Many school libraries open so... Beat the Heat - Read!

Madison Metropolitan School District:

This summer the Madison School District is again running a summer library access project. The project's primary goal is to ensure that Madison elementary-age school children, from both public and private schools, have easy access to library materials during their summer break.

By providing such access, the district hopes to minimize reading achievement loss during the summer months for students who might not otherwise have ready access to reading materials. Some studies suggest that 80% of the achievement difference between high income and low income students may be attributable to summer reading loss.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at July 6, 2007 12:00 AM
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