85%OF FAMILIES
AGREE
85%OF FAMILIES
AGREE
94%OF FAMILIES
AGREE
Family Literacy Nights helped them support their children’s reading
Books their children received contributed to them reading more over the summer
Family Literacy Nights were a good way to connect families and schools
1,700+K–6 STUDENTS
5SCHOOLS
10 BOOKSself-selected by students
5LITERACY NIGHTS
SUMMER BOOK SCHOOLS
RECEIVED RESOURCES FOR THE SUMMER
CONTROL SCHOOLS
RECEIVED RESOURCES AFTER THE SUMMER
More Summer Book students read over the summer
% OF STUDENTS WHO SAID THEY DID NOT READ OVER THE SUMMER
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Summer Book families overwhelmingly found Summer Reading Spotlight helpful
SUPPORTING SUMMER LITERACY BENEFITS STUDENTS & FAMILIES
Fewer Summer Book students experienced summer reading loss
6%SUMMER BOOK
SCHOOLS
14%CONTROL SCHOOLSVS.
In 2017, Scholastic collaborated with Stoughton Public Schools in Massachusetts to implementSummer Reading Spotlight: Stoughton 2017 to determine the impact of building students’ home libraries and engaging families in summer reading activities.
3rd graders displayed the most confidenceBASED ON TIERS FROM AIMSWEBPLUS ORAL READING FLUENCY SCORES
ADVANCED READERS STRIVING READERS
43%CONTROLSCHOOLS
21%SUMMER BOOK
SCHOOLS 30%CONTROLSCHOOLS
34%SUMMER BOOK
SCHOOLS
87%AGREE
90%AGREE
Reading was important
over the summer
They are better readers because they read over the summer
SUMMER BOOK STUDENTS IN 3RD GRADE