Summer is the perfect time for children to relax, read, and get swept away to places near and far. Together, we can combat the summer reading slide and keep our nation’s children reading and thriving. RIF offers a variety of resources and activities to engage young readers all summer long.
Educators, we encourage you to share this page and resources with your students’ parents (see parent take-home letter below). Parents/caregivers, please take a look at the many ways we can help you keep your child motivated and engaged in reading during the summer months.
RIF has curated a list of great summer reads with activities for weekly summer fun.
Take a look at this summer reading list from our friends at Lee & Low, an independent children's book publisher focusing on diversity, featuring specially-curated diverse titles.
Reading is more fun when you share it with a friend or two. Help your child start a summer book club.
Looking for fun ways to encourage your child to read each day? Our monthly literacy calendars offer daily Book Bites with thematic activities, suggested titles, and fun holidays to encourage creativity and fun around daily reading. Check out August’s calendar to access reading resources online or download a calendar of daily fun today!
Reading a book aloud, taking turns reading, acting out the story, and discussing a book are all critical elements to building children’s reading skills. Reading together with a parent or caregiver starts children on a path to obtain the necessary skills to become a proficient, engaged and lifelong reader. Here are some tips to make the most of your read-aloud time.
Integrate simple reading tips and activities into your everyday routines. The more you emphasize and incorporate reading into your everyday life, the more your child will learn and grow.
Get a 30 day free trial to RIF’s digital library of almost 1,000 eBooks and hundreds of real-world video field trips hosted by LeVar Burton. With optional read-to-me narration, book animations, and book related activities, Skybrary offers an exciting source of books to keep children reading all summer long.
RIF is a proud partner in 10-year-old Orion Jeans’ Race to Kindness. This summer, Orion is racing to 500,000 books raised to support children across the country to keep them reading! Learn more about his work and how to get involved here: www.racetokindness.com. You may be inspired to be a literacy leader in your own community this summer and encourage children’s summer reading.
To celebrate reading throughout the summer, share the importance of reading and our Soar into Summer Reading resources. Use hashtag #ReadWithRIF throughout the summer when posting online to share the books you’re reading, your book stack, your students’ or children’s reading or your literacy-minded service activities.
Join RIF in creating an online reading movement!
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