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Date
Title of Book
Pages Read
Time Spent
Reading
Reading Log for
Name: ___________________________________
Parent Verification of Reading Log ________________________________
(Signature)
Just a Reminder!
There are many factors that affect the relationship between a reader and text, including content, age-appropriateness, reader interests, suitability of the text, and text difficulty. The Lexile
measure of a book—a measure of text difficulty—is a good starting point in the book-selection
process, with other factors then being considered. The Lexile measure should never be the only factor considered when selecting a book.
Parents, please help your child choose appropriate reading this summer.
2011 Summer Reading
Program
Grades 1-8
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
Office of Curriculum and Instruction
208 Bull Street, Room 208
Savannah, GA 31401
Phone: 912.395.5544 Fax: 912.201.4166
Name:__________________________________
Elementary & Middle School Assignments
All students will read 6 books. Which books should my child
read?
Students entering First and Second Grades this fall should read 6
books which are on the Suggested Reading List or other books
designated for Beginning Readers.
Students entering Third Grade this fall should read books which fall
within their Lexile range. The Lexile range is a score found on the
Scholastic Reading Inventory report which was sent home with this
year’s second grade students. At least one book should be nonfiction.
Students entering Fourth through Eighth Grades this fall should
choose 6 books which fall within their Lexile Range as reported on
this year’s CRCT report which was sent home to parents. At least one
book should be nonfiction.
Summer Reading for kindergarten students is recommended, but not
required. No grades will be given to kindergarten students.
Assignment:
All students will keep a Reader’s Log of time spent reading 6 books
and have the log signed by a parent. The reading log will count as
two homework grades. A blank Reader’s Log is attached.
Sample Reading Log
Date Title of Book Pages Read Time Spent
Reading
6-30-11 Swimmy Pgs. 8-12 10 minutes
7-4-11 Miss Nelson Is Back Pgs. 1-10 55 minutes
7-10-11 Miss Nelson Is Back Pgs. 11-20 45 minutes
Date
Title of Book
Pages Read
Time Spent
Reading
Reading Log for
Name: ___________________________________
Parent Verification of Reading Log ________________________________
(Signature)
Just a Reminder!
There are many factors that affect the relationship between a reader and text, including content, age-appropriateness, reader interests, suitability of the text, and text difficulty. The Lexile
measure of a book—a measure of text difficulty—is a good starting point in the book-selection
process, with other factors then being considered. The Lexile measure should never be the only factor considered when selecting a book.
Parents, please help your child choose appropriate reading this summer.
Lexile
Level
Title of Book
Author
920 The Princess Diaries (Any of the Series)
Cabot, Meg
920
The Dark Is Rising
Cooper, Susan
930
Cold Sassy Tree
Burns, Olive Ann
940 The Lion, the Witch, and the
Wardrobe
Lewis, C.S.
950
Bud, Not Buddy
Curtis, Christopher Paul
970
Bad Boy: A Memoir
Myers, Walter Dean
970
Shabanu, Daughter of the
Wind
Staples, Suzanne
1000 Fried Green Tomatoes at the
Whistle Stop Cafe
Flagg, Fannie
1000
Island of the Blue Dolphins
O’Dell, Scott
1060
Tsunami*
Karwoski, Gail
1090
The Story of My Life*
Keller, Helen
1070
The Reluctant Dragon
Grahame, Kenneth
1100
Chief Crazy Horse*
Cunningham, Chet
1100
Treasure Island
Stevenson, Robert Lewis
1140
Brian’s Winter
Paulson, Gary
1240
The Midwife’s Apprentice
Cushman, Karen
* Denotes nonfiction book
What is a Lexile? A standard score that matches a student’s reading ability with
difficulty of text materials
Lexiles can range between approximately 200 and 2000.
A Lexile can be interpreted as the level of book that a
student can read with 75% comprehension.
Which book should my child read?
The target is a Lexile score range from 100L below to 50L above.
For example, if my second grader reads at 330L, he should pick a
book with a Lexile range of 230L-380L.
*Lexile is a registered trademark of Metametrics, Inc.
Where can I find this score?
On the Scholastic Reading Inventory (which was received from their
2nd grade teacher) for students entering third grade in the fall.
On the CRCT for students entering Grades 4-8. See example below.
More information on Lexiles can be found on the Metametrics Webpage:
www.Lexiles.com or
on the “Find-A-Book, Georgia” page of
the Georgia Department of Education: http:\\georgia.lexile.com
SCCPSS Suggested Reading List
for First Grade This is a list of possible titles for our students to read.
They do not have to choose a book from this list.
Entering First Grade
Author Title Lexile
Berenstain, Stan Ready, Set, Go! 150L
Berenstain, Stan The Bear’s Vacation 160L
Bridwell, Norman Clifford's ABC ~
Bridwell, Norman Clifford, the Big Red Dog 220L
Brimner, Larry How Many Ants? 200L
Carle, Eric The Very Busy Spider 130L
De Regniers, Beatrice May I Bring a Friend? ~
Dr. Seuss Hop on Pop ~
Hillert, Margaret The Cow That Got Her Wish ~
Hillert, Margaret Help for Dear Dragon ~
Hillert, Margaret Pinocchio ~
Krauss, Ruth The Carrot Seed 230L
Marshall, James Fox on Wheels ~
Martin, Bill Brown Bear, Brown Bear ~
Mayer, Mercer Just Me and My Dad ~
Mayer, Mercer Just Me and My Mom ~
Parks, Barbara Junie B., First Grader 250L
Parish, Peggy Amelia Bedelia 140L
Rustad, Martha Animals in the Fall* 220L
Shaw, Nancy Sheep in a Jeep 130L
Wise-Brown, Margaret The Runaway Bunny ~
~ Lexile not available
Lexile scores are often not available for poetry, plays, and picture books.
