Summer Reading Program

Here is a copy of our Summer Reading for incoming 6th - 8th graders

Recent studies have projected that students could lose as much as 30% of their literacy gains due to school closures and the normal “summer slide.” All students who will be in grades 6-12 next school year are expected to read throughout the summer to build their literacy skills.

For their Summer Reading this year, students may read text of any kind they choose including novels, newspapers, magazines, graphic novels, plays, poetry, and blogs. A key to motivating students to read is to allow them choice in the format and content of what they read. Student access to texts may vary due to limited access to school buildings and to public libraries. The MCPS School Library Media Programs (SLMP) team has curated a list of free, online resources where students can access a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts. These may be accessed at: https://bit.ly/MCPSTeenREAD

After students have chosen two texts of their choice and have read them, students should write a reflection about each text they have read. The Reflections Questions that they are to choose from, as well as a place to either type/write in their responses have also been attached in the Summer Reading assignment. In the fall, students will need to have their Summer Reading done by the first week of school.

Teachers will be sharing the Summer Reading assignment to students by posting it in Google Classroom the week of June 8th - 12th. You can also find a copy of the Summer Reading posted on our RPMS website.