Rising Pre-First summer learning
“The seeds of reading and school success are sown in the home,
long before the child ever arrives at school.”
–Jim Trelease, The Read-Aloud Handbook
Optional Summer Math Program:
To encourage continued growth in reading skills through the summer, the following list of titles has been compiled by the classroom teachers and media specialist to assist children and parents in the selection of books. It is not necessary to limit your choices to these titles, as there are many excellent books also available through your local library. We ask that students spend at least twenty minutes a day reading or being read to.
Want more ideas?
If you are interested in seeing other recommended book lists, a good place to start is the ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children) website.
Click here to download a Reading Rockets Parents’ Tip Sheet with ideas on how to help your child become a successful reader.
Take the Summer Literacy Challenge! Included here are ten ideas for parents that can make summer a time of learning, creative expression, and above all, fun!
Finally, Start with a Book is a fantastic website full of ideas about summer reading activities you can share with your kids. Each theme includes book ideas, activities, websites with interactive media, and much more.
Want more ideas?
If you are interested in seeing other recommended book lists, a good place to start is the ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children) website.
Click here to download a Reading Rockets Parents’ Tip Sheet with ideas on how to help your child become a successful reader.
Take the Summer Literacy Challenge! Included here are ten ideas for parents that can make summer a time of learning, creative expression, and above all, fun!
Finally, Start with a Book is a fantastic website full of ideas about summer reading activities you can share with your kids. Each theme includes book ideas, activities, websites with interactive media, and much more.
Pre-1st--recommended books and authors
Alphabet books, Rhyming and Predictable books and Cumulative Stories:
Ginsburg, Mirra, Good Morning Chick Zemach, Margot, The Teeny Tiny Woman Repetitive story patterns such as: Brown, Marcia, The Three Billy Goats Gruff Krauss, Ruth, The Carrot Seed Cumulative tales such as: Aardema, Verna, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples’ Ears Emberley, Ed, Drummer Hoff Hogrogian, Nonny, One Fine Day Wood, Audrey, The Napping House Predictable plots such as: Burningham, John, Mr. Gumpy’s Outing Rice, Eve, Sam Who Never Forgets Wildsmith, Brian, How Many? (Cat on the Mat series) Controlled vocabulary such as: Capucilli, Alyssa Satin, Biscuit series Dr. Seuss, any in Dr. Seuss series Lobel, Arnold, Frog and Toad series Maslin, Bobby Lynn, Bob Books series Scholastic's Hello Readers Level 1 series Random House's Step Into Reading series; Puffin Easy to Read series Willems Mo, Elephant and Piggie series |
Books by the following authors Allard, Harry Brett, Jan Brown, Marc Carle, Eric dePaola, Tomie Eastman, P.D. Henkes, Kevin Kasza, Keiko Kellogg, Steven Lionni, Leo Martin, Jr., Bill Numeroff, Laura Peet, Bill Sendak, Maurice Van Allsburg, Chris Viorst, Judith Willems, Mo Wood, Don and Audrey Beginning Chapter Books: Magic Tree House Holiday House Readers Nate the Great Amelia Bedelia Henry and Mudge Ready to Read Levels 1 and 2 Nonfiction: Books by Gail Gibbons See Me Grow series Eyewitness Readers, Level 1 and Beginning to Read Animals are Fun series |