We Asked, They Answered: Feedback from THIS BOOK IS COOL! Summer Reading
The interest in the 2021 THIS BOOK IS COOL! Suncoast Summer Reading Challenge was unprecedented from the start. Our goal of reaching 2,000 ch…
A Heartwarming Story of Impact
Editor’s Note: This story came to us through THIS BOOK IS COOL! summer connector, Renée Isrel. The names in the story have been changed at t…
THIS BOOK IS COOL! — The Sequel
Summer 2021. Check! That’s a wrap. Yes, it’s 90 degrees outside today. Yes, it still feels like summer. Yes, this has been a summer like no o…
Summer Learning Teamwork, a Pursuit of Excellence in Action
The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (SCGLR) centers our work around five pillars:
School Readiness (the 0-5 years)
Attendance
Summ…
Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Receives National Recognition for THIS BOOK IS COOL!
The national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading has honored the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading as a Bright Spot community in 2021. T…
Overheard While Preparing Books
Editor’s Note: If you are interested in volunteering with the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, please visit SCGLR’s events calendar…
THIS BOOK IS COOL! at Samoset Elementary School!
Nine excited teachers. Nine welcoming classrooms. An engaged principal. And more than 100 children receiving three books each for their home …
Crafting with a Purpose
Editor’s Note: Registration for THIS BOOK IS COOL! 2021 will open on March 22.
I’ve always been one to appreciate a creative outlet, but I ha…
SCGLR Summer 2021, Full Steam Ahead!
Recently, 25+ engagement team members hopped on Zoom to begin diving into the upcoming Suncoast Summer Reading Challenge. You’d probably imag…
THIS BOOK IS COOL! Family Fun Reading Club
Editor’s Note: Laurie Miller, an SCGLR Engagement Team member, has successfully adapted the THIS BOOK IS COOL! webisode series into an offeri…
Starting in the Middle: My experiences with THIS BOOK IS COOL!
Sometimes, coming into a program in the midst of it can be an adventure and an important learning experience.
You begin the journey by learn…
Behind-the-scenes with THIS BOOK IS COOL!
A previous blog post discussed THIS BOOK IS COOL! (TBIC) and the amount of work poured into the program to ensure that children, even during …
Milestones
Most, if not all of us, find cause to celebrate or honor major milestones in our lives—births and birthdays, graduations, weddings, anniversa…
Stronger Me, Stronger We
Times of uncertainty demand the very best from all of us. Over the past several months, the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (SCGLR)…
DeSoto students “Dive into Reading” to prevent the summer slide
When the pandemic struck in early March, school districts across the nation had to make the swift transition to virtual learning. In rural De…
Leave the Summer Slide on the Playground
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Port Charlotte Sun on September 19, 2020. Angie Matthiessen is the executive director …
This Book Is Cool! Program Fights the Summer Slide and the COVID-19 Slump
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Early Learning Nation. K.C. Compton is a Seattle-based journalist enjoying life as a …
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