Today's the day! Pre-registration for the 2016 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge has officially begun!
If you're new to the program, here's a quick overview:
- The Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge is a free online reading program dedicated to encouraging kids to read every day this summer. Studies show that when kids don’t read over the summer, they lose core reading skills and fall behind when they go back to school. This year’s program focuses on the helping kids achieve the “Summer Leap” — the learning or reading skills gained during the summer months that help students prepare to tackle the upcoming school year.
- The theme for 2016 is “Be a Reading Superhero” and it’s all about believing in kids and encouraging them to be the best independent readers they can be. To help motivate kids to keep reading throughout the 18 weeks of the summer (May 9 – September 9), we are inviting 18 Scholastic authors to create their own personalized “How I Became a Reading Superhero" story to inspire kids to keep reading. Each week, kids can unlock a new story and discover fun facts about some of their favorite authors, enter sweepstakes, and win virtual prizes to reward them for their reading.
- If you want to get your students really excited about summer reading, show them this video created by Captain Underpants author and this year's "Superhero of Summer Reading," Dav Pilkey!
Here are three important things you need to know to get started.
1. REGISTER. Simply go to scholastic.com/summer to get started. It's free and super easy! From there, you'll be able to access your educator dashboard, where you can add classes and track students' reading progress throughout the summer. If you need help, check out this handy how-to guide.
2. DISCOVER FREE RESOURCES. We have so many free downloadable resources for you and you students, and they all support this year's theme: Be a Reading Superhero! Don't miss our new summer book list (English and Spanish), the Reading Pledge and Reading Log, and so much more.
3. ENTER THE CONTEST! Want to win books for your school? Enter the Dav Pilkey Be a Reading Superhero Contest! Dav Pilkey is generously awarding more than 50 schools books for their students to take home this summer. Just fill out this form and tell us how you're motivating your students to read during the summer for a chance to win! Deadline is April 11, 2016.
Remember, the program officially begins for kids on May 9, 2016! At that time, kdis can start to log their minutes, earn virtual rewards, and unlock exclusive author content!
