How To Accelerate Learning This Summer

We understand the great concern facing educators and school leaders about how much learning has been lost due to COVID-19. It’s not too late to get back on track. Time and time again, research has shown that the amount a child reads is the single most important predictor of success in school. We have a unique solution that can be implemented remotely over the coming months so that all of your students are caught up.

In order to minimize learning loss, students need access to books and instructional materials that promote voluminous reading and foundational skill development, all while providing educators with data to support students remotely. Scholastic’s innovative suite of digital programs provides the research-based, personalized learning tools that students need to work independently and effectively from their homes.

As you and your team complete your summer planning and continue brainstorming for the school year, we’d like to bring two essential reading programs to your attention: Scholastic F.I.R.S.T., which teaches students how to become excellent readers, and Scholastic Literacy Pro, which keeps students motivated to read.

With 99% of homes having access to at least one device, accelerated summer learning becomes possible.

Scholastic F.I.R.S.T.

What does it take to learn to read? 

Results from the 2019 Nation’s Report Card, prior to the pandemic, showed that only 35% of fourth graders were proficient in reading, down from 37% in 2017. Scholastic F.I.R.S.T. (Foundations in Reading, Sounds & Text) meets students where they are to ensure that they become excellent readers, long before it’s too late.

Through highly adaptive, personalized learning and a robust pedagogy, every PreK–2 student receives explicit phonemic awareness training in the 44 sounds of English, systematic phonics instruction, and the remaining foundational skills needed to become fluent readers with strong comprehension. With Scholastic F.I.R.S.T., students will experience reading breakthroughs after spending only one hour per week for 14 weeks over the summer.

Scholastic Literacy Pro

Once you know how to read, how do you stay motivated to keep reading?

In the 13 years of the Scholastic Kids & Family Reading Report, one thing remains constant no matter what: when kids choose, they read. Scholastic Literacy Pro empowers K–6 students to make their own reading choices and read with confidence, while providing equitable access to 2,400+ high-quality, authentic ebooks that kids love.

Students build ownership by tracking personal reading goals, rating and reviewing books, and checking their comprehension with thousands of quizzes. Reading for 20 minutes a day on Scholastic Literacy Pro not only builds reading stamina, comprehension, and background knowledge, but helps kids discover the joy of reading.

Together, Scholastic F.I.R.S.T. and Scholastic Literacy Pro are guaranteed to strengthen every student’s reading ability and ensure that he or she successfully crosses the continuum of learning to read and reading to learn. Let this solution help your students become the confident, avid readers that they deserve to be and ready for whatever the upcoming school year looks like.

Scholastic F.I.R.S.T. and Scholastic Literacy Pro are school-wide subscription based products. Let your principal know that you're interested in getting started with a school-wide free trial.