Vol 1 Issue 7 July 12- July 16

Suncoast Summer Reading Challenge Newsletter

WHAT IS THE SUNCOAST SUMMER READING CHALLENGE? The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading 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!

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TBIC! Supports Summer Fun and Learning! "We are really looking forward to doing the activities with them this week since we no longer have daily commitments! Thanks for all you do! We are so thankful and blessed to have these books and activities for summer fun and learning." -TBIC! Parent

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Join Upcoming Family Engagement Nights By Clicking the Picture to Register! Upcoming Family Engagement Night with Van Wezel Teaching Artist Freda Williams July 13th at 6:30pm Register Now! #SummerLearningWeek National Summer Learning Week is a celebration dedicated to elevating the importance of keeping kids learning, safe, and healthy every summer, ensuring they return to school ready to succeed in the year. Share with us how you will celebrate National Summer Learning Week! SUMMER READING IN ACTION!

Check out the summer reading action from camps across the Suncoast region!

Top left: Campers with St. Joseph's Catholic Church celebrate Fourth of July! Middle left: A staff member and camper with Newtown Estates share the book Not Norman and a colorful piece of artwork.  Bottom left: These campers with Bayfront SKY Family YMCA enjoy group reading.

"Every person is the creation of himself, the image of his own thinking and believing. As individuals think and believe, so they are.” – Claude M. Bristol Top right: Boys and girls with Our Y, proudly show off their SSRC bracelets. Middle right: Boys and girls with DL Randall Foundation share their artwork using the book Fish is Fish.

Summer Reading Tip! Click the image below for a copy of the SCGLR Reading Log! "Thank you so much for all you do for our community!" -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