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Looking for Summer Reading for Kids?
Inspiring Tips for Summer Reading
(NC)-The countdown to summer vacation for
elementary school students has begun - is your child planning
on ditching the books instead of hitting the books this
summer?
Research shows that students can experience
a significant learning loss over the summer - especially
in the area of reading.
Want to inspire your child to read? According
to the TD Summer Reading Club, a joint initiative between
Library and Archives Canada, Toronto Public Library and
TD Bank, inspiration is just a page away:
1. Show your child that reading is fun.
Spend time each day reading together as a family and have
fun reading out loud with your children. Take books with
you to the beach or cottage to create a scrapbook of summer
activities and write the captions together.
2. Keep your child involved. When visiting
your local library, let the children pick out materials
they are interested in reading. Comics, magazines, even
baseball or hockey cards will help children improve their
reading skills.
3. Make reading an everyday activity. Encourage
children to read anything they can get their hands on -
street signs, menus, recipes and books. These are great
tools to strengthen children's reading skills.
4. Set an example. Let your kids see you
read so they know that reading is important. Encourage them
to talk about and describe their daily activities. And most
of all - turn off the TV!
5. Join a summer reading club. Help children
discover their passion for reading by visiting your local
library and signing up for a summer of fun and learning.
Programs like the TD Summer Reading Club offer a wide range
of reading material, as well as fun-filled activities to
keep children inspired to read all summer long.
To learn more about the benefits of summer
reading programs, go to go to www.td-club-td.ca, or
visit your local library.
- Courtesy of News Canada
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