Kids can't seem to get enough of their summer breaks. It's the time of the year when they can relax and take a break from the hustle and bustle of the schools. While initially, that's a fun way to spend summers; kids must also utilize the period to boost their skills and do something productive like reading. As it's a fun yet dynamic activity, they can benefit from it. Here … [Read more...] about Summer is Here! Here’s How to Make Your Kids Read Books
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Barnes and Noble wants you to bring your kids to the bookstore
Barnes and Noble has always run various campaigns to bring families to the bookstore. Their summer reading program has been running for 22 years and until September 3rd they are encouraging kids across the country in grades 1-6 to celebrate the joy of reading and even get a free book by reading eight books and turning in a completed reading journal listing the books they’ve … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble wants you to bring your kids to the bookstore
Your Child is Not Going to Read this Summer
Bookstores, libraries and publishing companies have all unveiled their summer reading programs which have a singular objective; getting your child to read outside of the classroom. Sadly, there is one major impediment: parents. A new study conducted by the Literacy Trust looked at the reading trends of children in 2014  and found nearly one in four students agreed with the … [Read more...] about Your Child is Not Going to Read this Summer
School’s Out…What Are Your Kids Reading?
Now that school is out for most of the country, there's a honeymoon period of sorts in which many kids don't have to get up early and can watch as much TV as humanly possible. But somewhere along the way, parents look at their kids--whose bodies seem to have actually fused to the couch--and want them to spend a little time engaged in something else. Summer reading programs … [Read more...] about School’s Out…What Are Your Kids Reading?
Summer Poses Opportunities for More Reading
One of the chief concerns US educators have about the summer holidays is the potential for a reversal of the gains students made throughout the school year. When the study habits and learning choices students make during the school year aren't emphasized during those months of "down time," the end result is that schools often have to spend the first month of the new school year … [Read more...] about Summer Poses Opportunities for More Reading
Scholastic’s Digital Apps Bridge Summer Academics
One of the great educational concerns with the upcoming summer vacations months is the amount of knowledge that students lose during their time off from school. Teachers have often bemoaned the loss of instructional time at the beginning of each school year to trying to bring the students back up to speed after so much time away from the classroom. Scholastic, the world’s … [Read more...] about Scholastic’s Digital Apps Bridge Summer Academics
Top 25 eBooks for Summertime Reading!
It is summertime again and that means heading down to the beach or going on vacation and packing a vertiable treasure trove of books to expand your literary horizons. We have selected the top 25 summer books from a wellspring of new releases to give you a taste of the best reads of 2011, so far. Books for the Literary Types Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson – … [Read more...] about Top 25 eBooks for Summertime Reading!