Summer reading is valuable for children from both an entertainment and educational standpoint. It keeps them engaged while helping to stop the summer learning slide.
Parents can play a key role in encouraging their children to crack open a book this summer and dive in. Here are several fun and effective ways to encourage summer reading.
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If your child needs help with math—and finds it hard to add, subtract or multiply on a piece of paper—movement might be the answer. After all, sitting down for too long can become boring. As another strategy, you can capitalize on what your child already finds fun, slipping in math elements.
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Summer Camp
Children often look forward to summer vacation — and for good reason. They can spend more time participating in enjoyable activities, from playing with friends and siblings to attending summer camp and more.
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First of all, it’s never too early to instill a passion for reading into your child – and that can begin at infancy, when you read to him or her (and some people even read to their babies in utero!). The American Society of School Libraries lists multiple ways that your child can benefit from reading, quoting the Family Literacy Foundation. These early literacy benefits include:
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One of the most valuable gifts you can pass on to your toddler doesn't cost you a cent. A love of reading pays immediate intellectual and emotional dividends that continue throughout the years. Books give your child a head start in preparing for school and help them develop social skills by teaching them about the rest of the world.
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Toddler Care
Horizon Education Centers is excited to announce its partnership with the Lorain Public Library System and Elyria Public Library System in an effort to enhance literacy skills in the home.
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Summer reading programs at your local library are a great way to encourage your children to enjoy reading and help them keep their reading skills sharp while school is out. With libraries offering summer reading programs for children of all ages – and often for adults – you can make a trip to the library a weekly family time event.
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Books and reading are essential to child development and early learning. By activating and exercising various areas of the brain, reading to your child at least 20 minutes a day boosts learning development.
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Encouraging a love of reading in your child provides a gateway to future academic and personal success. But it is also the first step in a journey that can ignite your child’s imagination, tickle his curiosity and introduce him to new worlds of exciting people, places and ideas to explore.
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Learning to read starts long before a child starts to sound out letters. It starts with getting used to the idea that people sit with books (or even electronic devices like tablets) and use them as a source of information and entertainment. If you are the parent of a toddler, the time you spend (or don't spend) reading and helping your child appreciate letters, sounds, and stories can have a great impact on your child's future.
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