Every year, students are assigned summer reading.  Some students get one book and annotations, and some get multiple books. Many students complain about the work, saying that it is a waste of time or they simply do not want to spend their summer reading.  However, some sources claim that summer reading helps students more than it hurts them.

According to the Madison Public Library, summer reading actually prevents students from losing the knowledge they learned over the previous school year.  This means that any student who does not read over the summer can actually forget some things he learned during the school year.  Laurie Calvert, the Director of Teacher Outreach at ED, says, “It’s like if you play an instrument but put it down for three months.  You’re not going to be as good as a person who continues to play the instrument over those three months.”

Regardless, some students do not really feel like doing it or struggle getting it done.  Here are a few tips on how to plow through summer reading!

1. Read a little bit everyday.  Maybe that is a chapter or only a few pages.  It will help reading seem like a small task.
2. Form a summer reading club. This club will keep everyone reading and on track.
3. Do not complain about the book before starting.  Keeping a negative attitude will only encourage you to procrastinate longer.
4. If the book really seems boring, try looking up trivia about the book and read to find the answers.

Follow these tips to get the most out of your summer reading! Try to push your way through that book.  English classes require it, and most of the time, you have to write an essay.

https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/910-start-planning-your-summer-reading