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What is the “Summer Slide?”

What is the “Summer Slide?”. “Summer Slide” refers to the educational ground that children lose during their nearly three-month break from school. Let’s look at what you can do this summe r t o kee p those skills fresh!. Summe r Los s i n Reading.

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What is the “Summer Slide?”

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  1. What is the “Summer Slide?” “Summer Slide”refers to the educational ground that children lose during their nearly three-monthbreakfrom school. Let’s look at what you can do this summer to keepthose skills fresh!

  2. SummerLossinReading “Some students experience an averagesummerlearninglossin readingachievementof over two months.” “Others lose nearlythreemonths.” National Summer Learning Association (2004) http://www.readingrockets.org/article/395

  3. Whatdotheexpertssay? “Experts agree that children who read during the summer gain reading skills, while those who do not often slide backward.” Reading Is Fundamental

  4. Prevent SummerSlide Research shows that reading just six books during the summer may keep a struggling reader from regressing. Whenchoosingbooks,besurethattheyarejustright—not too hard and not too easy. Please see the leveled book lists that will be provided today. This will help steer you toward books that are at an appropriate level for your reader.

  5. Prevent SummerSlide ReadSomethingEveryDay Encourage your child to take advantage of everychance to read. Look for opportunities to read throughout the day. Set aside a 20 -30 minute family quiet reading time all summer. Visit the Library Allow your child to get his/her own library card. Attend library events, author visits, and story times. Participate in the library’s summer reading program. Visit Book Stores Make a special trip to a local bookstore and celebrate finding a great new book to read. Visit book fairs such as the Green Valley Book Fair.

  6. Prevent SummerSlide KeepReadingAloud Reading aloud benefits all childrenespecially those who struggle. Reading aloud boosts listening comprehension, increasesvocabulary knowledge and expands experiences with text. In addition, reading aloud enhances fluency as you model what fluent and expressive reading sounds like. Wide Reading Experiences Excellent readers read across genres. Expose your child to nonfiction, poetry, biographies, etc.. It is crucial that your child reads a variety of texts. Students must know how to access non-fiction text and not solely fiction. Audio Books Listening to books on CD or on websites is a great tool! The benefits are much like a read aloud experience. As you travel this summer, have the family listen to a book on CD in the car.

  7. Reading Links RAZ Kids BookFlix TumbleBooks Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge Mighty Girl Books Guys Read Read Kiddo Read ( http://www.raz-kids.com/ ) (http://library.loudoun.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=43) *Library Card Needed (http://library.loudoun.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=43) *Library Card Needed (www.scholastic.com/summer) ( www.amightygirl.com ) ( www.guysread.com ) ( www.readkiddoread.com )

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