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Name:__________________________________<br />
2011<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>Reading</strong><br />
Program<br />
Grades 1-8<br />
<strong>Savannah</strong>-<strong>Chatham</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> School System<br />
Office of Curriculum and Instruction<br />
208 Bull Street, Room 208<br />
<strong>Savannah</strong>, GA 31401<br />
Phone: 912.395.5544 Fax: 912.201.4166
Elementary & Middle School Assignments<br />
All students will read 6 books. Which books should my child<br />
read?<br />
Students entering First and Second Grades this fall should read 6<br />
books which are on the Suggested <strong>Reading</strong> List or other books<br />
designated for Beginning Readers.<br />
Students entering Third Grade this fall should read books which fall<br />
within their Lexile range. The Lexile range is a score found on the<br />
Scholastic <strong>Reading</strong> Inventory report which was sent home with this<br />
year’s second grade students. At least one book should be nonfiction.<br />
Students entering Fourth through Eighth Grades this fall should<br />
choose 6 books which fall within their Lexile Range as reported on<br />
this year’s CRCT report which was sent home to parents. At least one<br />
book should be nonfiction.<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>Reading</strong> for kindergarten students is recommended, but not<br />
required. No grades will be given to kindergarten students.<br />
Assignment:<br />
All students will keep a Reader’s Log of time spent reading 6 books<br />
and have the log signed by a parent. The reading log will count as<br />
two homework grades. A blank Reader’s Log is attached.<br />
Sample <strong>Reading</strong> Log<br />
Date Title of Book Pages Read Time Spent<br />
<strong>Reading</strong><br />
6-30-11 Swimmy Pgs. 8-12 10 minutes<br />
7-4-11 Miss Nelson Is Back Pgs. 1-10 55 minutes<br />
7-10-11 Miss Nelson Is Back Pgs. 11-20 45 minutes
What is a Lexile?<br />
A standard score that matches a student’s reading ability with<br />
difficulty of text materials<br />
Lexiles can range between approximately 200 and 2000.<br />
A Lexile can be interpreted as the level of book that a<br />
student can read with 75% comprehension.<br />
Which book should my child read?<br />
The target is a Lexile score range from 100L below to 50L above.<br />
For example, if my second grader reads at 330L, he should pick a<br />
book with a Lexile range of 230L-380L.<br />
*Lexile is a registered trademark of Metametrics, Inc.<br />
Where can I find this score?<br />
On the Scholastic <strong>Reading</strong> Inventory (which was received from their<br />
2nd grade teacher) for students entering third grade in the fall.<br />
On the CRCT for students entering Grades 4-8. See example below.<br />
More information on Lexiles can be found on the Metametrics Webpage:<br />
www.Lexiles.com or<br />
on the “Find-A-Book, Georgia” page of<br />
the Georgia Department of Education: http:\\georgia.lexile.com
SCCPSS Suggested <strong>Reading</strong> List<br />
for First Grade<br />
This is a list of possible titles for our students to read.<br />
They do not have to choose a book from this list.<br />
Entering First Grade<br />
Author Title Lexile<br />
Berenstain, Stan Ready, Set, Go! 150L<br />
Berenstain, Stan The Bear’s Vacation 160L<br />
Bridwell, Norman Clifford's ABC ~<br />
Bridwell, Norman Clifford, the Big Red Dog 220L<br />
Brimner, Larry How Many Ants? 200L<br />
Carle, Eric The Very Busy Spider 130L<br />
De Regniers, Beatrice May I Bring a Friend? ~<br />
Dr. Seuss Hop on Pop ~<br />
Hillert, Margaret The Cow That Got Her Wish ~<br />
Hillert, Margaret Help for Dear Dragon ~<br />
Hillert, Margaret Pinocchio ~<br />
Krauss, Ruth The Carrot Seed 230L<br />
Marshall, James Fox on Wheels ~<br />
Martin, Bill Brown Bear, Brown Bear ~<br />
Mayer, Mercer Just Me and My Dad ~<br />
Mayer, Mercer Just Me and My Mom ~<br />
Parks, Barbara Junie B., First Grader 250L<br />
Parish, Peggy Amelia Bedelia 140L<br />
Rustad, Martha Animals in the Fall* 220L<br />
