Make Summer Count 2017
South Carolina International Reading Association’s 2017—2018 Literacy Award
Dick & Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC
Award for Excellence
PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS & GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS
For a second year, Scholastic collaborated with Public Education Partners and Greenville County Schools to determine the impact of Make Summer Count (MSC), an initiative aimed at eliminating summer reading loss.
POSITIVE FINDINGS CONSISTENT OVER 2 YEARS!
14.2 BOOKS MSC STUDENTS
Book consumption was greater than the national average
18,000 + K–5 STUDENTS
12 BOOKS
NATIONAL AVERAGE*
29 SCHOOLS 10 BOOKS self-selected by students 27 READING NIGHTS hosted over the summer
BOOKS READ OVER THE SUMMER
*National average based on Scholastic’s nationally representative Kids & Family Reading Report ™ with kids aged 6–11.
MSC increased confidence in reading
79% OF STUDENTS AGREE
They were better readers in the fall because of summer reading
60% They learned ways to talk to their children about books OF FAMILIES AGREE
MSC succeeded in engaging families to support summer reading
96% OF FAMILIES AGREE 100% OF FAMILIES AGREE 95% OF FAMILIES AGREE
Family Reading Nights were valuable in learning how to support their children’s reading
The free books contributed to their children reading more over the summer
Reading books over the summer would help their children during the school year
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