Summer Reading
Entering first and second graders
2009
This summer we want our students to continue to read for pleasure and enjoyment. Please try to devote a time to read with your child each and every day. Below is a list of authors we suggest for summer reading. Visit the public library to check out these authors’ books to read at home. As your child reads, encourage him/her to predict and recall story events to build comprehension. Reread and read in unison certain pages and passages to build reading fluency.
Use the log on the back of this memo to record the books your child reads. Return it to school in August after signing it. Your son or daughter will be awarded a certificate from the Literacy Library for 10 or more books read.
The log must be returned to school by Friday, August 21st. On that day, a special party will be held for the summer readers who returned their logs with 10+ books read.
Here is a suggested list of authors for students entering first and second grades. Please provide guidance when selecting titles. Some authors do write for different age levels and interests.
Summer 2009
J. Wallace James Elementary
AlikiAllard, Harry
Asch, Frank
Avi
Bemelmans, Ludwig
Berenstain, Stan & Jan
Brett, Jan
Bridwell, Norman
Brown, Margaret Wise
Brown, Marc
Carle, Eric
Cohen, Miriam
Ehlert, Lois
Geisel, Theodore Seuss
Henkes, Kevn
Hillert, Margaret
Hoban, Lilian
Hoff, Syd
Jane, Pamela
Keats, Ezra Jack
Kellogg, Steven
Kline, Suzy
Leonni, Leo
Lewin, Betsy
Lithgow, John
Lobel, Arnold
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Mahy, MargaretMarshall, James
Martin, Bill
Mayer, Mercer
Mills, Claudia
Moncure, Jane
Numenff, Laura
Parish, Peggy
Penn, Audrey
Polacco, Patricia
Rathman, Peggy
Rey, Margaret
Ringgold, Faith
Rylant, Cynthia
Sendak, Maurice
Sharmat, Marjorie
Simon, Seymour
Stanley, George
Steig, William
Viorst, Judith
Wells, Rosemary
Williams, Vera
Wood, Audrey
Ziefert, Harriet
Zion, Gene
Summer 2009
J. Wallace James Elementary
Karen Bordelon, Reading Facilitator
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Paula Graffeo, Librarian
Summer 2009
J. Wallace James Elementary