Summer Reading 2026
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Make a Splash, Read a Book!
All RISD students PreK-12 are encouraged to read books of interest to them during the summer. Students will share and discuss their reading when they return to school. Although there is not a specific list of titles that must be read for any grade level or class, students may obtain curated lists of reading materials on the “What Should be Read” page. As a district focused on building a culture of reading, we encourage all parents, staff, and stakeholders to join students in actively reading and discussing their reading.
Summer Reading Challenge!
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Why Summer Reading?
Many studies show that students who do not read over the summer loose reading skills, causing them to fall farther behind every summer. Parents can help their children avoid this occurrence, or “summer slide”, by encouraging students to read throughout the summer.
Here's the impact of reading 20 minutes per day!
Minutes per day
A student who reads 20 minutes per day will be exposed to 1.8 million words per year and scores in the 90th percentile on standardized tests.
Minutes per day
A student who reads 5 minutes per day will be exposed to 282,000 words per year and scores in the 50th percentile on standardized tests.
Minute per day
A student who reads 1 minute per day will be exposed to 8,000 words per year and scores in the 10th percentile on standardized tests.
Source: This data was published by Scholastic and is based on a 1987 study by Nagy, Anderson, and Herman.