Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) offers plenty of fun and engaging books and activities to inspire children to read all summer long. It's critical to keep children reading during the summer months so they can retain the skills and knowledge they worked so hard to gain during the previous school year. In this newsletter, you'll find RIF's favorite summer books and reading resources to encourage joyful summer reading habits for all the young readers in your life.

 Keep Kids Reading All Summer Long

RIF provides everyday resources and activities that support families and children with summertime reading. Check out these activities and tips to engage children throughout the summer to help maintain the valuable reading skills they worked so hard to acquire during the school year.

RIF and Macy's are Building Brighter Futures 

RIF is proud to be Macy’s Mission Every One children’s literacy partner during the month of July. We know that together, we can build brighter futures for children living in our most under-resourced communities. 

Macy’s is passionate about community and working with RIF to tackle the youth literacy gap. For 18 years, Macy's has been a committed advocate for children's literacy, working in partnership with RIF to ensure that almost 15 million books have been distributed to children nationwide. And, now you can help deepen our impact together by simply shopping at Macy’s and rounding up in store or donating online all month long. Join us

REAL SIMPLE Book Boxes Support RIF

RIF and REAL SIMPLE magazine are partnering together to support RIF’s mission of providing books and literacy resources for children nationwide. REAL SIMPLE has launched their Book Box initiative, offering the purchase of a curated box with a featured title and other products. And,100% of the profits raised during July and August will support RIF’s work, while supplies last. The inaugural Book Box includes a copy of The Summer Wives written by Beatriz Williams, Jergens Cloud Crème and an exclusive REAL SIMPLE notebook. It has never been simpler to support RIF and get books into the hands of children. 

 

Learn More Here!

 

Take Your Reading Off Road This Summer

This summer RIF is taking children across the nation on a reading road trip! RIF has packed everything students need to spend their summer visiting new and exciting destinations and keep them reading all summer long! For each of the six destinations, RIF offers a variety of suggested titles that are supported with supplemental literacy resources in RIF’s Literacy Central and there are titles available in Skybrary, RIF’s eBook library. 

Visit our official Summer Reading Road Trip site to download your official travel map, brochure and bingo board along with plenty of other booklists and other activities. Don’t let reading hit the brakes this summer, accelerate the learning and the fun with RIF’s Summer Reading Road Trip!

 

Get Packed for a Reading Road Trip

 

Catch Up with RIF's Latest Blog

Mission Every One: Until Every Child Reads Read the latest blog from RIF President and CEO, Alicia Levi about the 18-year partnership between RIF and Macy’s. Through this unique relationship, Macy’s has been a committed advocate for children’s literacy, working with RIF to ensure that MILLIONS of children nationwide, especially those from communities with the highest need have the opportunity to read, learn, and grow.   

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No More Boring Summer Days!

RIF and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation have teamed up to provide reading resources to support your students! The Hobbies Collection features fun book suggestions, plus free resources, puzzles, games, and activities. Each of the resources will encourage children to think about how many different ways there are to spend time having fun, being productive, practicing, and exploring. Have your children read the book first, visit Literacy Central for great activities and then have them try the hobby featured in the book. With these fun activities brought to you by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, there won’t be a single, boring summer day!

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Together, We Can Beat the Summer Slide

The “Summer Slide” is upon us – and children are at risk of losing 2-3 months of reading skills. The best way to beat it? Get books into the hands of more children who don’t have many at home. Help prevent summer learning loss by donating to RIF now.

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