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Chief's Summer Reading Challenge

The Council of Chief State School Officers, in partnership with MetaMetrics®, is coordinating a national, state-led summer reading initiative to bolster student reading achievement during summer break. The “Chief's Summer Reading Challenge” will raise national awareness of the summer loss epidemic, share compelling research on the importance of personalized reading activities, and provide access to a variety of free resources to support targeted reading and the initiative as a whole.

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Chief's Summer Reading Challenge(PDF, 3.3 MB) - Presentation from the CCSSO's 2012 Annual Policy Forum in Savannah, Georgia

Program Overview (PDF, 1.3MB) -   Describes the Chief's Summer Reading Challenge, its objectives and how to participate

Implementation Strategies (PDF, 1.9MB) - Provides recommendations for launching a summer reading program, based on states' best practices

National Summer Reading 2012 Portfolio (PDF, 1.6MB) - Summarizes the fourteen 2012 state participants

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