{"id":17978,"date":"2011-05-04T23:09:42","date_gmt":"2011-05-05T03:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/?p=17978"},"modified":"2011-05-04T23:09:42","modified_gmt":"2011-05-05T03:09:42","slug":"summer-reading-programs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/summer-reading-programs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Reading Programs: Encourage Your Reluctant Reader"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m convinced some kids are born with a love of books while others need a bit more encouragement. An easy and free way to encourage your child to read is by participating in a summer reading program. It seems like every summer another company creates their own program so it should be easy to find one that fits your family’s needs.<\/p>\n

I’ve compiled a list of some of the more popular summer reading programs or you can create your own. Most if not all of these programs are open to Home Educators.<\/p>\n

Borders Double Dog Dare<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Borders<\/a> is giving a free book to anyone under twelve who reads ten books this summer. Those who complete the program can pick from a list of free books.<\/a><\/p>\n

Pizza Hut Book It<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

While this program isn’t a summer reading program, enrollment is now open and closes in June. The program runs from October to March and is a great way to encourage kids to get reading. Kids get a free pizza from Pizza Hut every month they reach their reading goals.<\/p>\n

Scholastic Summer Challenge<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kids can log their weekly reading minutes and earn digital prizes. They can also participate in setting a new world record for summer reading.<\/p>\n

Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kids need to read eight books and record them in their reading journal. They can turn their journals in for a free book (chose from preselected titles) from Barnes and Noble.<\/p>\n

TD Bank Summer Reading Program<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you live in the NorthEast you might want to participate in TD Bank’s program. Children need to read 10 books, write them down on a form, then turn them into their local TD Bank and receive $10 in their savings account.<\/p>\n

Local Library<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most libraries host a summer reading program for card holders. Each program varies, but the kids usually track their progress and receive a prize at the end of the summer.<\/p>\n

Have you used a summer reading program to encourage your reluctant reader? I’d love to hear if it worked!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m convinced some kids are born with a love of books while others need a bit more encouragement. An easy and free way to encourage your child to read is by participating in a summer reading program. It seems like every summer another company creates their own program so it should be easy to find […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17978","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-books","7":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17978\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}