Summer is here, and with it comes our Summer Reading Program! It is so important for students to continue reading through the summer months. We encourage your child to read at least 15 minutes every day.

                Your child should have received a reading log to keep track of his/her summer reading, or the log can be downloaded from OSD’s website. Prizes will be given according to the number of hours spent reading. At 5 hours, the prizes are a pencil and bookmark. At 10 hours, it’s a key ring flashlight. At 15 hours, the prize is a drawstring backpack plus one ticket entered into a drawing. After 15 hours, the student will earn one ticket for each additional hour spent reading. The prizes for the kindergarten through fifth grade drawing include one bicycle and one scooter; for grades 6-12 there is one iPod Touch (generously donated by AMT Group). Additional drawing prizes include a bookmark timer, book light, backpack, blanket, and t-shirt.

                Your child may read books, newspapers, or magazines. Books with accompanying videos in sign language would also count as reading minutes. There are also some options for “Bonus Activities” your child may complete. These include having a public library card (provide a copy or bring the card to the school library), reading one or more of the Buckeye Teen Book Award nominated books, completing a book review and/or character scrapbook page, creating a “bookprint” on-line, and reading to a younger child. Each bonus activity completed will earn one ticket for the prize drawing. Please contact Nancy Boone or Donna Henderson if you have ideas for additional bonus activities.

                Reading logs, including the signed Verification Page, are due in the school library no later than August 29, 2011. Prizes will be awarded on August 30 to students enrolled at the Ohio School for the Deaf for the 2011-12 school year.

                If you have any questions about the Summer Reading Program, please feel free to contact us in the library. Happy reading!