"Summer Slide"
5/19/2019
As we approach the end to this school year, students are looking forward to a break from school and sun-filled days full of fun and play. Alaska offers a bounty of amazing things to do in the summer and students need this time to get outdoors, enjoy the fresh air and experience different adventures. Time spent with family and time for kids to just be kids are vital to a child's growth and wellbeing. However, we don't want them to lose the gains they have made this year in their academic work, especially in reading. "Summer slide" is a real thing. This infographic from Oxford Learning illustrates the issues associated with "summer slide." In an article entitled "Three Ways to Prevent Summer Slide", the Scholastic Parent Staff offer three simple ways to incorporate daily reading into a summer routine. 1. Six books to summer success: Research shows that reading just six "just right" books during the summer may keep a struggling reader from regressing and creating opportunities for flourishing readers to continue to strengthen their skills. An easy way to do this is to take advantage of our local library. They also offer a fun reading program that helps to provide just that right amount of structure to have a consistent reading plan for the summer. You can access the reading program for the Loussac Library here. You can also check out grade level book lists from Scholastic (book lists) or the Loussac Library (Summer Reading Suggestions by Grade booklists). 2. Read something every day: Encourage your child to take advantage of every opportunity to read. Find them throughout the day: Whether it's reading the cereal box at breakfast in the morning, to reading signs as you are driving around town, to dedicated sit down time in the evening, make sure reading is a part of every day. 3. Keep reading aloud: Reading aloud benefits all children and teens, especially those who struggle. There are many benefits in reading aloud, even to fluent readers. However, for struggling readers, they will continue to build comprehension skills, expand vocabulary and have exposure to fluent and expressive reading. Here are also some websites and apps that students can utilize to help keep their reading skills sharp this summer. Epic (www.getepic.com/) - This app is full of high-interest and varied books on a multitude of reading levels. Popular titles and an easy-to-use format allow students to navigate and read with ease. You can also keep track of the number of minutes students are reading and what books they have interacted with. Playkidsgames.com – Helps your students build and retain reading comprehension skills through interactive games. Opposite Ocean – The Opposite Ocean is a great app to improve student vocabulary and reading comprehension on the go. www.abcya.com/ - This website has interactive games on language arts, math and a multitude of other subject areas. Let's make sure that the only "summer slides" our students are experiencing this summer are the playground ones!Comments are closed.
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Marcella HitchcockMs. Hitchcock teaches second grade, is a mom of two, an avid reader, lifelong learner, and a seeker of sunshine! Archives
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