Our competitive readers have a unique opportunity each year to compete in the Battle of the Books! They work together in teams to read and answer questions that challenge them and provide a fun environment for reading comprehension skill development.
Reading over the summer is crucial for preventing cumulative skill loss, which can result in students losing up to three months of progress. By encouraging summer reading, we can help our students stay academically on track.
Please add to that: 7th-10th grade lists are required reading, and will be included in a graded assignment at the beginning of the school year.
TeachersFirst.com (The Source for Learning, Inc., 2018)–includes links to reviewed websites offering information on a variety of topics for our teachers, parents, and students. Topics include copyright and fair use, plagiarism, citing sources/writing a bibliography, cyber safety, and information literacy in the 21st century-effectively searching and evaluating information. Search the terms “Copyright” or “Digital Citizenship.”
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Adapted from Common Sense Media by Hillsborough County Public Schools, 2018)- An excellent resource for understanding digital citizenship. Includes information on these and other topics: online safety, privacy and security, communication, cyberbullying, information literacy, creative credit and copyright, and social media use.