***You meet the best friends in books! Parents, make some new friends
this summer by reading with your child.***
*Denotes a nonfiction book
Lexile
Level
Title of Book
Author
810
My Side of the Mountain
George, Jean Craighead
810
Bridge to Terabithia
Patterson, Katherine
820
Copper Sun
Draper, Sharon
820
Angel on the Square
Whelan, Gloria
820
Maniac Magee
Spinell, Jerry
820
I, Robot
Asimov, Isaac
830 And Then What Happened,
Paul Revere? *
Fritz, Jean
830
Call It Courage
Sperry, Armstrong
830
Frindle
Clements, Andrew
850 William Shakespeare and the
Globe *
Aliki
850
Let the Circle Be Unbroken
Taylor, Mildred
860
The Cay
Taylor, Theodore
880 Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Rowling, J.K.
890
Blueberries for Sal
McCloskey, Robert
900
Absolutely Normal Chaos
Creech, Sharon
920
Where the Lilies Bloom
Cleaver, Vera
* Denotes nonfiction book
Lexile
Level
Title of Book
Author
700
The Hundred Penny Box
Mathis, Sharon Bell
700
Where the Red Fern Grows
Rawls, Wilson
720 How to Disappear Completely
and Never Be Found
Nikerson, Sara
720
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters
Steptoe, John
730
In the Year of the Boar and
Jackie Robnson
Lord, Bette Bao
740
A Wrinkle in Time
L’Engle, Madeline
740 The True Confessions of Char-
lotte Doyle
Avi
750
Slam
Myers, Slam
750
A Long Way from Chicago
Peck, Richard
770
Tuck Everlasting
Babbitt, Natalie
780
The Indian in the Cupboard
Banks, Lynne Reid
790
Little Women
Alcott, Louisa
790
One Day in the Woods
George, Jean Craighead
800 Summer of My German
Soldier
Greene, Bette
800 Seaman: The Dog Who
Explored the West . . . *
Karwoski, Gail
810
Silent to the Bone
Konigsburg, E.L.
* Denotes nonfiction book
SCCPSS Suggested Reading List
for Second Grade This is a list of possible titles for our students to read.
They do not have to choose a book from this list.
Entering Second Grade
Author Title Lexile
Barracca, Debra The Adventures of Taxi Dog ~
Brown, Marc Arthur and the School Pet 270L
Falconer, Ian Olivia 270L
Coles, Robert The Story of Ruby Bridges* ~
Greenfield, Eloise For the Love of the Game ~
Lobel, Arnold Mouse Soup 240L
Bourgeois, Paulette Franklin Helps Out 280L
Rey, Margret Curious George Plays Baseball 280L
Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad Together 330L
Marshall, James Miss Nelson Is Missing 340L
Marshall, James Miss Nelson Is Back! 320L
Osborne, Mary Pope Afternoon on the Amazon 290L
Palmer, Joy Oceans* ~
Parish, Herman Bravo Amelia Bedelia 220L
Parish, Peggy Play Ball Amelia Bedelia 220L
Park, Barbara Junie B. First Grader: Toothless 280L
Rockwell, Anne Our Stars* ~
Scieszka, Jon Squids Will Be Squids ~
Sharmat, Marjorie Nate the Great & the Sticky Case 350L
Thaler, Mike Principal from the Black Lagoon 330L
Waber, Bernar Ira Sleeps Over 310L
~ Lexile not available Lexile scores are often not available for poetry, plays, and picture books.
***You meet the best friends in books! Parents, make some new friends
this summer by reading with your child.***
*Denotes a nonfiction book
Great Reads! This is a list of possible titles for our students to read. They do not have to
choose a book from this list, just books within their Lexile range.
Lexile
Level
Title of Book
Author
400
Frog and Toad Are Friends
Lobel, Arnold
410
Sam the Minuteman
Benchley, Nathaniel
440
Small Pig
Lobel, Arnold
450
Arthur’s Tooth
Brown, Marc
480
Moongame
Asch, Frank
470
A Bargain for Frances
Hoban, Russell
480 If Anything Ever Goes Wrong
at the Zoo
Hendrick, Mary Jean
490
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Johnson, Crockett
490
The Boxcar Children
Warner, Gertrude
500
Magic School Bus Inside the
Earth
Cole, Joanna
500
The Big, Green Pocketnbook
Ransom, Candice
510
King Arthur
Brown, Marc
510 The Scrambled States of
America
Keller, Laurie
520
Sixth Grade Secrets
Sachar, Louis
Lexile
Level
Title of Book
Author
520
The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg
530
The Giving Tree
Silverstein, Shel
550
Baseball Saved Us
Mouchizuki, Ken
560
Sarah Plain and Tall
MacLachlan, Patricia
560
Math Curse
Scieszka, Jon
570
The Whipping Boy
Fleischman, Sid and
Sis, Peter
570 The True Story of the Three
Little Pigs
Scieszka, Jon
580
Fever 1793
Anderson, Laurie
580
Wolf by the Ears
Rinaldi, Ann
600
Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade
DeClements, Barthe
630
Homecoming
Voigt, Cynthia
640 Zora Hurston and the
Chinaberry Tree*
Miller, William
660
Holes
Sachar, Louis
670
Ella Enchanted
Levine, Gail Carson
680
Chocolate Fever
Smith, Robert Kimmel
680
Amazing Grace
Hoffman, Mary
* Denotes nonfiction book