Vol 1 Issue 8 July 19- July 23

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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Which TBIC! Book Will You Read Today? "We are grateful to be part of THIS BOOK IS COOL! The activities are great and every day my kids ask me: “Mom, what book are we reading today?" -TBIC! Parent

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Join Upcoming Family Engagement Nights By Clicking the Picture to Register! #SummerLearningWeek Check out the fun from National Summer Learning Week! "Tuesday, July 13th fourteen families from our four counties came together to celebrate National Summer Learning Week. The night was magical. The ballroom was filled with love. Love of family, books and food. The youngest reader was 10 months old! With tables filled with crayons and blank sheets of white paper we created art. The joy of sharing and working together made the evening an experience we'll always remember."   -Kelli Karen Smith SUMMER READING IN ACTION!

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

Top: Boys and girls with EduCare Learning Center celebrate Fourth of July. Middle:Campers with Franz Ross SKY Family YMCA enjoy a too cool for school activity! Bottom: Campers with Faith Preparatory listen to a fun read aloud story.

“The insight to see possible new paths, the courage to try them, the judgment to measure results—these are the qualities of a leader.” – Mary Parker Follett Top: Boys and girls with R.L. Taylor Community Center are ready to play tennis! Bottom: The boys and girls with BBBS Suncoast Charlotte County enjoyed a visit from a special guest!

Summer Reading Tip! "The excitement continues as we go deeper into the world of reading." -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