Summer Reading Catalog 2023
Mrs. Hoban LOVES to read!
Summer Reading
Dear Wilbur Families,
The following pages are recommended reading lists for grades K-5. The important thing is that your child continues to read over the summer. Do not limit your child to these selections, but encourage him or her to make independent choices. Remember that lifelong readers develop a love of reading at an early age, so please encourage reading!
Have a great summer, and as always, Happy Reading!
XOXO, Mrs. Hoban
What Families Can Do:
• Stress the importance of summer reading with your child.
• Make reading exciting; don’t think of it as a chore.
• Create a no TV or electronic game time during part of each day.
• Join a summer reading program at your local library.
• Let your child choose his/her own books.
• Keep a supply of reading materials around the house.
• Go to the library regularly.
• Ask your child questions about the books s/he is reading.
• Read a book to your child.
• Listen to your child read to you.
• Pick a favorite author or series and read all the books.
• Listen to books on tape when traveling.
•Model Reading.
Did you know...reading doesn’t have to involve an actual book or device in hand? Chances are, there are reading materials all around you. Whether you’re inside, or out and about, you can use every opportunity to point them out. Here are some ideas...
Signs and logos -Use name brands to your advantage. Oftentimes, children recognize and know what they say (think, for example, McDonald’s, Target). Bring attention to the words and make connections to other words with similar letter patterns they might know.
Street signs, billboards
Labels and signs in stores (grocery store, etc.) -*this could also offer math practice opportunities
Food packaging or other packaging and boxes around the home
Magazines, sale circulars, even some of that unwanted junk mail
Instruction manuals (think all those computer, video, and board games)
Games and puzzles (also promotes problem-solving)
T.V. - try turning on the captions, even with the sound on. Also, consider PBS or other programs that are both entertaining and educational.
Recipes and menus (even at the drive-thru, point out the menu options)
Have share-time and talk about events throughout the day, no matter how big or small. Use some of these times for writing and drawing opportunities. No rules, just writing and drawing however the child desires. After they write, have them read it aloud to someone. Or, you can write and then read it together. If they draw, ask them afterward to tell you about their drawing.
Research shows:
• Students who read over the summer do better in school in the fall.
• Students who do not read over the summer demonstrate academic loss in fall.
• 8 out of 10 studies indicate students who read for fun outperformed those who did not.
• Students read more when they can choose their own books.
• Reading 5 books over the summer can prevent academic loss.
• Summer reading loss is cumulative. By the end of 6th grade, children who do not read over the summer are two years behind other children.