School’s been out for a few weeks here in New York and my kids are becoming “Summer Bums.” They want to sleep in, stay indoors (they are complaining it’s too hot — Hello! It’s Summer!) and just play video games.
Well, I surprised them when I told them I would give them each a weekly packet they would have to complete for this summer.
They whined, complained and they gave me the evil eye. I don’t care. I know it’s summer and they have had a hectic year trying to get good grades but it’s been proven by researchers, that during the summer months, students lose their reading skills — a trend known as “Summer Slide.”
Recognizing this trend, Target and Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster!) has committed to helping parents avoid the Summer Slide.
I’m proud to help Target spread the word on the Summer Slide awareness. I’m also happy to have had the wonderful opportunity to interview Soleil Moon Frye where she provided answers to my emailed questions. Check out the video below:
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My daughter is attending a summer school program at pre-school.
My daughter always had summer reads of two to three books that she would alwyas read over the summer to keep her “smarts”!!! She is now 16 and getting ready to apply to Princeton!
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My girls have an hour of reading and an hour of math daily as well as fun enrichment activities with me:)
We go to the library twice a week.
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I bring my kids to the library often and we encourage them to read.
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I’m keeping my kids smart by enrolling them in the library’s summer reading program!
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when they read 2 books they get to see a movie at the theaters
we go to the library every week.
By doing a lot of reading
I buy her books, so she can read throghout the Summer 🙂
I have my daughter work on a summer bridge workbook and I also take her to the library every week.
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By taking educational field trips to our local museums and enrolling them in the summer reading program
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Reading every night!
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we enrolled at the library’s reading program.
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