Find-a-Book This Summer!
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Studies show the summer is when our students are at risk to lose some of the reading skills they learned during the school year, so let’s make sure they can have a good book in their hands while away from the classroom. With the Find-a-Book Web site, www.lexile.com/findabook, your kids can do just that. They can find books that will help them continue learning – and learn to love reading.
The Find-a-Book site uses a student’s Lexile reading measure to determine appropriate reading books for your child. A Lexile measures a student’s reading ability and a book’s text difficulty, and it is the most widely-adopted reading measure in use today. In North Carolina, students in grades 3-8 as well as high school students taking the English I state assessment, will receive a Lexile measure in their end-ofyear test result.
The link above explains how to use a Lexile measure to find books your son or daughter that they will like, so they can spend summer break enjoying, retaining and growing their reading skills. We also encourage you to talk with your children about the importance of summer reading and take them to your local public library. Many librarians and library directors will have information about Lexiles and other youth programs to encourage students to read for fun. Thank you for joining us in our efforts to help students “Find-a-Book” and grow their reading skills this summer.
Sincerely,
Bev Perdue, Governor
State of North Carolina
