At Darlington, we believe that summer reading should promote positive, enjoyable reading experiences through optional and required reading. Each child will read books for his/her rising grade level. The grade level selections are meant to be easy enough to read without a teacher’s help and should promote a pleasing experience for each reader.
Summer reading also offers a great opportunity for parents to engage children in important conversations about the books they are reading. The most important ways for parents to be involved are in guiding children in their book selections and discussing the books with their children throughout the entire reading process. Reading together opens up fantastic avenues of communication between parents and children.*
*Students that are new to Darlington School have the option of completing our summer reading and math assignments and will not be penalized for not completing the assignments.
To learn more about this year’s summer reading book choices, we encourage you to utilize the following resources as your child makes his or her reading selections:
Instructions for Access:
1. Visit www.darlingtonschool.org. (You must be logged into the Darlington website to use this database.)
2. Hover your cursor over the “Academics” tab at the top of the page.
3. Click “Library Services.”
4. Click the gold tab labeled “Resources.”
5. Click the gray tab labeled “Reading Help.”
6. Click “Novelist Plus.”
If the Novelist Plus link fails, you may also access Novelist Plus through the GALILEO link also under "Resources." Once GALILEO opens search under "Databases A-Z" for Novelist Plus.
1. Search for a book.
2. Select the appropriate book by clicking on it.
3. Scroll down to book description - you will find a synopsis of the book and usually several reviews from reputable resources. Make sure you select “Show more” if that option is present.
