Millionaire+Club

=The Millionaire Club=

In the summer of 2008, HISD began a partnership with the Houston Public Library to begin a summer reading program called [|The Millionaire Club]. The goal is for every student in the Houston Independent School District to read five books during the summer.

Research has shown that reading at least five books that interest a child and are at his or her reading level can offset a condition known as “summer loss,” when a child’s reading ability diminishes over the summer months.

HISD students leave school in May with a list of books that they have selected within their Lexile-targeted range. The HISD library software system has been modified to indicate whether the chosen titles are available at the Houston Public Library. Students reading the five books of their choice will receive incentives and recognition on their campus when they return to school in the fall.

In 2008, the first year of The Millionaire Club, 172 schools participated, with more than 11,500 students reading at least five books over the summer of 2008. The school with the highest percentage of student participation was East Early College, with 91 percent student participation.

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