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2012 Summer Reading

Program Grades 1-8

Savannah-Chatham County Public School System

Linda Olson

Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction

208 Bull Street, Room 208

Savannah, GA 31401

Phone: 912.395.5544 Fax: 912.201.4166

Name:_________________________________

Lexile Level:____________________________

Elementary & Middle School Assignments

All students will read 6 books.

Students should select books that are within their Lexile range.

Students entering First and Second Grade this fall should read 6

books that are on the Suggested Reading List or other books

designated for Beginning Readers.

Students entering Third Grade this fall should read books that fall

within their Lexile range. The Lexile range is a score found on the

Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) report, which was sent home with

this year’s second grade students. At least one book should be nonfic-

tion.

Students entering Fourth through Eighth Grades this fall should

choose 6 books that fall within their Lexile Range as reported on this

year’s SRI/CRCT report which was sent home to parents. At least one

book should be nonfiction.

Summer Reading for kindergarten students is recommended, but not

required. No grades will be given to kindergarten students.

***Students are encouraged to find books that interest them.

***Parents are encouraged to read aloud to their children.

Assignment:

All students will keep a Reader’s Log of time spent reading 6 books

and have the log signed by a parent. The reading log will count as

two homework grades. A blank Reader’s Log is attached.

Date Title of Book Pages Read Time Spent

Reading

6-30-11 Swimmy Pgs. 8-12 10 minutes

7-4-11 Miss Nelson Is Back Pgs. 1-10 55 minutes

7-10-11 Miss Nelson Is Back Pgs. 11-20 45 minutes

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Lexile

Level

Title of Book

Author

920 The Princess Diaries (Any of the Series)

Cabot, Meg

920

The Dark Is Rising

Cooper, Susan

930

Cold Sassy Tree

Burns, Olive Ann

940 The Lion, the Witch, and the

Wardrobe

Lewis, C.S.

950

Bud, Not Buddy

Curtis, Christopher Paul

970

Bad Boy: A Memoir

Myers, Walter Dean

970

Shabanu, Daughter of the

Wind

Staples, Suzanne

1000 Fried Green Tomatoes at the

Whistle Stop Cafe

Flagg, Fannie

1000

Island of the Blue Dolphins

O’Dell, Scott

1060

Tsunami*

Karwoski, Gail

1090

The Story of My Life*

Keller, Helen

1070

The Reluctant Dragon

Grahame, Kenneth

1100

Chief Crazy Horse*

Cunningham, Chet

1100

Treasure Island

Stevenson, Robert Lewis

1140

Brian’s Winter

Paulson, Gary

1240

The Midwife’s Apprentice

Cushman, Karen

* Denotes nonfiction book

What is a Lexile? Lexiles can range from approximately 200 to 2000.

A Lexile is the level of book that a student can read with 75%

comprehension.

Which book should my child read? Choose books with a Lexile from 100 below to 50 above their

score. For example, if my second grader reads at 330L, he should

pick a book with a Lexile range of 230L-380L. *Lexile is a registered trademark of Metametrics, Inc.

Where can I find this score?

On the Scholastic Reading Inventory (2nd, 4th, 7th grade reports will

be mailed home with report cards).

On the CRCT for students entering Grades 4-8. See example below.

2012-2013 Lexile Gateway Requirements

2nd grade—255 Lexile

4th grade —590 Lexile

7th grade — 830 Lexile

More information on Lexiles can be found on the Metametrics Webpage:

www.Lexiles.com or

on the “Find-A-Book, Georgia” page of

the Georgia Department of Education: http:\\georgia.lexile.com

SCCPSS Suggested Reading List

for First Grade This is a list of possible titles for our students to read.

They do not have to choose a book from this list.

Entering First Grade

Author Title Lexile

Berenstain, Stan Ready, Set, Go! 150L

Berenstain, Stan The Bear’s Vacation 160L

Bridwell, Norman Clifford's ABC ~

Bridwell, Norman Clifford, the Big Red Dog 220L

Brimner, Larry How Many Ants? 200L

Carle, Eric The Very Busy Spider 130L

De Regniers, Beatrice May I Bring a Friend? ~

Dr. Seuss Hop on Pop ~

Hillert, Margaret The Cow That Got Her Wish ~

Hillert, Margaret Help for Dear Dragon ~

Hillert, Margaret Pinocchio ~

Krauss, Ruth The Carrot Seed 230L

Marshall, James Fox on Wheels ~

Martin, Bill Brown Bear, Brown Bear ~

Mayer, Mercer Just Me and My Dad ~

Mayer, Mercer Just Me and My Mom ~

Parks, Barbara Junie B., First Grader 250L

Parish, Peggy Amelia Bedelia 140L

Rustad, Martha Animals in the Fall* 220L

Shaw, Nancy Sheep in a Jeep 130L

Wise-Brown, Margaret The Runaway Bunny ~

~ Lexile not available

Lexile scores are often not available for poetry, plays, and picture books.

