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What is The Summer Reading Slide?
All too often, parents and students alike take vacation during school breaks. After all, it's deserved after all the work put in during session, right? An unequivocal, resounding, "NO"!
As noted above, there is conclusive research stating that children who do not read during the summer or extended breaks, can loose up to three months of reading progress. That is equivalent to approximately 22% of the learning acquired in a single school year! Summer Reading Slide refers to this backwards slide of learning that often occurs during summer recess or long term breaks from school.
This 22% of learning loss does not just effect reading. It's ramifications are seen across all subjects and levels. This makes sense when you consider reading is instrumental in all classes - Science, Math, Social Studies, Writing, Technology, and Music. This loss can lead to frustration (student, parent, and teacher alike), repeated learning, retention, special classes/courses, ridicule from peers, wasted time, and embarrassment.
If you are looking for a fun, educational, end of the year mini project that will have lasting results? This PPT lesson and activities will actively engage students as to why summer reading is critical for next school year. I have created a teaching resource to help introduce the Summer Slide and how to avoid going down it's slippery slope.
I have created a teaching resource to help introduce the Summer Slide and how to avoid going down it's slippery slope. This PowerPoint Presentation includes thought provoking visuals, a brief explanation of Summer Slide, Class Activity demonstrating Summer Slide, printable reading pledge, summer bookmarks to be colored, helpful tips for parents, online reading resources, and, reading apps.
Staying above the slide does not need to be a chore. Summer reading can be made fun in the form of reading pledges, setting goals, projects, family reading time, field trips, etc.
Helpful Tips for Families Include the Following:
Read
Something Every
Day: Encourage your child to take advantage of
every opportunity to read.
Morning: Read
the newspaper - the weather, comics, sports page, whatever.
Afternoon: Read
the TV guide, magazines, sales ads, online resources, cookbook, directions,
etc.
Evening: Have
your child continue to read the story of their choice.
Activities:
Read about an activity you will do (going
to the beach, seeing a movie, having a
sleepover)
Library: Visit the Library and/or the Bookmobile
Be
an Example: Read. (the newspaper, a magazine at the
Dr. office, a recipe)
Talk: Talk with your child about what they are
reading. (Do they like the story, does
it remind them
of something, did they learn anything?)
Read:
Read aloud to your child and have them
read to you.
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