Summer Reading Prize Room 2010

Summer Reading Prize Room 2010
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Over 1,564 Children recorded over 47,000 hours of reading during June and July 2010!

Each age group recorded the following average TOTAL number of hours read during the eight week 2010 Summer Reading Program:






Birth-Preschoolers (414) read an average of 21 total hours or 23 minutes/day
Kindergartners (123) read an average of 24 total hours or 26 minutes/day
1st Grade (212) read an average of 29 total hours or 31 minutes/day
2nd Grade (222) read an average of 29 total hours or 31 minutes/day
3rd Grade (201) read an average of 33 total hours or 35 minutes/day
4th Grade (196) read an average of 42 total hours or 45 minutes/day
5th Grade (196) read an average of 41 total hours or 44 minutes/day


We are collecting responses from our Summer Reading Survey until the end of September. Included in those responses are tips from parents to promote reading at home. Here are a few tips from our Summer Readers.

"We set aside reading time as if we were having a nap for a young child. It is quiet time for Mom and relaxing on a hot afternoon for the kids. We also keep the reading logs in a folder in the kitchen where a sibling can easily see how his sister is doing and vise versa. A little friendly competition helps."

"Let them see YOU read!"

"When it is reading time...parents TRY to put aside chores and sit down and read WITH the kiddos. Nothing is more motivating than your children seeing you read at the same time. It could be the paper, a cookbook, book or other medium...but somehow if everyone slows down and reads at the same time, good things happen!"

"We began reading to our children as babies. Make it fun and comfortable. Don't force it if they aren't in the mood. Let the children see you read, too."

"Reading out loud together as kids are moving into chapter books, I think, makes the transition less intimidating."

"Make it a nightly ritual. Sit outdoors with them as you read."

"Make it a habit, a part of everyday life. Have accessible books in the home the children can read."

"Have just a few books at eye level for the kids to choose, and change the titles often. Too many books to choose from (ie, an entire bookshelf) can be overwhelming for preschoolers.
Just sit with them with books and read at whatever pace they want, tell them everything they are seeing on the page, and let them munch on them!"

"We read for quiet time in the afternoon, evening and bedtime. We took a tape player on car trips and listened to books on tape."

"Buy child a 'bookmark timer'"

"Our kids see us reading, and since they often want to emulate us they have picked it up since they were babies. We also let them take turns picking books to read after nap time. It becomes a prize to see who gets to pick the story.

"Audiobooks also count for reading time and if you're in the car a lot, it counts!"

"We regularly read before bed, both naps and nighttime. That way, it never gets skipped, no matter how busy our day is. We also use Tumblebooks online instead of TV and we use lots of books on tape/cd."


We know that great parents, teachers, and child care providers walk through our doors at the Hussey-Mayfield Library and  choose baskets and bags of reading materials each week. They motivate us to insure quality programming and materials to check out.  The reading and circulation  statistics support  this.  If you would like to add to the 2010 Summer Reading Survey follow this link below.

2010 Summer Reading Survey- Click Here!