NEW YORK, April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In the
Scholastic Teacher & Principal School Report, educators
overwhelmingly agree (99%), reading books for fun supports
students' academic success. Today through Friday, September 3, kids can participate in the
Scholastic Summer Reading
program, a free, annual initiative to keep kids motivated to
read all summer long while expanding critical access to books. This
fun and digitally safe program hosts virtual author events,
provides complete, engaging e-books, and empowers kids to unlock a
donation of 100,000 print books from Scholastic and distributed in
rural America by Save the Children, a nonprofit organization that
has transformed the lives of more than 1 billion children since its
founding more than 100 years ago.
To learn more about the Scholastic Summer Reading program,
visit: www.scholastic.com/summer
"Summer is a critical time to recharge but also to prepare
children for the upcoming school year. Yet, we understand that
teachers, parents, and kids are exhausted from navigating this past
year. That is why summer reading, more than ever, needs to be fun
and motivational while supporting learning to keep kids coming back
to the page — whether in hand or digitally. The Scholastic Summer
Reading program brings stories that uplift directly to children and
generates excitement around reading through interaction with peers
and beloved authors," noted Greg
Worrell, President, Scholastic Education. "And we
thank our partner Save the Children for helping expand this
program's efforts to build home libraries for children in
communities nationwide."
"We are so grateful for our longtime partnership with
Scholastic, which has been committed to supporting Save the
Children's work to ensure children in rural America have access to
books," said Betsy Zorio,
Save the Children's Vice President of U.S. Programs.
"Together, this summer, through the Scholastic Summer Reading
program, we will continue to encourage meaningful learning moments
starting with book ownership for kids who may not otherwise have
access to high quality reading materials."
Kids can join the Scholastic Summer Reading program by creating
an account on Scholastic Home Base, a safe, 24/7
moderated digital destination, where they can:
- Read free e-books and enjoy author read-aloud videos.
Kids will have access to select e-books in their entirety, which
they can read all summer long. Titles include favorite series such
as Goosebumps and I Survived. In addition, kids can also enjoy a
variety of read-aloud videos including The Word Collector,
Train, and The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet.
- Attend virtual author events. Every Thursday from
May 6 to August 26 at 3 p.m. EST, bestselling and award-winning authors
including summer reading ambassadors Sayantani DasGupta (Kiranmala and the Kingdom
Beyond), Varian Johnson
(Twins, The Great Greene Heist), Ann M. Martin (The Baby-Sitters Club series),
and Kelly Yang (Front Desk)
will host virtual events. During each event, kids will be able to
interact with authors via a moderated chat function, ask questions,
learn behind-the-scenes information, and sometimes even write a
short piece with the authors.
- Help unlock a donation of 100,000 books. Every
consecutive day a child checks into the Summer Zone, they will
create a Reading Streak™, which will help to unlock a donation of
new, free print books from Scholastic. Save the Children will
distribute the 100,000 books to kids in communities throughout the
country with limited or no access to books.
- Earn reading milestones and rewards. Over the course of
the summer, kids will have the ability to earn trophies, virtual
items, and in-game tokens for their Reading Streak progress.
Throughout each achievement level, kids will collect new virtual
rewards and accessories for their digital avatar.
- Join a community of readers and create reading circles.
Kids can interact with old friends and make new companions along
the way. The Summer Zone in Home Base provides kids with a social
platform centered around reading, book-based games and activities,
dance parties, and more. New this summer, kids can join and name
their own "circles" to track group reading progress connected to
the overall book donation, start community conversations, and write
and share their own stories, comics, and art, all in their special
group Newsfeed.
- Share reading progress. At any point throughout the
summer, kids can download and print custom reports to share their
individual reading progress with their caregiver and/or
educator.
To further support summer learning, Scholastic offers newly
expanded and adapted resources and low-cost offerings including
"Grab-and-Go" book packs, special summer reading Book Club flyers,
and summer reading virtual Book Fairs. To learn more, visit:
www.scholastic.com/summer
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