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SUMMER READING REFRESHED!
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REFRESHED! Beth Crist Colorado State Library Lisa Gonzalez Santa - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SUMMER READING REFRESHED! Beth Crist Colorado State Library Lisa Gonzalez Santa Barbara Public Library Why change? Summer reading trends Outreach & partnering Family engagement Outcomes-based programs Early literacy
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Summer reading trends
- Outreach & partnering
- Family engagement
- Outcomes-based programs
- Early literacy component
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Denver Public Library’s Read with Me! Program
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More trends: Summer learning
- Community-wide programs
- Volunteer & service learning projects
- STEAM & maker programming
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Summer learning in action
- 21st Century skills
- Experiential & self-directed learning
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More trends
Incentives:
- Intrinsic motivation
- Books only
- Social event
- Donating to cause
- Intangible
- None!
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These book covers are for the same YA title, published in different countries. What’s the book?
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Juntos Leemos Project
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Why incorporate a sibling reading element in your summer reading program?
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Our Pilot Year: the Siblings Project March 2013-Feb 2014
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Small Change, Big Results
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More Publicity = More Participation
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Summer Campers: Bring them to the Library!
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Lesson Learned:
SRP Incentives that promote sibling or buddy reading change children’s reading habits.
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Changes: Go BIG or go small
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Evaluation
How do you evaluate program changes for effectiveness, engagement, and interest?
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Want to learn more?
Bibliography with lots of great out-of-the-box summer reading examples: http://cslinsession.cvlsites.org/