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The San Diego Public Library's highly popular Summer Reading Program recently completed another successful summer. In its 86th year, this program encourages children to pick up a book and achieve their goals of reading 10 or more books over the summer. “My autistic child started reading last year and improved his skills with the program. I love that my sons read by themselves.” -- Parent of a Tierrasanta Branch Library summer reader Last year, a record number of children and teens—more than 27,000—signed up to participate. Additionally, a record number of children met their reading goals and earned free rewards, like free Padres tickets. In a post program questionairre, over 90 percent of parents said the program helped their child maitain or improve his or her reading skills over the summer. Entertainment programs such as storytelling, movie screenings and music concerts keep children returning to the library week after week, allowing them to discover books, meet friends and connect with librarians. Since its inception, more than one million children and teens have participated. The program reduces the "summer slide" witnessed in the performane of many students, particularly low-income students. In a recent study, University of Tennessee researchers gave disadvantaged students 12 books to take home at the end of the school year over three years. These students had significantly higher reading scores than their peers. In fact, just having those 12 books seemed to have as much positive effect as attending summer school. Another study confirmed the significant positive impact of summer reading programs in public libraries and found that participants "began the next school year with more confidence." Visit the 2010 Summer Reading Program website for more information. Visit here for a review of the 2009 Summer Reading Program highlights. Partners for 2010 included:
For more information on how to support the highly visible Summer Reading Program, call (619) 238-6638 or email here.
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