Summer reading refreshed!
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Find recorded webinar archive, chat transcripts, and handouts from the webinar at http://cslinsession.cvlsites.org/past/summer-reading-refreshed/. This presentation was given as part of the CSL in Session series from the Colorado State Library in December 2014. Get creative ideas from colleagues around the country on how to step outside of the traditional summer reading program box!
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Summer reading refreshed!
- 1. SUMMER READING REFRESHED! Beth Crist Colorado State Library Lisa Gonzalez Santa Barbara Public Library
- 2. Foreign book cover fun! These 3 foreign book covers are all from the same children’s book series. What’s the series? Type your guess in the chat box!
- 6. Why change?
- 7. Summer reading trends • Outreach & partnering • Family engagement • Outcomes-based programs • Early literacy component
- 8. Denver Public Library’s Read with Me! Program
- 9. More trends: Summer learning • Community-wide programs • Volunteer & service learning projects • STEAM & maker programming
- 10. Summer learning in action • 21st Century skills • Experiential & self-directed learning
- 11. Montrose Regional Library District’s Badge Quest Program
- 13. More trends Incentives: • Intrinsic motivation • Books only • Social event • Donating to cause • Intangible • None!
- 14. These book covers are for the same YA title, published in different countries. What’s the book?
- 15. Juntos Leemos Project City of Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Public Library System Why incorporate a sibling reading element in your summer reading program?
- 16. Our Pilot Year: the Siblings Project March 2013-Feb 2014 City of Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Public Library System
- 17. Small Change, Big Results City of Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Public Library System City of Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Public Library System
- 18. More Publicity = More Participation City of Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Public Library SystemCity of Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Public Library System
- 19. Summer Campers: Bring them to the Library! City of Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Public Library System
- 20. Lesson Learned: SRP Incentives that promote sibling or buddy reading change children’s reading habits. City of Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Public Library System
- 21. Changes: Go BIGor go small
- 22. Evaluation How do you evaluate program changes for effectiveness, engagement, and interest?
- 23. 2 more foreign book covers!
- 24. Want to learn more? Bibliography with lots of great out-of-the-box summer reading examples: http://cslinsession.cvlsites.org/
- 26. Thank you for attending and participating! Please fill out a survey about your experience with us today! https://www.research.net/s/csl-in-session-summer
Editor's Notes
- The idea that in some non-English speaking families, the parent will never “catch up” to the children to provide the early literacy support that the younger ones need. Older child has in many cases already become the family translator, why not recognize and support them in that inevitable role? Our staff were already informally encouraging reading together, as yours probably does, but what would happen if we encouraged reading together in a formal way?
- We spent a year Investigating the value of sibling reading to boost reading skills and motivation for both preschool and elementary aged children and experimented with altering our SRP to incentivize sibling reading. It become “read together” because we encourage EVERYONE to practice storytelling, whether or not they had a sibling
- We added a Read Together sticker to the SRP log. Children who read 5 books aloud with someone received a ticket to an ice cream party at the library. We trained volunteers to promote social reading* and be available to read with children. From Summer Reading Program outcomes survey (111 child participants surveyed) 89% of those children who have a younger sibling report that they read at least one book with their sibling; of those, 56% reported reading over 5 books with a sibling. Surveys conducted at the Ice Cream Party show that 63% of parents observed their children reading more frequently with a sibling or friend because of the “Read Together” component of the Summer Reading Program.
- Our SRP participation has risen by 57% for two consecutive years. Why? Were getting more savvy with our publicity and outreach tactics! Spanish radio School visits and flyer with events Bus ads Free publicity (CSLP PSA ran 550 times for free on our local ABC and NBC stations just because we asked)-City TV slides-radio psa’s
- We partnered with local summer camps that serve low-income families. Over 300 campers visited the library for library tours and buddy reading programs. We modeled storytelling skills and encouraged them to practice at home with siblings. Working with summer camps is an effective way to promote social reading and library use. 2/3 of Summer Campers reported that they would “definitely” try reading with a sibling or friend at home after their library visit.
- What’s more: our findings suggest that older siblings show increases in reading motivation , frequency of recreational reading, and positive attitude toward reading, ESPECIALLY for reluctant readers.