Shaw, Nancy Sheep in a Jeep 130L<br />
Wise-Brown, Margaret The Runaway Bunny ~<br />
*Denotes a nonfiction book<br />
~ Lexile not available<br />
Lexile scores are often not available for poetry, plays, and picture books.<br />
***You meet the best friends in books! Parents, make some new friends<br />
this summer by reading with your child.***
SCCPSS Suggested <strong>Reading</strong> List<br />
for Second Grade<br />
This is a list of possible titles for our students to read.<br />
They do not have to choose a book from this list.<br />
Entering Second Grade<br />
Author Title Lexile<br />
Barracca, Debra The Adventures of Taxi Dog ~<br />
Brown, Marc Arthur and the School Pet 270L<br />
Falconer, Ian Olivia 270L<br />
Coles, Robert The Story of Ruby Bridges* ~<br />
Greenfield, Eloise For the Love of the Game ~<br />
Lobel, Arnold Mouse Soup 240L<br />
Bourgeois, Paulette Franklin Helps Out 280L<br />
Rey, Margret Curious George Plays Baseball 280L<br />
Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad Together 330L<br />
Marshall, James Miss Nelson Is Missing 340L<br />
Marshall, James Miss Nelson Is Back! 320L<br />
Osborne, Mary Pope Afternoon on the Amazon 290L<br />
Palmer, Joy Oceans* ~<br />
Parish, Herman Bravo Amelia Bedelia 220L<br />
Parish, Peggy Play Ball Amelia Bedelia 220L<br />
Park, Barbara Junie B. First Grader: Toothless 280L<br />
Rockwell, Anne Our Stars* ~<br />
Scieszka, Jon Squids Will Be Squids ~<br />
Sharmat, Marjorie Nate the Great & the Sticky Case 350L<br />
Thaler, Mike Principal from the Black Lagoon 330L<br />
Waber, Bernar Ira Sleeps Over 310L<br />
*Denotes a nonfiction book<br />
~ Lexile not available<br />
Lexile scores are often not available for poetry, plays, and picture books.<br />
***You meet the best friends in books! Parents, make some new friends<br />
this summer by reading with your child.***
Great Reads!<br />
This is a list of possible titles for our students to read. They do not have to<br />
choose a book from this list, just books within their Lexile range.<br />
Lexile<br />
Level<br />
Title of Book<br />
Author<br />
400 Frog and Toad Are Friends Lobel, Arnold<br />
410 Sam the Minuteman Benchley, Nathaniel<br />
440 Small Pig Lobel, Arnold<br />
450 Arthur’s Tooth Brown, Marc<br />
480 Moongame Asch, Frank<br />
470 A Bargain for Frances Hoban, Russell<br />
480<br />
If Anything Ever Goes Wrong<br />
at the Zoo<br />
Hendrick, Mary Jean<br />
490 Harold and the Purple Crayon Johnson, Crockett<br />
490 The Boxcar Children Warner, Gertrude<br />
500 Magic School Bus Inside the<br />
Earth<br />
Cole, Joanna<br />
500 The Big, Green Pocketnbook Ransom, Candice<br />
510 King Arthur Brown, Marc<br />
510<br />
The Scrambled States of<br />
America<br />
Keller, Laurie<br />
520 Sixth Grade Secrets Sachar, Louis
Lexile<br />
Level<br />
Title of Book<br />
Author<br />
520 The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg<br />
530 The Giving Tree Silverstein, Shel<br />
550 Baseball Saved Us Mouchizuki, Ken<br />
560 Sarah Plain and Tall MacLachlan, Patricia<br />
560 Math Curse Scieszka, Jon<br />
570 The Whipping Boy Fleischman, Sid and<br />
Sis, Peter<br />
570<br />
The True Story of the Three<br />
Little Pigs<br />
Scieszka, Jon<br />
580 Fever 1793 Anderson, Laurie<br />
580 Wolf by the Ears Rinaldi, Ann<br />
600 Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade DeClements, Barthe<br />
630 Homecoming Voigt, Cynthia<br />
640<br />
Zora Hurston and the<br />
Chinaberry Tree*<br />
Miller, William<br />
660 Holes Sachar, Louis<br />
670 Ella Enchanted Levine, Gail Carson<br />
680 Chocolate Fever Smith, Robert Kimmel<br />
680 Amazing Grace Hoffman, Mary<br />
* Denotes nonfiction book
Lexile<br />
Level<br />
Title of Book<br />
Author<br />
700 The Hundred Penny Box Mathis, Sharon Bell<br />
700 Where the Red Fern Grows Rawls, Wilson<br />
720<br />
How to Disappear Completely<br />
and Never Be Found<br />
Nikerson, Sara<br />
720 Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters Steptoe, John<br />
730<br />
In the Year of the Boar and<br />
Jackie Robnson<br />
Lord, Bette Bao<br />
