http://21stcenturylibrary.com A 21st Century Library Discussion Forum Wed, 30 May 2012 19:48:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://21stcenturylibrary.com/2012/05/30/are-summer-reading-programs-also-irrelevant/comment-page-1/#comment-2066 Wed, 30 May 2012 19:48:16 +0000 http://21stcenturylibrary.com/?p=2825#comment-2066 Consultant Joe Matthews (no relation) contacted me about his article in Public Libraries from almost two years ago.
Evaluating Summer Reading Programs: Suggested Improvements. Public Libraries, 49 (4), July/August 2010, 34-39.
“The point of the article is to get public libraries to focus more on the outcomes, in particular to partner with local schools, to demonstrate that participation in the summer reading program reduces or eliminates “summer reading loss” and thus kids do better in school if they read (and the summer reading program encourages kids to read)!”
Thanks Joe, sounds like a good resource to check out.

]]> http://21stcenturylibrary.com/2012/05/30/are-summer-reading-programs-also-irrelevant/comment-page-1/#comment-2065 Wed, 30 May 2012 18:24:03 +0000 http://21stcenturylibrary.com/?p=2825#comment-2065 Thanks for helping me make my point Kay Dee.

]]> http://21stcenturylibrary.com/2012/05/30/are-summer-reading-programs-also-irrelevant/comment-page-1/#comment-2064 Wed, 30 May 2012 18:20:34 +0000 http://21stcenturylibrary.com/?p=2825#comment-2064 As an aside, we are currently undergoing training in the Logic Model for program-based evaluation so that we can better understand and measure the goals for our programs. Eventually, summer reading will probably have to be evaluated using this method.

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