How to Encourage Reading Over the Summer
The best way to keep summer learning loss at bay is to continue reading everyday throughout the summer. How do we keep the kids interested though?
The best way to keep summer learning loss at bay is to continue reading everyday throughout the summer. How do we keep the kids interested though?
While the schools did their best to make a switch from classroom to online learning, let’s be honest, our kids’ summer vacation, as far as school is concerned, started a little earlier this year. Unfortunately, if summer days continue to be devoid of educational pursuits– a significant amount of what went into building your child’s brain during the school year will start to leak out.
Tired of managing your child’s online education but know how important it is to keep their brains engaged during the summer? These 4 simple tips will help you find the right books and keep the kids interested all summer long.
Summer is the perfect time to get kids moving around and creating to fill their right brain needs. But, this summer looks a little different. I have found 39 activities to help your family get the summer off to a great start without risking your health.
The best way to keep the summer brain drain at bay is to continue reading everyday throughout the summer. Just 20-30 minutes per day of any kind of reading is going to keep them fluent while exposing them to new ideas and ways of reading.
How do you find appropriate books? Pick books that are ‘just right’ – whether it’s the seventh grade summer reading or books for your early reader, picking the right book really matters.
If you have a visual learner, a reading program may be the last thing you want to think about this summer. Never fear – your local library knows how to make reading fun for your child, so it’s easy on you. Our local library, like so many others around the country, has a variety of special reading events throughout the summer to keep kids reading.
To get kids to read and keep reading throughout the summer – your library probably has a Summer Reading program. They know how to make reading fun for your child, so it’s easy on you.
This summer we’re going to keep it simple. While you’re busy enjoying summer, we’re going to share fun, easy to do activities for your kids to keep them at the top of their brain game. They did so much at school this year, we want to keep them in tip top shape and ready to school in the fall. To make it easy for you – we’re going to focus on three areas; reading, writing and drawing.
Don’t forget to keep reading all summer long so the kids don’t slip back on their reading abilities. I have an eBook for you with plenty of good ideas for keeping the brain drain at bay this summer. Try this page with reading tips to get you started.
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