools in 2017.
Began in 2012 at two elementary schools.
Every elementary school in Durham and Chapel Hill/Carrboro; along with others in surrounding counties
18,867 students
93,827 books
15,535 Durham Public School students
selected 68,287 books in 2017!

5. Books on Break 2017 A record-breaking year for Books on Break!
18,767 students
93,527 books
Students in all 30 elementary schools in Durham chose books to take home and keep forever
Students in all 11 elementary schools in Chapel Hill and Carrboro chose books to take home and keep forever

6. Let Students Choose Their Own Books
Why?
Increases the likelihood that they will engage more in reading (Worthy and McKool, 1996)
Increases the effort and commitment to reading (Guthrie and Wigfield, 2000)
STUDENTS CHOOSING THEIR OWN BOOKS is a core value of Books on Break. Why? Worthy and McKool (1996) found that allowing students to make choices about their reading material increased the likelihood that they would engage more in reading. In addition, Guthrie and Wigfield (2000) suggest that providing genuine student choices increases effort and commitment to reading.

7. Kids Like Books That Are
Kids Like Books That Are
Part of “Kid Culture”

8. Books on Break Toolkit: A Step By Step Guide
This is the first page of the toolkit! Mention here what the toolkit includes.

9. Our Partners Make This Possible
Durham Public Schools
Funding partners - Businesses
Civic groups
Volunteers
Parents

10. What About Parents?
“I am confident that Book Harvest has helped (my daughter) gear up for her reading classes. She's way past level I. Thank you so much! We love your program and mostly your books.” 
-- Books on Break Parent

11. Books on Break Parent Advisory Team
Other essential aspects of Books on Break: parent leadership, additional literacy supports such as summer texting, work with our partners at NCECF to create a communications toolkit, an invitation to children and families to come by our office anytime for more books. Final thoughts, wrap-up.
Summer Texting Program
Communications Toolkit

12. Check Out Our Books on Break Toolkit at:
Ready to Run Your Own Summer Book Giving Program?
Check Out Our Books on Break Toolkit at:

13. Be a Summer Learning Ambassador!
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