{"id":484,"date":"2018-06-13T15:36:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T19:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/nardone\/?p=484"},"modified":"2018-06-13T15:36:39","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T19:36:39","slug":"how-to-encourage-summer-reading-a-parents-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/nardone\/2018\/06\/13\/how-to-encourage-summer-reading-a-parents-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Encourage Summer Reading: A Parent’s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How to Encourage Summer Reading: A Parent’s Guide\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0May 21, 2018<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Summer is almost upon us. The days are growing longer, the sun is higher in the sky, and soon school will be over for the year. Our children\u2019s thoughts now turn to swimming, skateboards, baseball, and bike riding.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, for far too many of kids, summer vacation is a time for forgetting. You\u2019ve probably heard that \u201cif you don\u2019t use it, you\u2019ll lose it.\u201d That\u2019s certainly true about reading. Kids who don\u2019t read over the summer regress. Their hard-earned reading skills decline.<\/p>\n

Boys and girls who manage to keep the rust off their reading, don\u2019t suffer a summer reading drop. By reading and writing throughout the summer, they may even manage to improve in reading. Summer reading is easy to build into a family schedule, and most kids come to really enjoy it.<\/p>\n

Here are ten ways to make literacy an enjoyable part of your kids\u2019 summer:<\/p>\n

1. Go to the library and borrow some books.<\/h2>\n

When I was a boy, my mom would take me to the library once a week. I could borrow as many books as the library would allow. It didn\u2019t take much time, but it sure gave me plenty of opportunity for fun reading.<\/p>\n

2. Pick out a good chapter book to read to or with your child.<\/h2>\n

Find a good book to read with your kids. This may be a book that you want to read to them or one for them to read to you (or a bit of both). It can be hard to find time to work all the way through a chapter book during the school year, but it can be easier during the summer months. Books by Roald Dahl and E.B. White were especially popular in our household, but here are some other possibilities:<\/p>\n

Kindergarten through Grade 3<\/strong><\/p>\n