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Why Summer Reading?
As Malcolm Gladwell pointed out in his best-selling book Outliers, "America doesn't have a school problem, it has a summer vacation problem." Research shows:
-- Kids who don't read four or more age-appropriate books over the summer
are more likely to fall victim to the "Summer Slide," the common loss of
skills due to being out of school over the summer, resulting in lower test
scores when kids return to school in the fall.
-- Low income students experience an average summer learning loss in
reading achievement of over two months, a greater loss than that of their
higher income peers.
-- Kids' frequency of reading books for fun drops off dramatically after
age 8 -- the most critical time for children to spend the summer practicing
the reading skills they have developed in school. The primary reason these
kids say they don't read for fun more often is that they have trouble
finding books they like.
"On behalf of the Reading Ambassadors, it's a pleasure to encourage children to read this summer to help combat learning losses and foster a lifelong love of reading," said Judge Marjorie Rendell, First Lady of Pennsylvania. "Children's literacy is a vital and important issue, and the Gubernatorial Spouses are doing our part to provide families and educators with the encouragement, tools, and resources to help guide their children's reading development."
Following are the 2009 Reading Ambassadors to date:
Alaska - First Gentleman Todd Palin Arkansas - First Lady Ginger Beebe Colorado - First Lady Jeannie Ritter Georgia - First Lady Mary Perdue Guam - First Lady Joann Camacho Idaho - First Lady Lori Otter Illinois - Governor Pat Quinn Indiana - First Lady Cheri Herman Daniels Iowa - First Lady Mari Culver Kansas - First Lady Stacy Parkinson Louisiana - First Lady Supriya Jindal Maine - First Lady Karen Baldacci Maryland - First Lady Katie O'Malley Michigan - First Gentleman Daniel Mulhern Missouri - First Lady Georganne Nixon Montana - First Lady Nancy Schweitzer Nebraska - First Lady Sally Ganem Nevada - First Lady Dawn Gibbons New Hampshire - First Lady Dr. Susan Lynch New Mexico - First Lady Barbara Richardson North Carolina - First Gentleman Robert Eaves North Dakota - First Lady Mikey Hoeven Oklahoma - First Lady Kim Henry Oregon - First Lady Mary Oberst Pennsylvania - First Lady Marjorie Rendell Rhode Island - First Lady Suzanne Carcieri South Carolina - First Lady Jenny Sanford South Dakota - First Lady Jean Rounds St. Thomas Virgin Islands - First Lady Cecile deJongh Tennessee - First Lady Andrea Conte Texas - First Lady Anita Perry Utah - First Lady Mary Kaye Huntsman Virginia - First Lady Anne Holton West Virginia - First Lady Gayle Manchin Wisconsin - First Lady Jessica Doyle Wyoming - First Lady Nancy Freudenthal
For an up-to-date list and more information visit http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/ReadingAmbassadors.
Scholastic, together with The National Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University and Save the Children, launched the Scholastic Summer Challenge on April 30, 2009, to encourage kids to read four more books over the summer to combat the "summer slide." All summer long, kids can log on to www.scholastic.com/summer to join a team, record the minutes they spend reading, and earn points for their team. They can also find great book suggestions for their age and interest, play games, win prizes, connect with other readers, and contribute to a worthwhile cause. At the end of the summer, Scholastic will make a financial contribution to Save the Children's U.S. programs on behalf of all the participating readers, and the Summer Challenge team with the most points will get to vote on which Save the Children program gets an extra donation. Parents, teachers and librarians can engage in the Scholastic Summer Challenge as well by logging on to explore new multi-media content about kids and reading, get advice from experts, download free lesson plans and materials, and find summer book lists and articles in English and Spanish.
All summer long, kids can view the Summer Challenge LIVE! game show -- a replay of the April 30th live webcast where four teams of kids competed to answer questions about well-known children's books. The game show is hosted by beloved author and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jon Sciezska and is available at www.scholastic.com/summer.
About Scholastic
Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology and children's media. Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at home, including children's books, magazines, technology-based products, teaching resources, television programming, film, videos and toys. The Company distributes its products and services through a variety of channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs and school-based book fairs, retail stores, schools, libraries, television networks and the Company's Web site, www.scholastic.com.
Visit www.scholastic.com to learn more about Scholastic. Visit www.scholastic.com/summer to learn more about the Scholastic Summer Challenge.
Contact: Sara Sinek 212-343-6899 ssinek@scholastic.com Amanda Hebert 212-343-6657 ahebert@scholastic.com
SOURCE: Scholastic Inc.
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