Resources
2020 Summer Learning Toolkit
Our 2020 Summer Learning Toolkit is a great resource for summer program providers! Our easy to use tools can help program staff understand the importance of summer learning, so that they can communicate effectively with parents.
2019 Summer Learning Toolkit
Our 2019 Summer Learning Toolkit is a great resource for summer program providers! Our easy to use tools can help program staff understand the importance of summer learning, so that they can communicate effectively with parents.
A Guide to Support Summer Learning Through Book Giving
The guide focuses on nine research-supported best practices in book giving. Book Harvest’s signature initiative, Books on Break, highlights these best practices in action.
Governor Cooper Proclaims July 12 Summer Learning Day
This press release announces Governor Cooper's proclamation that July 12 is Summer Learning Day in North Carolina, highlighting the importance summer plays in children’s school achievement and calling on communities to champion summer learning.
2018 Summer Learning Toolkit
We’ve created a toolkit to make it easy for summer program providers to become Summer Learning Ambassadors.
What Works for Third Grade Reading: Summer Learning
This brief considers why Summer Learning matters for third grade reading proficiency, outlines its connection with other factors that impact early literacy, and highlights options that have been shown to move the needle on summer learning outcomes. It is one of 12 working papers that offer research-based policy, practice and program options to states and communities working to improve third grade reading proficiency.