Summer Reading Program. Grades 1-8. Name: Reading Log for. Name:

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1 Just a Reminder! There are many factors that affect the relationship between a reader and text, including content, age-appropriateness, reader interests, suitability of the text, and text difficulty. The Lexile measure of a book a measure of text difficulty is a good starting point in the book-selection process, with other factors then being considered. The Lexile measure should never be the only factor considered when selecting a book. Name: Parents, please help your child choose appropriate reading this summer. Reading Log for Name: Date Pages Read Time Spent Reading 2011 Summer Reading Program Grades 1-8 Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Office of Curriculum and Instruction 208 Bull Street, Room 208 Savannah, GA Phone: Fax: Parent Verification of Reading Log (Signature)

2 Elementary & Middle School Assignments All students will read 6 books. Which books should my child read? Students entering First and Second Grades this fall should read 6 books which are on the Suggested Reading List or other books designated for Beginning Readers. Students entering Third Grade this fall should read books which fall within their Lexile range. The Lexile range is a score found on the Scholastic Reading Inventory report which was sent home with this year s second grade students. At least one book should be nonfiction. Students entering Fourth through Eighth Grades this fall should choose 6 books which fall within their Lexile Range as reported on this year s CRCT report which was sent home to parents. At least one book should be nonfiction. Just a Reminder! There are many factors that affect the relationship between a reader and text, including content, age-appropriateness, reader interests, suitability of the text, and text difficulty. The Lexile measure of a book a measure of text difficulty is a good starting point in the book-selection process, with other factors then being considered. The Lexile measure should never be the only factor considered when selecting a book. Parents, please help your child choose appropriate reading this summer. Reading Log for Name: Date Pages Read Time Spent Reading Summer Reading for kindergarten students is recommended, but not required. No grades will be given to kindergarten students. Assignment: All students will keep a Reader s Log of time spent reading 6 books and have the log signed by a parent. The reading log will count as two homework grades. A blank Reader s Log is attached. Sample Reading Log Date Pages Read Time Spent Reading Swimmy Pgs minutes Miss Nelson Is Back Pgs minutes Miss Nelson Is Back Pgs minutes Parent Verification of Reading Log (Signature)

3 Lexile 920 The Princess Diaries (Any of the Series) Cabot, Meg 920 The Dark Is Rising Cooper, Susan 930 Cold Sassy Tree Burns, Olive Ann 940 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Lewis, C.S. 950 Bud, Not Buddy Curtis, Christopher Paul 970 Bad Boy: A Memoir Myers, Walter Dean 970 Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind Fried Green Tomatoes at the 1000 Whistle Stop Cafe Staples, Suzanne Flagg, Fannie 1000 Island of the Blue Dolphins O Dell, Scott 1060 Tsunami* Karwoski, Gail What is a Lexile? A standard score that matches a student s reading ability with difficulty of text materials Lexiles can range between approximately 200 and A Lexile can be interpreted as the level of book that a student can read with 75% comprehension. Which book should my child read? The target is a Lexile score range from 100L below to 50L above. For example, if my second grader reads at 330L, he should pick a book with a Lexile range of 230L-380L. *Lexile is a registered trademark of Metametrics, Inc. Where can I find this score? On the Scholastic Reading Inventory (which was received from their 2nd grade teacher) for students entering third grade in the fall. On the CRCT for students entering Grades 4-8. See example below The Story of My Life* Keller, Helen 1070 The Reluctant Dragon Grahame, Kenneth 1100 Chief Crazy Horse* Cunningham, Chet 1100 Treasure Island Stevenson, Robert Lewis 1140 Brian s Winter Paulson, Gary 1240 The Midwife s Apprentice Cushman, Karen More information on Lexiles can be found on the Metametrics Webpage: or on the Find-A-Book, Georgia page of the Georgia Department of Education:

4 SCCPSS Suggested Reading List for First Grade This is a list of possible titles for our students to read. They do not have to choose a book from this list. Entering First Grade Title Lexile Berenstain, Stan Ready, Set, Go! 150L Berenstain, Stan The Bear s Vacation 160L Bridwell, Norman Clifford's ABC ~ Bridwell, Norman Clifford, the Big Red Dog 220L Brimner, Larry How Many Ants? 200L Carle, Eric The Very Busy Spider 130L De Regniers, Beatrice May I Bring a Friend? ~ Dr. Seuss Hop on Pop ~ Hillert, Margaret The Cow That Got Her Wish ~ Hillert, Margaret Help for Dear Dragon ~ Hillert, Margaret Pinocchio ~ Krauss, Ruth The Carrot Seed 230L Marshall, James Fox on Wheels ~ Martin, Bill Brown Bear, Brown Bear ~ Mayer, Mercer Just Me and My Dad ~ Mayer, Mercer Just Me and My Mom ~ Parks, Barbara Junie B., First Grader 250L Parish, Peggy Amelia Bedelia 140L Rustad, Martha Animals in the Fall* 220L Shaw, Nancy Sheep in a Jeep 130L Wise-Brown, Margaret The Runaway Bunny ~ *Denotes a nonfiction book Lexile 810 My Side of the Mountain George, Jean Craighead 810 Bridge to Terabithia Patterson, Katherine 820 Copper Sun Draper, Sharon 820 Angel on the Square Whelan, Gloria 820 Maniac Magee Spinell, Jerry 820 I, Robot Asimov, Isaac 830 And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? * Fritz, Jean 830 Call It Courage Sperry, Armstrong 830 Frindle Clements, Andrew 850 William Shakespeare and the Globe * Aliki 850 Let the Circle Be Unbroken Taylor, Mildred 860 The Cay Taylor, Theodore 880 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Apprentice Rowling, J.K. 890 Blueberries for Sal McCloskey, Robert ~ Lexile not available Lexile scores are often not available for poetry, plays, and picture books. ***You meet the best friends in books! Parents, make some new friends this summer by reading with your child.*** 900 Absolutely Normal Chaos Creech, Sharon 920 Where the Lilies Bloom Cleaver, Vera

