1. We are a community of readers
We are a community of readers! So: Tell your neighbor about a book that you would recommend to others as “thought-provoking” or “important.”

2. PTA Meeting MAY 31, 2017 Sara Ewbank Chloe Patterson
Summer Brain Gain
PTA Meeting
MAY 31, 2017
Sara Ewbank
Chloe Patterson

3. Summer Learning Loss
Research compiled by H. Cooper et.al. indicates:
Learning sticks when it is continuous; long breaks leave kids out of shape
While some students manage moderate gains in reading over summer, others slide back, creating exaggerated gaps in the fall cohort
Particularly true for students who struggle
Increasingly true with age

4. “2/3 of the 9th grade academic achievement gap between low SES and middle SES students … can be explained by what happens over the summer during the elementary years.”

5. Summer Learning Loss
Research published in 2008 indicates that access to books and time spent independent reading are helpful.
HOWEVER,
real growth comes from thoughtful engagement and discourse with others.
reading + processing with others =
creating knowledge and understanding

6. Together, we Act as a net

7. Striking a Summer Balance
Plan for some reading every day: make it a part of the routine
Be consistent across the summer weeks
Look for activities that involve learning new skills and practicing learned skills
Articulate and exaggerate the learning that accompanies daily activity; take advantage of the lessons the summer environment provides

8. Recommended Summer Reading
Brent Resources
Recommended Summer Reading

10. by Grade

11. DC Library Summer Reading Program
Incentives:
Free books, chipotle coupons,
Pair of Nationals tickets
Drawing entry for a Kindle Fire

12. Some Online Resources Storyline Online www.storylineonline.net
Oxford Owl
Scholastic.com
Summer Reading Club
Book Wizard
Bedtime Math

13. Other Ideas?
How does your family make summer reading work? What do you do (or plan to do) to engage with your kids over books? Are there ways that you could serve as a support to others in Brent’s community of readers?

14. More Information National Summer Learning Association
National Educational Commission on Time and Learning
www2.ed.gov/pubs/PrisonersOfTime

15. Previous LOG Participation
Year
Total Responses
Participants
Letters Written
2013
602 95 82
2014
680 88
134
2015
761 97
181
2016
681 90
154

16. 2017 Goals >100 participants
60% participation from our “hard to reach” group