• Summer Reading 2022

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    In an article titled “Slowing the Summer Slide”, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development noted that “elementary students’ performance falls by about a month during the summer…Most disturbing, it appears that summer learning loss is cumulative.” This means that students who do not spend time reading and thinking in the summer can return to school having lost skills developed during the previous year. Over time, the amount of information lost increases (http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/dec11/vol69/num04/Slowing-the-Summer-Slide.aspx).  According to researcher Richard Allington, the best thing students can do to prevent the summer slide is to continue reading throughout July and August.

     
    To prevent the “summer slide," students who attend the Ewing Township Public Schools are challenged to read, write, and think each summer. 

     

     

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     Summer Reading for Students Entering 1st - 5th Grades
     Antheil, Lore and Parkway Elementary Schools
      

    Students Entering Grades 1 and 2- Summer Reading 2022

    • The books chosen by students in grades 1 and 2 can be read independently or can be read with someone else. The goal is to read...read...read, so reading together counts! You can even read books in another language!
    • Also for students entering grades 1 and 2, websites such as Storyline Online (www.storylineonline.net) and Raz-Kids "count" as reading.
    • The books you choose to read can be from those you have at home (but have never read before), books that you purchase, or from Mackin, or books borrowed from the Mercer County Public Library.  

    Students Entering Grades 3, 4 and 5 - Summer Reading 2022

    • Students choose their own books. Whenever possible, the book should be one that he/she can read independently. To make sure the book is “just right”, open it to a page in the middle and begin reading. If he/she makes too many mistakes (2 or 3 mistakes for shorter books, 3 or 4 mistakes for longer books), he/she needs to select a different book. That many errors may make it difficult to understand the book.
    • The book must be one the student has never read before.
    • The book can be one you have at home (but haven’t ever read before), one that you purchase, one from Mackin or one borrowed from the Mercer County Public Library. 

    See the links below for a copy of the 2022 Summer Reading information for Elementary Students:

    Students Entering Grades 1 and 2- Summer Reading 2022

    Students Entering Grades 3-5 Summer Reading 2022

     

      
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      Fisher Middle School
    Students Entering 6th - 8th Grades
     
     
     

    Summer Reading 2022

     

    • Students choose their own book(s), but they cannot choose books they’ve already read.

    • The self-selected book(s) must be read independently. To make sure the book is “just right,” open it to a page in the middle and begin reading. If you don’t know or misunderstand 3-4 words on one page, you  need to select a different book; that many errors may make it difficult to comprehend.

    • The book can be one you have at home (but haven’t ever read before), one that you purchase, or you access from Mackin, or one borrowed from the Ewing Township Public Library on Scotch Road. 

    See the link below for a copy of the 2022 Summer Reading information for Fisher Middle School Students.
     
    Students Entering Grades 6-8 Summer Reading 2022
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     
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    Ewing High School
    Students Entering 9th - 12th Grades
     

    The Ewing High School recommended summer reading letter and list can be accessed through the following link:

    EHS Summer Reading Letter and Recommended Titles 2022

     
    Each student enrolled in an honors level or Advanced Placement (AP) English class is required to read selected titles and complete a summer reading assignment, which must be submitted in Canvas by September 9, 2022.  All AP and Honors English assignments are posted in Canvas.
    Students will receive an invitation to a Canvas Classroom by June 24, 2022. Please contact Ms. Graja at sgraja@ewingboe.org if you have enrolled in an AP or Honors English Course and have not been invited to the appropriate Canvas Course..
     
    Please note that many titles are available through Mackin or through the Mercer County Public Library.
      

    Courses that have Summer Assignments are:

    English I-Honors

    English II-Honors

    English III-Honors

    English III AP Language and Composition

    English IV-Honors

    English IV-AP Literature and Composition

     

     
    For additional information related to Summer Reading 2022, you can contact the district English Language Arts Supervisor, Sara Graja, via email at sgraja@ewingboe.org or by telephone at 609-538-9800, ext. 2156.