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Read it and Understand: Six Strategies for Improved Reading Comprehension
Implementation of reading comprehension strategies is a critical component of understanding any piece of text. Learn about these strategies here.
5 Tips for Preventing Summer Slide
Many parents have heard the scary-but-true statistic that children who do not read over summer break can lose up to two months of reading achievement. According to Reading Rockets’ review of 13 empirical studies on summer reading loss, over time, this can create a compounded achievement gap of 1.5 years before a child has even reached middle school.
The good news: it’s not hard to curb summer reading loss. With a little effort, you can help your child continue to strengthen that “reading muscle” and prevent the dreaded summer slide so that when the next school year begins, he or she is ready to hit the ground running. Here are five tips to build those literacy skills this summer:
Huntington Learning Center Launches 2017 Summer Reading Adventure Program
It’s summer break, which also means it is time for Huntington Learning Center’s annual summer reading program, Reading Adventure. Students select books from Huntington’s carefully formulated book lists that offer a range of choices by grade level and reading ability. They then record what they read in their “reading passport,” sharing their assessment and opinions about each book. The program is intended to introduce children to high-interest reading material and get them excited about reading.
Regression: What it is and How to Avoid it This Summer
Dr. Ray Huntington of the Huntington Learning Center urges parents to engage their children in learning activities to avoid summer regression. Put simply, summer regression is the loss of academic knowledge gained throughout the school year. “Learning loss or the ‘summer slide’ among students over summer break is a very real problem that we see often,” says Huntington, adding that most students can lose several months of grade-level equivalency in math and reading achievement during this period. He offers several ways for parents to help minimize summer regression.
How to Make Reading Part of the Summer Routine
Summer is an ideal time to incorporate reading into the daily schedule—and the perfect opportunity to get children to enjoy this ageless pastime. “The key to making reading a daily habit is to make it enjoyable, and there are so many ways to do that during summer,” says Huntington. “Make it fun. Let your child choose the books. Make reading a fun family tradition. When you do things like this, you’ll start to see your child choosing to read over other activities, and his or her reading skills will improve greatly as well.”
Five Tips to Create Your Child’s Summer Learning Schedule
It’s summer break, which means relaxing, recharging and plenty of fun for students. Even though your child is probably eager to toss the backpack into a closet until September, Eileen Huntington, Co-founder of the Huntington Learning Center encourages parents to develop a summer learning schedule that will deter regression (learning loss), and maintain a schedule. “There are many advantages to incorporating a little structure into your child’s summer schedule,” says Huntington. “Children who continue to exercise their brains have a far easier time going back to school in the fall, plus, keeping the mind active during break can remind children about the fun of learning.
Major Building Blocks for Early Readers
If your child is an early elementary school student, you likely know how critical these first few years are in his or her reading development.
Tips for Boosting your High School Student's Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension is one of the most important skills high school students can develop, and it's also one of their most common weaknesses.
Simple Reading Practice Tips to Boost Your Child's Reading Skills
The reading practice tips found here not only improve comprehension, but lead to success in other subjects as well.
Incentivizing Your Child to Read
Although many parents may wish that their child would always choose a good book over a television show or video game, reading may not necessarily be every child's go-to activity. If you’re looking for ways to encourage your young reader to read more often "or simply consider reading as an alternative to other activities" here are a few suggestions.
