Summer 2010

"Research shows that children lose one to three months of learning every summer. Reading just four or five books during the summer months, though, can prevent this loss." (otoh, according to Dee Mascle at buzzle.com: "While reading is the least effected, the most impacted subjects are spelling and math.")

Summer Reading Programs for 2010:

• NJ Public libraries Summer Reading Club 2010 - Make a Splash - Read!, Make Waves at your Library, Water your Mind - Read! Registration is usually starts at your local library in June.
  
  
• RIF Reading Planet
  
  
• Feed Your Brain: For kids 14 & under, June 1st - July 30th, half price books (halfpricebooks.com) have a program to earn coupons. More information off-site.
  
  
• Barnes & Noble has their summer reading program out (for 5/25 - 9/7/2010). Earn a FREE BOOK when you read 8 books. Based on past years, those who finish earlier have a better choice of books. For children x - 12 y.o
  
  
• Scholastic Summer Reading Program starts 4/30/2010 with a webinar. Theme: "read for the world record" : This year's summer challenge unites students to read in an attempt to set a new world record for summer reading! The overall record set for 2009 among all schools was 35,846,094 minutes logged and the top school logged 683,057 minutes! (children 8 & up can register on line - with parental permission...) not sure if a school name is needed.
  
  
• For reading 10 books & listing them on their form, TD Bank will deposit $10 into a new or existing Young Saver account once per customer May 3, 2010 through September 30, 2010. Must be 18 years of age or younger to participate. Bring form of ID for child for new account opening.
  
  
• Sylvan has a "book adventure" where kids read for points. Not quite sure how enrollment works.Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by and is maintained by Sylvan Learning. Click here to find a book or to download the whole book list.
  
  
• Pizza Hut Book It! program also aims to encourage summer reading. (enter March - May 2nd, random draw of entries on May 3rd)
  

Possible programs - run in past years:

• Don't know if About.com will run a 12th annual summer reading program for homeschoolers - but I hope so.
• I also don't know about "showcase cinemas" bookworm Wednesdays - no 2010 schedule is up yet. The nearest theatre to me may be in Edgewater?