Designed for Summer School, Designed for Success

Developed by a well-known authorship team, Summer Success^®: Reading was built from the ground up specifically for summer school, providing focused reading improvement during the fast-paced summer months.

Flexible, Easy to Implement, and Affordable

Convenient and affordable grade-level kits provide everything you need in one place to support 20 students. Each week a four-step lesson plan scaffolds instruction for all levels of students, with flexible pacing that can be used for up to six weeks and customized to accommodate additional students.

Effective at Preventing Summer Learning Loss

Targeted assessment options monitor students’ progress with group-administered pre- and post-tests, built-in daily assessment, and weekly self-evaluation. View the Research and Efficacy page to see how Summer Success: Reading can change lives.

The Perfect Way to Engage Summer Learners

Weekly Theme Magazines use high-interest fiction and nonfiction articles to motivate students, and Interactive Read-Aloud Books build fluent and expressive reading skills while introducing students to wonderful authors and genres.

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• Summer Success: Reading Correlation Guides | HMH

  Correlation guides indicate where—and in many cases how—the Common Core Standards are addressed in the program. Download a PDF to see specifics at a particular level.

  Common Core Standards for English Language Arts
  Grade K (94 KB)	Grade 1 (93 KB)	Grade 2 (92 KB)
  Grade 3 (100 KB)	Grade 4 (93 KB)	Grade 5 (92 KB)
  Grade 6 (85 KB)	Grade 7 (94 KB)	Grade 8 (85 KB)

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• Authors

  Meet the authorship team that dressed up this summer school program for success.

  

  James F. Baumann - Program Author

  A Program Author of Journeys Common Core © 2014, James F. Baumann is the Excellence in Higher Education Endowed Chair in Literacy and a professor in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at the University of Wyoming. Dr. Baumann's research addresses classroom applications of research and theory in reading pedagogy. Jim has conducted studies and published research on topics that include teaching reading comprehension, reading difficulties, reading assessment, the integrated use of literature and reading strategies, teacher research, national trends in elementary reading instruction, and teaching reading vocabulary. His co-edited book, Vocabulary Instruction: Research to Practice, addresses strategies and techniques for teaching elementary students to expand their word knowledge and use. Dr. Baumann's research has been supported by grants from agencies that include the U.S. Department of Education, the International Reading Association, and the NRRC. Jim is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the Status of Reading Instruction Institute, the International Reading Association, and the International Reading Association’s Response to Intervention Commission. Dr. Baumann received a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

  

  Michael F. Opitz - Program Author

  Michael F. Opitz is Professor of Reading at the University of Northern Colorado, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate literacy courses. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Diagnosis and Improvement in Reading Instruction, 5^th ed. (Allyn & Bacon, 2007) Books and Beyond (Heinemann, 2006), Listen Hear! (Heinemann, 2005), and Goodbye Round Robin (Heinemann, 1998) as well as the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt reading programs Afterschool Achievers: Reading Club and Literacy by Design^®.

  Laura Robb - Program Author

  Laura Robb has 43 years of classroom experience in Grades 4 through 8. Robb also coaches teachers in Grades K–12 in school districts in her home state of Virginia, New York, and Michigan and speaks at conferences throughout the country. Author of more than 15 books for teachers, Robb’s titles include Teaching Reading: A Complete Resource for Grades 4 and Up (Scholastic, 2006).

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• Research

  Research-Based and Proven Effective!

  Summer Success^®: Reading works! Researched, designed, and tested, Summer Success: Reading will help your students grow. Check out the research and see for yourself why this program is a one-stop solution to build reading skills for ALL students.

  Research and Efficacy (768 KB)

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• Testimonials

  Here what teachers are saying about Summer Success: Reading

  [Summer Success: Reading] was jam-packed with awesome, hands-on activities designed to gain the children’s interest and compel them into learning. I loved the cohesive nature of each week’s theme. — Reiannon Metz, Teacher Le Pera Elementary, Parker, AZ

  I really liked using this program. It provides constant reinforcement for developing reading skills. I loved the books selected and the magazines. — Claudia P. Valenzuela-Garcia, Teacher Vilas Elementary, El Paso, TX

  Students were very excited about the magazines. They were looking ahead to see tomorrow’s story. Some days they begged to read two stories. — Nancy Aley, Teacher Central Davidson Middle School, Lexington, NC

  Summer Success: Reading program offers review and reinforcement of important and essential skills designed to meet various levels of learners. Summer Success: Reading promotes and obtains ‘success’ with all children! — Brenda J. Bell, Teacher Nashua School District, Nashua, NH

  I found Summer Success: Reading to be a very effective curriculum. It was easy-to-organize and follow. There are proven and effective strategies and ideas and the students enjoyed it, especially the magazines. — Susan Stoddard, Teacher Monroe Public Schools, Monroe, MI

  [Summer Success: Reading] was a great program for everyone! Students found it interesting. Teachers thought it was easy-to-use. The curriculum is formulated to include the most up-to-date methods and best practices. — Susan Thornton, Teacher Fayetteville Elementary, Fayetteville, GA

  Summer Success: Reading is a comprehensive reading program that teaches all of our state standards for reading everyday. It also does an excellent job of reinforcing and maintaining skills. — Billye J. Jowers, Teacher Pineville Elementary, Pineville, LA

  I enjoyed using the Summer Success program. There was so much to choose from that there was never an opportunity for the students to get bored. They loved reading the stories in the magazines. — Karen Ridder, Teacher James Wood Middle School, Winchester, VA

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• Summer Success Math

  Looking for more than a reading program? HMH offers a summer school math program that gives you research-based, proven resources for effective instruction just like those you enjoy in Summer Success^®: Reading.

  

  Summer Success: Math provides a complete and comprehensive summer school program with powerful reinforcement of grade-level standards. The program includes daily and weekly lesson plans that have proved effective in raising test scores. Motivating games and concept-builder activities are included to help reinforce the grade-level math strands.

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