Summer Reading Together Competition

Summer Reading Together Competition

Organization: Learning Ally Inc (NJ, US)

Background: Learning Ally's annual Summer Reading Together competition designed to combat summer learning loss and keep young readers engaged during school breaks.

Purpose: Encourage children to read during summer months and prevent the "summer slide" (potential loss of up to six weeks of learning). Provides resources and incentives for students in grades 3-12 to maintain and build reading skills over summer break.

Geographic Scope: United States

Focus Areas:

Summer reading engagement

Prevention of summer learning loss

Building lifelong reading habits

Supporting diverse learners and struggling readers

Award Structure

Monthly Prizes:

Four lucky kids each month (May, June, July, August) win Amazon digital gift cards

Overall Summer Winners:

Four overall winners who demonstrate exceptional reading engagement across all four months receive digital gift cards

Top readers (those with most pages or most reading days logged) win prizes

Program Details

Eligibility:

Open to children in grades 3-12

Must be a Learning Ally member to participate

How It Works:
1. Join: Become a Learning Ally member
2. Read: Children read as many pages or days as possible throughout May, June, July, and August from 50,000+ book library
3. Explore: Access hand-picked curated book lists for grades 3-12
4. Win: Track reading and compete for monthly and seasonal prizes

Resources Provided

• Featured book lists for grades 3-12
• Fun activities (e.g., "Design Your Own Book Cover")
• Reading progress tracking calendar
• Essential summer reads recommendations
• Participation certificates

Special Membership Offer

• Code: HOME99
• Cost: $99 for first year (saves $36)
• Access: Unlimited access to library of human-narrated audiobooks for one year

Contact Information

• Address: 20 Roszel Road, Princeton, NJ 08540
• Phone: 800-221-4792
• Email: customercare@learningally.org
• Website: learningally.org