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RISE (Read in Summer and Excel) Challenges of Summer Slide
Countering Summer Slide
A Bookworm Central Summer Program for Grades K–8
Project RISE is a DRA-leveled
reading initiative designed to
counter summer slide among
aspiring and vulnerable students.
Project RISE, an online selection
platform, ensures that all children can
easily access and choose “just right”
books from a curated selection of titles.
The goal of this program is to
provide equitable access to books
so students may have them on
hand to voluntarily read, for practice
and pleasure, over the summer.
Why invest in RISE?
Provide “Just Right” Books • Pilot Appropriate Actions • Prevent “Summer Slide”
Motivates students to keep reading over Helps schools close the achievement
the summer months and limits the effects gap for at-risk students, gauge student
of summer slide on their ongoing learning. progress, and quantify the ROI.
Supports the work of educators Informs parents about summer slide
by countering summer reading/ and engages them in encouraging
learning loss among students. student participation and efforts.
Learning or reading skill losses during the summer months
are CUMULATIVE. By 6th grade, struggling readers will
have accumulated a loss of TWO YEARS in reading skills.
Source: https://summerlearning.org/?pge=know_the_facts
Contact us to Get Started Today: 703–367–0045 | outreach@bookwormcentral.com
