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Middle School Required Summer Reading |
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Incoming Grades 6, 7, and 8
Dear Parents and Students:
The long, leisurely days of summer provide the perfect opportunity for parents to continue to support the development of lifelong reading habits by helping your child explore many great books. The Middle School summer reading requirement - students are required to read at least one book – promotes and supports reading for pleasure and provides a springboard for reflection in the fall.
We encourage parents and students to review the attached list of popular middle school authors and titles as a starting point in selecting the summer reading of your choice. Summer reading selections need not be chosen from this list, but should result from your child’s interests and reading strengths. The following are some suggestions to help your child engage in summer reading on his/her own and to make it fun for the family, too.
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Dig out your child’s library card or get one if s/he doesn’t already have one.
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Did you know that you can access the Mid Hudson Library System from your home computer and reserve books from the online catalog?
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Read along with your child and discuss the book together.
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Encourage your child to read more than one book.
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If your child is struggling with a book or isn’t enjoying it, stop and choose another title.
During the first marking period, all students, under the direction of their Middle School ELA teacher, are required to complete an assignment based on a book they have read during the summer break. Your child may want to take notes while they are reading to help remember important details about their book(s) as an aid in completing the assignment in the fall. Remember, the assignment will be completed in class. As an example, students may be asked to write a new chapter for the book, write a book review, or write an essay that connects the book to experiences from their own life, or to other books they have read in the past.
Teacher-generated examples of this assignment and the suggested book lists may be found by clicking on the following links:
Incoming 6th Graders
Incoming 7th Graders
Incoming 8th Graders
Should you have any questions regarding summer reading, please contact your child’s middle school.
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