740 A Wrinkle in Time L’Engle, Madeline<br />
740<br />
The True Confessions of Charlotte<br />
Doyle<br />
Avi<br />
750 Slam Myers, Slam<br />
750 A Long Way from Chicago Peck, Richard<br />
770 Tuck Everlasting Babbitt, Natalie<br />
780 The Indian in the Cupboard Banks, Lynne Reid<br />
790 Little Women Alcott, Louisa<br />
790 One Day in the Woods George, Jean Craighead<br />
800<br />
800<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> of My German<br />
Soldier<br />
Seaman: The Dog Who<br />
Explored the West . . . *<br />
Greene, Bette<br />
Karwoski, Gail<br />
810 Silent to the Bone Konigsburg, E.L.<br />
* Denotes nonfiction book
Lexile<br />
Level<br />
Title of Book<br />
Author<br />
810 My Side of the Mountain George, Jean Craighead<br />
810 Bridge to Terabithia Patterson, Katherine<br />
820 Copper Sun Draper, Sharon<br />
820 Angel on the Square Whelan, Gloria<br />
820 Maniac Magee Spinell, Jerry<br />
820 I, Robot Asimov, Isaac<br />
830<br />
And Then What Happened,<br />
Paul Revere? *<br />
Fritz, Jean<br />
830 Call It Courage Sperry, Armstrong<br />
830 Frindle Clements, Andrew<br />
850<br />
William Shakespeare and the<br />
Globe *<br />
Aliki<br />
850 Let the Circle Be Unbroken Taylor, Mildred<br />
860 The Cay Taylor, Theodore<br />
880<br />
Harry Potter and the<br />
Sorcerer’s Apprentice<br />
Rowling, J.K.<br />
890 Blueberries for Sal McCloskey, Robert<br />
900 Absolutely Normal Chaos Creech, Sharon<br />
920 Where the Lilies Bloom Cleaver, Vera<br />
* Denotes nonfiction book
Lexile<br />
Level<br />
920<br />
Title of Book<br />
The Princess Diaries<br />
(Any of the Series)<br />
Cabot, Meg<br />
Author<br />
920 The Dark Is Rising Cooper, Susan<br />
930 Cold Sassy Tree Burns, Olive Ann<br />
940<br />
The Lion, the Witch, and the<br />
Wardrobe<br />
Lewis, C.S.<br />
950 Bud, Not Buddy Curtis, Christopher Paul<br />
970 Bad Boy: A Memoir Myers, Walter Dean<br />
970 Shabanu, Daughter of the<br />
Wind<br />
Fried Green Tomatoes at the<br />
1000 Whistle Stop Cafe<br />
Staples, Suzanne<br />
Flagg, Fannie<br />
1000 Island of the Blue Dolphins O’Dell, Scott<br />
1060 Tsunami* Karwoski, Gail<br />
1090 The Story of My Life* Keller, Helen<br />
1070 The Reluctant Dragon Grahame, Kenneth<br />
1100 Chief Crazy Horse* Cunningham, Chet<br />
1100 Treasure Island Stevenson, Robert Lewis<br />
1140 Brian’s Winter Paulson, Gary<br />
1240 The Midwife’s Apprentice Cushman, Karen<br />
* Denotes nonfiction book
Just a Reminder!<br />
There are many factors that affect the relationship between a reader and text, including content,<br />
age-appropriateness, reader interests, suitability of the text, and text difficulty. The Lexile<br />
measure of a book—a measure of text difficulty—is a good starting point in the book-selection<br />
process, with other factors then being considered. The Lexile measure should never be the only<br />
factor considered when selecting a book.<br />
Parents, please help your child choose appropriate reading this summer.<br />
<strong>Reading</strong> Log for<br />
Name: ___________________________________<br />
Date Title of Book Pages Read Time Spent<br />
<strong>Reading</strong><br />
Parent Verification of <strong>Reading</strong> Log ________________________________<br />
(Signature)
Just a Reminder!<br />
There are many factors that affect the relationship between a reader and text, including content,<br />
age-appropriateness, reader interests, suitability of the text, and text difficulty. The Lexile<br />
measure of a book—a measure of text difficulty—is a good starting point in the book-selection<br />
process, with other factors then being considered. The Lexile measure should never be the only<br />
factor considered when selecting a book.<br />
Parents, please help your child choose appropriate reading this summer.<br />
<strong>Reading</strong> Log for<br />
Name: ___________________________________<br />
Date Title of Book Pages Read Time Spent<br />
<strong>Reading</strong><br />
Parent Verification of <strong>Reading</strong> Log ________________________________<br />
(Signature)
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