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Summer reading programs
This summer, many reading programs and opportunities are available for kids of all ages.
Here are some of them:
M is for Mystery
Loudoun County Public Libraries are running this program through Aug. 11.
For children 11 and younger, record the number of books or magazines you have read or the time you have spent reading. When you have read 50 books or 25 hours, you will receive a reading certificate and be entered into a prize drawing.
For ages 12 to 18, read 36 hours to be entered for a prize.
Adults also can participate by writing reviews of books.
Stop by a local library branch or visit library.loudoun.gov to learn more.
LCPS summer reading suggestions
Loudoun County Public Schools recommends that all children entering kindergarten through 12th grade read over the summer. Most schools have reading lists or reading assignments for students over the summer. Contact your school for more specific information.Summer reading helps students develop reading as a lifelong skill, cultivates independent learning and introduces them to new material.
For more information on reading for all grades, visit www.loudoun.k12.va.us, click "Academics," click "English" and then click "Summer Reading."
For more suggested summer reading titles you can also visit your local library or bookstore.
Teen Reads
For middle or high school students, a contest online at www.teenreads.com can also get them reading.
In the Beach Bag of Books Contest, just go online through July 31 and enter to win by reading excerpts of some books and explaining which you like and why.
You will have the chance to win a beach bag full of 10 books.
The green and turquoise nylon bag also comes with a towel, ice shaver for snow cones, syrups, snow cone cups and holders and sun spray lotion.
For some interesting reads for teens, visit www.teenreads.com.
Reading is Fundamental
This group offers suggestions for getting children and families reading. Visit www.rif.org/summer.
George Washington University
GWU also offers summer reading programs for kids of all ages in several locations in the Washington, D.C., area, including Sterling. Visit cps.gwu.edu/reading.
Education World
For more reading information for kindergarten through eighth grade, you can also go online to www.educationworld.com/summer_reading.
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