Reading Is An Adventure!

Join us for chance to win prizes, exercise your brain, and have FUN!

Summer slide is the tendency for students to lose some of the achievement gains they made during the previous school year over the summer months. Research shows that summer and out-of-school-time programs can have positive effects on gains in reading achievement mitigating summer learning loss.

🥇DISTRICT GRAND PRIZE - Kindle eReader! -drawing of all participants that read 500 minutes or more

🎉MESA GRAND PRIZE - Digital Drawing Pad -drawing of all MESA participants (incoming 6th, 7th or 8th graders who read 500 minutes or more)

• New Books
• Stickers
• Gift Cards
• Bookmarks
• Bracelets
• Crock Jibbitz
• Pens/Pencils
• Posters
• Candy

• Read 80 minutes - bookmark or sticker
• Read 200 minutes - I Love to Read bracelet
• Read 320 minutes - Candy pack or Poster
• Read 440 minutes - crock gibbitz or novelty pen
• Read 500+ minutes - Two of any other prize level, a book, and entry to Mesa's grand prize - A Mini LED Drawing Pad - AND DLMC prizes, including a Kindle eReader!

• Contestant must be a DCSD student enrolled at MESA* or staff member
• One entry per person. No purchase necessary to win. Entry must be received by August 12, 2024
• Required - minimum of 500 minutes (20 mins per day) between May 24 and August 12, 2024 to win prizes from the DLMC (DLMC prizes are awarded by drawing of all eligible entries) and to enter a chance to win the Grand Prize from Mesa.
• Eligible for prizes from the DLMC and Mesa (you can win multiple prizes- see Mesa prize)

*Any DCSD student can participate and win prizes from the DLMC, only Mesa students can win additional prizes from Mesa.

Click HERE for an official Student reading log. Print as many copies as you need!

Click HERE for an official Staff reading log.

Logs must be turned into the library no later than August 12, 2024 to be eligible for prizes.

Check out these resources for reading materials. All reading counts, not just novels!

Sora is an award-winning digital reading app that empowers K-12 students to discover age-appropriate reading materials. Students login with their Douglas County email and password. Click here for more information - SORA

As a leader in education publishing for over 100 years, World Book’s mission continues to focus on developing a collaborative digital learning platform that is backed by editorial excellence, invaluable resources, and effective tools that support personalized teaching and learning—serving over 100 million students across 65+ countries. Use your DCSD email and password to logon HERE.

A great place to borrow all kinds of reading materials. The public library also hosts it's own Summer Reading program that you can do in conjunction to our reading program - twice the prizes! The school with the most participants can win $500 for their library! Click HERE for more information.

DFL’s one-hour program (counts as 1 hour of reading time on log) provides kids in 1st through 12th grades an educational, interactive experience reading to equines at the Harmony Equine Center, cats at the Leslie A. Malone Center, and dogs at the Buddy Center. Each session includes lessons on animal safety, a tour, and time to practice their reading skills. More information HERE!

Click HERE for a list of recommended reading for Middle School