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Join us every week this summer for ideas on how to make sure your child is learning all summer long. Join us in beating the summer reading loss.Join us every week this summer for ideas on how to make sure your child is learning all summer long. Join us in beating the summer reading loss. Time seems to fly during the summer months as we head off on vacations, go off to visit family, or take those day trips to the beach. Making time for reading on these hectic days can seem like a challenge. However, taking books with you is an easy solution. Keep a stash of books in the car. Use the pockets on the car door or on the back of the front seats to store books. Encourage your child to read them every time you are in the car. Once you reach …
Join us every week this summer for ideas on how to make sure your child is learning all summer long, and in beating the summer reading loss. We are on a quest to beat summer reading loss! Children can lose several months in their reading level over the summer, anywhere to one to several months. The solution is easy: have your children read all summer long. But let’s face it - we are all watching pennies as the price of everything seems to rise. Buying books for the kids isn’t cheap, and you can only read the same copy of a book so much without losing your mind. The best solution is to head on…
Join us every week this summer for ideas on how to make sure your child is learning all summer long. Join us in beating the summer reading loss. My proudest accomplishment is certainly my two children. My youngest will be starting kindergarten this fall and the oldest second grade. Even though I have been a teacher and am now an administrator in the Malden Public Schools, I often struggle to make sure my kids are reading every night. My number one tip is just make it a habit in your family, just like brushing your teeth, that you read every day for 30 minutes. I tell my kids often, “I have …
The research is quite compelling, spanning almost 100 years. Children can have dramatic loss in their reading levels over the summer—anywhere from one month to several months in one summer. This loss in reading level is often referred to as summer reading loss or the summer brain drain. From grades K-5, summer reading loss could amount to almost two grade levels being lost. Imagine the impact of not reading over the summer could have from grades K-12. However, summer reading loss can be remedied easily by simply ensuring your child reads over the summer. Yes, it is that easy!The more children…