***You meet the best friends in books! Parents, make some new friends

this summer by reading with your child.***

*Denotes a nonfiction book

Lexile

Level

Title of Book

Author

810

My Side of the Mountain

George, Jean Craighead

810

Bridge to Terabithia

Patterson, Katherine

820

Copper Sun

Draper, Sharon

820

Angel on the Square

Whelan, Gloria

820

Maniac Magee

Spinell, Jerry

820

I, Robot

Asimov, Isaac

830 And Then What Happened,

Paul Revere? *

Fritz, Jean

830

Call It Courage

Sperry, Armstrong

830

Frindle

Clements, Andrew

850 William Shakespeare and the

Globe *

Aliki

850

Let the Circle Be Unbroken

Taylor, Mildred

860

The Cay

Taylor, Theodore

880 Harry Potter and the

Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Rowling, J.K.

890

Blueberries for Sal

McCloskey, Robert

900

Absolutely Normal Chaos

Creech, Sharon

920

Where the Lilies Bloom

Cleaver, Vera

* Denotes nonfiction book

Lexile

Level

Title of Book

Author

700

The Hundred Penny Box

Mathis, Sharon Bell

700

Where the Red Fern Grows

Rawls, Wilson

720 How to Disappear Completely

and Never Be Found

Nikerson, Sara

720

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters

Steptoe, John

730

In the Year of the Boar and

Jackie Robinson

Lord, Bette Bao

740

A Wrinkle in Time

L’Engle, Madeline

740 The True Confessions of Char-

lotte Doyle

Avi

750

Slam

Myers, Slam

750

A Long Way from Chicago

Peck, Richard

770

Tuck Everlasting

Babbitt, Natalie

780

The Indian in the Cupboard

Banks, Lynne Reid

790

Little Women

Alcott, Louisa

790

One Day in the Woods

George, Jean Craighead

800 Summer of My German

Soldier

Greene, Bette

800 Seaman: The Dog Who

Explored the West . . . *

Karwoski, Gail

810

Silent to the Bone

Konigsburg, E.L.

* Denotes nonfiction book

SCCPSS Suggested Reading List

for Second Grade This is a list of possible titles for our students to read.

They do not have to choose a book from this list.

Entering Second Grade

Author Title Lexile

Barracca, Debra The Adventures of Taxi Dog ~

Brown, Marc Arthur and the School Pet 270L

Falconer, Ian Olivia 270L

Coles, Robert The Story of Ruby Bridges* ~

Greenfield, Eloise For the Love of the Game ~

Lobel, Arnold Mouse Soup 240L

Bourgeois, Paulette Franklin Helps Out 280L

Rey, Margret Curious George Plays Baseball 280L

Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad Together 330L

Marshall, James Miss Nelson Is Missing 340L

Marshall, James Miss Nelson Is Back! 320L

Osborne, Mary Pope Afternoon on the Amazon 290L

Palmer, Joy Oceans* ~

Parish, Herman Bravo Amelia Bedelia 220L

Parish, Peggy Play Ball Amelia Bedelia 220L

Park, Barbara Junie B. First Grader: Toothless 280L

Rockwell, Anne Our Stars* ~

Scieszka, Jon Squids Will Be Squids ~

Sharmat, Marjorie Nate the Great & the Sticky Case 350L

Thaler, Mike Principal from the Black Lagoon 330L

Waber, Bernar Ira Sleeps Over 310L

~ Lexile not available Lexile scores are often not available for poetry, plays, and picture books.

***You meet the best friends in books! Parents, make some new friends

this summer by reading with your child.***

*Denotes a nonfiction book

Great Reads! This is a list of possible titles for our students in grade 3-8 to read. They do not

have to choose a book from this list, just books within their Lexile range.

Lexile

Level

Title of Book

Author

400

Frog and Toad Are Friends

Lobel, Arnold

410

Sam the Minuteman

Benchley, Nathaniel

440

Small Pig

Lobel, Arnold

450

Arthur’s Tooth

Brown, Marc

480

Moongame

Asch, Frank

470

A Bargain for Frances

Hoban, Russell

480 If Anything Ever Goes Wrong

at the Zoo

Hendrick, Mary Jean

490

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Johnson, Crockett

490

The Boxcar Children

Warner, Gertrude

500

Magic School Bus Inside the

Earth

Cole, Joanna

500

The Big, Green Pocketbook

Ransom, Candice

510

King Arthur

Brown, Marc

510 The Scrambled States of

America

Keller, Laurie

520

Sixth Grade Secrets

Sachar, Louis

Lexile

Level

Title of Book

Author

520

The Polar Express

Chris Van Allsburg

530

The Giving Tree

Silverstein, Shel

550

Baseball Saved Us

Mouchizuki, Ken

560

Sarah Plain and Tall

MacLachlan, Patricia

560

Math Curse

Scieszka, Jon

570

The Whipping Boy

Fleischman, Sid and

Sis, Peter

570 The True Story of the Three

Little Pigs

Scieszka, Jon

580

Fever 1793

Anderson, Laurie

580

Wolf by the Ears

Rinaldi, Ann

600

Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade

DeClements, Barthe

630

Homecoming

Voigt, Cynthia

640 Zora Hurston and the

Chinaberry Tree*

Miller, William

660

Holes

Sachar, Louis

670

Ella Enchanted

Levine, Gail Carson

680

Chocolate Fever

Smith, Robert Kimmel

680

Amazing Grace

Hoffman, Mary

* Denotes nonfiction book