Many parents and teachers want students to participate in summer school activities because they want students to either gain a reading level or make sure they stay at their same reading level. Reading is such an important part of every subject, so it is important to provide summer school reading practice. Again, use motivators to get students to read as much as possible.
Ask students what they would like to earn with a summer school reading program. Some ideas are a special field trip the last week of summer school, buddy reading time, reading for an ice cream or pizza party, reading to students in a younger grade or to nursing home residents, or reading outside at a park or on the playground.
Once you and your summer school students decide on the "reading reward," then you will need to set how many books or pages your students will need to read to reach this goal. Make the goal realistic but challenging. Decide if students should read at home to meet the goal (this is recommended) or if they can only read during summer school hours. Create a summer school reading bulletin board, so you can keep track of how much each of your students reads and how close they are to their goal.
Fun is a motivation for kids. so make reaching your summer school reading goal exciting and enjoyable!
