Elementary Summer Reading

It is well known that continuing to read during the summer months is vitally important. 

“Imagine an athlete who takes several months off from training. It will take weeks, if not months, of training to return to peak performance. The same is true with readers and their reading.”¹

“A summer loss of 3 months accumulates over the elementary grade summers to become a gap of 18 months by the end of 6th grade.”²

The following two reference articles can be found at  teachersread.net

1.  (Allington R., 2005 “Summer Reading Loss…”)
2.  (Allington &McGill-Franzen, 2000 “Lost Summers…) 

The following links provide both titles of books and activities children may enjoy.  Have fun reading with your children!

High School Summer Reading
High school course summer reading lists are provided for both Traverse City Central High School and Traverse City West Senior High School.

Traverse City Central High School 2008 Summer Reading List:

AP Literature and Composition: (assignment) 

• Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

• Catch-22 - Joseph Heller

AP Language and Composition: (assignment)

• Bird by Bird - Anne Lamott
• A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson

 Traverse City West Senior High School 2008 Summer Reading List:

Teacher: Goeman

• The Woman at the Washington Zoo - Marjorie Williams
• Team of Rivals - Doris Kearns Goodwin
• The Year of Magical Thinking - Joan Didion
• A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - David Eggers
• Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt
• The Liar's Club - Mary Karr
• A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson
• Brother, I'm Dying - Edwidge Danticat

Teacher: Dumon

• Peace Like A River - Leif Enger

Teacher: Noller

• How to Read Literature Like a Professor - Thomas C. Foster
• Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
• The Awakening - Kate Chopin