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Reply to "Learning tools you will use with your kids this summer to help them get ready for the next grade?"
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[quote=Anonymous]I have kids that are good students, but struggle with reading. Summer is a blessing to slowly work on reading with them. During the school year , its really hard to do it with homework and activities. Frankly, they are tired after school so practice isn't that effective. In the summer, they are fresh each morning. They do independent reading, but also a lot of reading a lot out loud with me. I work hard to pick great books of all types (fiction and nonfiction including science books). We are very disciplined about reading daily - 30 to 45 minutes a day. They make huge progress over the summer and it builds up their confidence so much that they talk about it. They are great at math, but we still do a little math fact practice each week so they retain it - less than 15 minutes a week. Agree with pp - if its part of your tradition/routine, its not much. They have a very laid back summer compared to their peers (pool/beach/sports). [/quote]
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