Summer Reading: Books to Movies
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Educators consider summer reading very important in developing life-long reading habits, in maintaining literacy skills and in promoting reading for pleasure. Studies have repeatedly shown that children who continue to read during the summer months perform better when school resumes in the fall. But, when summer vacation starts, many children want to put away their books. They want to be outside, riding bikes, playing softball, or cooling-off in the neighborhood pool.A great way to get your student interested in reading is to find a book that has made the big screen, and then have the student read the book and watch the movie.
The grade level-specific booklists above feature books that have been adapted to film. Though the majority of the titles are middle school reading level and up, there are some elementary titles included.