Lancaster County School District

Summer Reading Camp – 2014

Proviso 1.84

Purpose of Summer Reading Camp

The General Assembly has directed Districts and

the State Department of Education to provide

summer reading camps for students who are

substantially not demonstrating reading

proficiency at the end of the third grade.

Funding

Funding is based on the prior year’s number of

students scoring Not Met 1 on third grade

PASS English Language Arts (reading and research).

There were 28 LCSD students who qualified last year.

The SDE provided funding for 28 LCSD students

@ $605 per student for a total of $16,940. This would

allow for two summer classes.

Funding and Sites

Alternative funding was sought out through 21st

Century and Title I.

We were able to add six classes to meet the needs of

more students not reading on grade level.

The camp had to be housed at an elementary

schools that was a summer feeding site.

Brooklyn Springs Elementary and Clinton Elementary

Rising 3rd grade class - Title I

Site Coordinator/Nurse - 21st Century Rising 4th grade class - 21st Century Rising 5th grade class - 21st Century

Rising 4th grade class – Summer Reading Camp

Providing reading intervention to 75-80 total students.

Components

Intensive reading intervention

Encourage the love of reading by providing students with many high interest reading books

Progress monitor students’ reading growth

Actively involve parents; communicate regularly

Provide literacy based thematic units to address science or social studies standards

Establish partnerships with community and faith-based organizations

Summer Reading Camp

Community Partners

Clinton - Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church

Brooklyn Springs - Emmanuel Baptist Church

Both Schools - Adult Education

The Chamber of Commerce has asked for information about the camps to determine participation.

Summer Reading Camp Family Night Program Kick-off

April 24, 2014

A Typical Student Day at Camp

Daily Schedule

7:00am Students arrive

7:00am-7:30am Breakfast

7:30am-10:30am Reading instruction

10:30am-11:30am Lunch and Activity Time

11:30am-1:00pm Reading instruction

1:00pm Camp dismissed

Instructional Schedule

45 minutes

Shared Reading, Read Aloud, Independent Reading

1 hour and 15 minutes

Writing Workshop

1 hour and 15 minutes

Science and/or social studies units based on upcoming grade level standards

1 hour and 15 minutes

Reading Workshop

Summer Calendar

Camps must last 6-8 weeks for 4-5 days weekly

to provide intensive reading intervention.

Summer Reading Camp

June 9-26, July 7-31, August 4, 5

Adult Education

June 9-26, July 7-24

Research Basis for Summer Reading Camps

Research indicates that summer reading loss

accounts for at least 80 percent of the reading

achievement gap by 9th grade (Allington and McGill

Franzen).

Dr. Richard Allington Says…

There are 3 uncontested findings about what really matters in teaching reading:

1. Kids have to read a lot.

2. Students need access to books they actually can read.

3. Students need to experience lots of reading strategies.

READ, READ, READ . . .