Vol 1 Issue 1 May 31-June 4
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!
THIS BOOK IS COOL! Family Blast Off 
As part of the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading’s THIS BOOK IS COOL! Family Blast Off event, Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker Linda Larsen shared her thoughts about your role as an influencer in the life of your child.  

"Stay Positive, Work Smart, Make it Happen!"
-Linda Larsen
Upcoming Parent Engagement Nights Click the picture to register!
SSRC Blast Off!
Summer camp providers were invited to a virtual event featuring Linda Larsen! Missed the Blast Off or want to listen to Linda again? Click here to view Linda Larsen - The influencer that is YOU!
"We received our books today and I want to let you know that we are BEYOND impressed! The first set of books for K and 3rd are AMAZING titles and the new bound activity book is perfect! I had such a hard time keeping track of the sheets as my daughter went though the books last year. I am super pumped and so are both my readers! Thank you all so much for the time and effort everyone has put into this program. It really shows!"

TBIC! Parent



Camp Providers Are Ready For This Summer's Reading Challenge!
Summer Reading Tip!
Share Your SSRC 2021 Highlights!
We want to highlight your camp 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.