5 Lexile 700 The Hundred Penny Box Mathis, Sharon Bell 700 Where the Red Fern Grows Rawls, Wilson SCCPSS Suggested Reading List for Second Grade This is a list of possible titles for our students to read. They do not have to choose a book from this list. Entering Second Grade 720 How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found Nikerson, Sara Title Lexile 720 Mufaro s Beautiful Daughters Steptoe, John 730 In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robnson Lord, Bette Bao 740 A Wrinkle in Time L Engle, Madeline 740 The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Avi 750 Slam Myers, Slam 750 A Long Way from Chicago Peck, Richard 770 Tuck Everlasting Babbitt, Natalie 780 The Indian in the Cupboard Banks, Lynne Reid 790 Little Women Alcott, Louisa 790 One Day in the Woods George, Jean Craighead 800 Summer of My German Soldier Greene, Bette Barracca, Debra The Adventures of Taxi Dog ~ Brown, Marc Arthur and the School Pet 270L Falconer, Ian Olivia 270L Coles, Robert The Story of Ruby Bridges* ~ Greenfield, Eloise For the Love of the Game ~ Lobel, Arnold Mouse Soup 240L Bourgeois, Paulette Franklin Helps Out 280L Rey, Margret Curious George Plays Baseball 280L Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad Together 330L Marshall, James Miss Nelson Is Missing 340L Marshall, James Miss Nelson Is Back! 320L Osborne, Mary Pope Afternoon on the Amazon 290L Palmer, Joy Oceans* ~ Parish, Herman Bravo Amelia Bedelia 220L Parish, Peggy Play Ball Amelia Bedelia 220L Park, Barbara Junie B. First Grader: Toothless 280L Rockwell, Anne Our Stars* ~ Scieszka, Jon Squids Will Be Squids ~ Sharmat, Marjorie Nate the Great & the Sticky Case 350L Thaler, Mike Principal from the Black Lagoon 330L Waber, Bernar Ira Sleeps Over 310L *Denotes a nonfiction book 800 Seaman: The Dog Who Explored the West... * Karwoski, Gail ~ Lexile not available Lexile scores are often not available for poetry, plays, and picture books. 810 Silent to the Bone Konigsburg, E.L. ***You meet the best friends in books! Parents, make some new friends this summer by reading with your child.***

6 Great Reads! This is a list of possible titles for our students to read. They do not have to choose a book from this list, just books within their Lexile range. Lexile 520 The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg Lexile 530 The Giving Tree Silverstein, Shel 400 Frog and Toad Are Friends Lobel, Arnold 410 Sam the Minuteman Benchley, Nathaniel 440 Small Pig Lobel, Arnold 450 Arthur s Tooth Brown, Marc 480 Moongame Asch, Frank 550 Baseball Saved Us Mouchizuki, Ken 560 Sarah Plain and Tall MacLachlan, Patricia 560 Math Curse Scieszka, Jon 570 The Whipping Boy Fleischman, Sid and Sis, Peter 570 The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Scieszka, Jon 470 A Bargain for Frances Hoban, Russell 580 Fever 1793 Anderson, Laurie 480 If Anything Ever Goes Wrong at the Zoo Hendrick, Mary Jean 580 Wolf by the Ears Rinaldi, Ann 490 Harold and the Purple Crayon Johnson, Crockett 490 The Boxcar Children Warner, Gertrude 500 Magic School Bus Inside the Earth Cole, Joanna 500 The Big, Green Pocketnbook Ransom, Candice 510 King Arthur Brown, Marc 510 The Scrambled States of America Keller, Laurie 520 Sixth Grade Secrets Sachar, Louis 600 Nothing s Fair in Fifth Grade DeClements, Barthe 630 Homecoming Voigt, Cynthia 640 Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree* Miller, William 660 Holes Sachar, Louis 670 Ella Enchanted Levine, Gail Carson 680 Chocolate Fever Smith, Robert Kimmel 680 Amazing Grace Hoffman, Mary