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== Dear Parents or Guardians:

Welcome to summertime! In addition to vacations, reunions, excursions, and just plain fun and family time, we encourage your children to jump in and revel in One World, Many Stories! How do parents guide their children in choosing just the right book, one that will captivate and carry the reader into a journey of the imagination? In the Uniondale School District, we have made that challenge easy for you.

This wiki explores a range of genres for enjoyment by readers of different ages, offering to you the very best in reading guidance. Names of authors, reading websites, tips and ideas for making reading inviting and important to your families are included. Use of this guide will expand your children’s reading experiences which, in turn, will help them meet higher learning standards. In the fall, students are invited to submit to their classroom or ELA teachers an extra-credit assignment related to their summer reading. See the Extra Credit page of this wiki for details.

This summer, visit your public library to explore their extensive collections. Choose books by authors mentioned on this list or suggested by your local librarians. Become a literacy partner with your child and enjoy these vacation months to share the joys of reading. Encourage your child’s participation in a public library summer reading program such as one offered at your local library, or through New York State’s online initiative, available at [|http://www.summerreadingnys.org]. Visit the district’s summer reading website at [] Research assures us that independent reading is the basis of so much learning. We encourage you to support us in our efforts to have our children participate in this voluntary program and make reading an important part of their lives as they travel the road toward becoming lifelong lovers of reading. Thank you for your support!

Sincerely, Beverly Wolcott Director of English Language Arts, K-12

Janice Friedman Director of Library Media Services and Instructional Integration

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