Don't Let Your Child Fall Behind This Summer!
The "summer reading slide" is a term used for the loss of reading achievement that children often experience when they do not read during their summer vacations.
There are many ways to help prevent the summer reading slide, from having kids read and then create videos of the books they've read to taking them to reading classes at a local library or bookstore.
A Quick and Easy way to Prevent the Summer Reading Slide
Probably the most commonly suggested method for preventing the summer reading slide is quick and easy (which is great news for busy parents): just have wonderful reading materials available to your kids at home or while you travel!
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7 Ways to Keep Your Kid Reading and Learning During the Summer:
1. Place reading materials throughout the house so your kids have easy access to them.
2. Parents with younger kids should read to their kids at bedtime and ask questions about the book or magazine while reading, as this keeps kids interested and focused, and it opens the door for great conversations.
3. Limit the time your kids get to watch TV, browse the internet and play video games. While these mediums are great, they shouldn't take the place of a relaxing read with a great book or magazine.
4. Take the kids to the library, then follow that up with a trip to the local ice cream stand. It'll add excitement to your trip, and will give you a chance to hear all about the reading your kids did at the library!
5. Make reading into a game. Have a "reading contest" with prizes based on the number of magazines, books, and articles that kids read each week.
6. Combine reading and other activities. For instance, have your child read about volcanoes then give him a volcano making kit so he can try his hand at the real thing! The more senses you allow your child to use when learning, the more he or she will learn! (Check out our new Activity Packs, which combine reading and hands-on activities.)
7. Lead by example. If you tell your kids that reading is important, you need to be a reader yourself. When your child actually sees you reading, he or she will realize that you really mean it when you say that reading is important!
