The OCPS Summer Reading Initiative is designed to fight the “summer slide,” the incident that occurs when students who don’t read over the summer lose a percentage of the reading skills they developed during the previous school year. To combat the loss of these important skills and minimize the amount of re-teaching that must occur in August, Curriculum and Instruction coordinates the Summer Reading Initiative. The purpose of this initiative is to:
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Raise awareness of the summer loss epidemic
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Provide access to a variety of free resources to support literacy skills
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Share tips with parents on how to reinforce reading at home
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Motivate students to read
Students, parents, and educators are encouraged to visit their local library and/or the Orange County Library System website to obtain reading lists by grade level, search for books, apps, interactive literacy websites, e-books, parent resources, and literacy events around town.