Summerville Reading Camp

Contact the Director by email or the Liason by email

Volunteer forms are at the bottom of the page.

Splash Into Reading at Summerville Reading Camp

In July of 2011 we hosted a week-long reading camp. Camp operated each day from 8 am—4:30 pm. The camp is for rising third and fourth graders from the Summerville area. Each day students are fed breakfast, lunch and snacks.Students participated in three hours of academic reading centers in the morning, followed by exciting afternoon activities including an off campus field trip. The camp is free of charge and selection is based on parent, teacher and principal recommendations.

We are very excited about offering reading camp next year to children from the Summerville area, both on our St. Paul's campus and perhpas at two additional locations.Twenty-four children had the opportunity to attend camp this year and we hope, in the future, the camp will grow. The goal of this program is for children to have positive experiences with literature and to learn valuable reading skills while having fun and making new friends in a camp atmosphere.

How to Help

     Nominate children
     Nominate teacher volunteers
     Volunteer yourself and your special talents

Afternoon Sessions May Include
     A visit from a Charleston author
     Arts and crafts
     Water games
     Swimming
     A fieldtrip to a local point of interest

Reading Curriculum
Phonics and Decoding
In this center, campers will use visual and auditory cues to identify letters and sounds, blends, and word families.
Strategies
The goal of this center is to give campers tools or strategies needed to become more fluent, independent readers.
Comprehension
In this center, campers are given the opportunity to read both fiction and non-fiction materials. Afterwards, they will be guided in responding to what they have read.
Writing
The key elements of this center include brainstorming, talking through ideas and encouraging creativity.
Pleasure Reading
Pleasure reading is a comfortable place for campers to select books on their own level and read with adults.