Vol 1 Issue 3 June 14- June 18
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!
"He has been wearing his necklace all day long. He is so excited about reading!"

TBIC! Parent of Parker
“Thank you for offering such a great program to entice young readers to reading more!"

TBIC! Parent of Edouard
Adrian (above) is reading the book Red Eyed Tree Frog, click his picture for a link to the TBIC! activity page!
Click the pictures for a direct link to the TBIC! Activity page for each book!
Isla (above) is smiling proudly after reading The Cow that Went Oink! Click her picture for a link to the TBIC! activity page for a fun craft!
Anna Belle and her sister enjoyed reading the book Caps for Sale. Check out their awesome hats! Click their picture for a link to the TBIC! activity page to design and make your own hat!
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!
What's Out There? A Book About Space Is a book about outer space! This camper from Toledo Blade Elementary in North Port, is excited to share what he learned about space! Click his picture for a link to the activity page for the book!
Want to learn more about space? Check out the What's Out There? A Book About Space TBIC! webisode by clicking the picture above.
"Discovery consists of seeing what everyone has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.”

– Albert Szent-Györgyi
 
Summer Reading Tip!
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.