Summer Reading

[Marion Solovay <board1@SOHO.IOS.COM>]

Dear LM_Netters:

I have a different question than any that have been broached on this
subject.  We have had a successful mandatory K-12 summer reading program
for the past 5 years, with the elementary schools providing lists of
authors, our 7-8 school allowing any appropriate authors, and the high
school a more specific thematic list of books.  Each student must read a
minimum of two books. We have follow-up programs in September, including
some written work (not much), reading logs, and a special presentation by
either an author, illustrator, poet, story teller, etc.

Now there is a movement to make one of the two books a specific title that
all students at each grade level must read, with a more intense follow-up
in September.  Do any of you in public schools have any experience with
this?  Who provides the books?  Who pays for the books?  What happens to
the reluctant reader?  Our original purpose was to promote "pleasure"
reading in the summer?  What will happen to that concept?

Please respond to me.  If there are enough, I'll post a hit.

TIA

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Marion Solovay                          201-593-3195
Madison Junior School                   board1@soho.ios.com
Madison, NJ 07940

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Marion Solovay                          201-593-3195
Madison Junior School                   board1@soho.ios.com
Madison, NJ 07940