LAST WEEK, Secretary Paige & Lynne Cheney kicked off the
Department's summer reading campaign. "No Such Thing as a
Vacation From Reading" encourages adults to read with children
each day during the summer to prevent the loss of reading
skills.
Below is the text of the campaign brochure. A PDF of the
brochure -- as well as the press release, Secretary Paige's
remarks, the poster, & photos from the kick off event -- are
at http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/06-2001/06272001.html
<http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/06-2001/06272001.html>
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No Such Thing As a Vacation From Reading
(Summer Reading Campaign Brochure)
June 27, 2001
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The Importance of Summer Reading
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==> Reading well is at the heart of all learning. Children who
can't read well, can't learn.
* Reading with or to a child over the summer will help keep a
child's reading skills alive & prevent the loss of reading
skills over the summer.
* About 40 percent of fourth graders cannot read & understand a
simple paragraph from a children's book.
* A child can start getting ready to read as an infant, & a
child who is introduced to reading early is more likely to
become a good reader.
* A home with lots of magazines, newspapers & books gives a
child a choice of learning opportunities & reading materials.
* Children with families who spend time discussing, explaining,
& asking questions, know more words than other children.
* Visit your local library. Ask your local librarian to help
you get a library card, find books & other printed materials,
access the Internet from public access computers, &
participate in story time sessions with your children. Call
the American Library Association to find a library near you at
1-800-545-2433.
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Participate in the U.S. Department of
Education's Summer Reading Campaign
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The U.S. Department of Education has developed a Summer Reading
Campaign, "No Such Thing as a Vacation from Reading," to encourage
families & other reading partners to read with a child this summer
to help prevent summer fall-off (the loss of up to three months of
reading skills when children do not read over the summer).
==> Invite a child to read with you every day.
* When reading a book where the print is large, point word by
word as you read. This will help your child learn that
reading goes from left to right & understand that the word he
or she says is the word he or she sees.
* Read your child's favorite book over & over again.
* Read many stories with rhyming words & lines that repeat.
Invite your child to join in on these parts. Point, word by
word, as he or she reads along with you.
* Discuss new words. For example, "This big house is called a
palace. Who do you think lives in a palace?"
* Stop & ask about the pictures & about what is happening in the
story.
* Read from a variety of children's books, including fairy
tales, songs, poetry, & information books.
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How to Help Your Child
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A child who says he or she doesn't like reading may have a reading
problem. Listen & watch how your child reads & understands written
materials. If your child can't listen to a story, avoids printed
words, or refuses to try sounding out words, you should get extra
reading help for your child.
==> Sign your child up for before- and after-school programs.
* Call the U.S. Department of Education at 1-800-USA-LEARN & ask
for materials on how to help your child with reading and for
information about after-school programs.
* Use the U.S. Department of Education's Web sites
http://www.ed.gov, http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/,
& http://www.pfie.ed.gov.
==> Get free printed materials.
* Call your local Boys & Girls Club, YMCA/YWCA or other similar
group, community center or school principal to ask
specifically for reading skills programs for your child.
* Access the 21st Century Community Learning Centers site
http://www.ed.gov/OESE/21stcclc/awards to look for reading
skills programs in your area.
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Have You Read With Your Child, Every Day, for Six Weeks?
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* After reading for at least six weeks, use the enclosed award
certificate, & reward your child with one free Personal Pan
Pizza (RT) for work well done!
* For additional certificates, call ED PUBS toll free at
1-877-433-7827.
* For free materials on reading, contact ED PUBS toll free at
1-877-433-7827 or at http://www.ed.gov/pubs/.
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Do you or does another adult you know want to read better?
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Call l-800-228-8813 to reach the Adult Literacy Hotline.
"Reading is a gateway to education. When a child can
read, the possibilities for learning are limitless."
U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20202
1-800-USA-LEARN
A joint project of the U.S.
Department of Education &
Pizza Hut, Inc. 2001
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