Summer Reading Guide!
Don't know what to read this summer? Check out these great reading lists!
The evidence is clear: Children do forget skills and knowledge learned in the previous school year. But if families and educators encourage kids to stay engaged in learning throughout the summer, students may not only maintain, but improve their knowledge. |
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What is the "summer backslide"?
There is no doubt that students who do not have classes in the summer lose some of the skills they learned in the previous school year. This is called the "summer backslide" or the "summer slump." Taking classes during the summer is the best way to prevent this.
Another great thing you can do is make sure your children are reading books all summer. Even if you cannot join us for our summer learning programs, we still want your child to succeed in school and reading during the summer break has been proven to help prevent kids losing important school skills.
Another great thing you can do is make sure your children are reading books all summer. Even if you cannot join us for our summer learning programs, we still want your child to succeed in school and reading during the summer break has been proven to help prevent kids losing important school skills.
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Research though has shown that when kids put down the books for their summer break, often their reading ability drops with it. The term “slide” refers to children dropping in their reading ability following a lack of reading over the summer break. Teachers frequently report that students return to school in January with a lower reading level and interest in books, than when they left in December. |
What should you read?
Here are some booklists from pubic libraries and other educational sources. Choose whichever genres or readalikes* you are interested in and instantly get a list of professionally recommended books.
*readalikes are books which are similar to other books you have read and enjoyed. For example, if you loved Percy Jackson, you may love these books; or if you loved Hunger Games, you may love these ones.
*readalikes are books which are similar to other books you have read and enjoyed. For example, if you loved Percy Jackson, you may love these books; or if you loved Hunger Games, you may love these ones.
