Three families have contacted me in the last few weeks asking me to meet with their children over the summer months to read, write, and talk about texts. Today was the first meet-up with two of the families which included five students total, ages 5-14. There will be– no worksheets no pre-packaged summer packets no …
Years ago I met some teacher friends for lunch well into our summer break. I went on a little too long about a professional book I was excited about. After a few minutes, one of my friends slammed her hand down on the table and said, “Damn it, Valinda, it’s summer. Can we please not …
It’s February, I know, and there are still four months until summer begins for students and their families. But this is the perfect time to be planning strategically to provide ways to gets kids to read books, lots of books, over the summer to combat the decline of reading growth. Photo Credit © Wavebreakmedia Ltd …
Each summer, students in poverty fall further and further behind in their reading progress during the summer break. The problem is that children from low-income neighborhoods simply don’t have access to books in the ways that kids from middle class homes do. It’s a complex issue, but it’s possible there’s a solution in as few …
