Below is the May parent blog entry for the Creek County Literacy Program. Its focus is on the "Summer Slide." I am excited to be presenting a parent training at the Creek County Library Annex on May 19th. At 10:00 a.m., I will be providing a workshop to parents from birth to age 3. The topic will be increasing oral language in young children. At 5:30 p.m. on May 19th, I will also be presenting a workshop to parents ages 4 to 9 focusing on preventing summer slide. If anyone is interested in attending these programs, please contact the Creek County Literacy Program at 918-224-9647. Also, please feel free to email me directly if you have any questions at [email protected]. Have a wonderful summer!
Parents Lounge Blog
What is “Summer Slide”?
Donna Hall, M.Ed.
Have you ever had a child who made tremendous gains in their reading ability during the school year, and upon returning to school, your child’s new teacher advised your child was again having reading difficulties? You may have wondered how this is possible, or you may have even thought that the new teacher was just incorrect in the opinion because your child read very well at the end of the previous school year. This phenomenon is called the “Summer Slide.”
“Summer Slide” occurs because many children do not read during the summer. Reading is a skill just like playing sports, learning to play a musical instrument, or any other activity requiring practice to maintain or excel in the skills necessary to succeed in the activity. A child must continue reading practice over the summer in order to maintain the skills learned and maintain the abilities gained during the previous school year. In order to encourage reading during the summer, make reading fun and active. One way to encourage reading practice is to sign up for the Summer Reading Program at a local or nearby library. The libraries’ Summer Reading Programs offer incentives to read, weekly activities, and occasional guest readers or performers. The Creek County Literacy Program is also offering a class for parents of children age four to nine on May 19th from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. entitled “Creative Summer Reading Skills – Fun Activities to Prevent ‘Summer Slide’.” This class will provide engaging and fun summertime activities focusing on ways to practice reading skills. If you are interested in learning about this or to register, please contact the Creek County Literacy Program at 918-224-9647. I hope I see many of you at this class, and if not, I hope you will read my next blog in late July/early August.
Happy Summertime Reading, Everyone!
Parents Lounge Blog
What is “Summer Slide”?
Donna Hall, M.Ed.
Have you ever had a child who made tremendous gains in their reading ability during the school year, and upon returning to school, your child’s new teacher advised your child was again having reading difficulties? You may have wondered how this is possible, or you may have even thought that the new teacher was just incorrect in the opinion because your child read very well at the end of the previous school year. This phenomenon is called the “Summer Slide.”
“Summer Slide” occurs because many children do not read during the summer. Reading is a skill just like playing sports, learning to play a musical instrument, or any other activity requiring practice to maintain or excel in the skills necessary to succeed in the activity. A child must continue reading practice over the summer in order to maintain the skills learned and maintain the abilities gained during the previous school year. In order to encourage reading during the summer, make reading fun and active. One way to encourage reading practice is to sign up for the Summer Reading Program at a local or nearby library. The libraries’ Summer Reading Programs offer incentives to read, weekly activities, and occasional guest readers or performers. The Creek County Literacy Program is also offering a class for parents of children age four to nine on May 19th from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. entitled “Creative Summer Reading Skills – Fun Activities to Prevent ‘Summer Slide’.” This class will provide engaging and fun summertime activities focusing on ways to practice reading skills. If you are interested in learning about this or to register, please contact the Creek County Literacy Program at 918-224-9647. I hope I see many of you at this class, and if not, I hope you will read my next blog in late July/early August.
Happy Summertime Reading, Everyone!