Earlier this month, NPR covered the phenomenon of "summer slide" - i.e., the loss of skills that students experience over the summer. The full transcript of the program can be found here: Keeping Kids Intellectually Engaged During the Summer An important highlight from the program: ...what … [Read more...]
Summer Tips: Encouraging Summer Reading
According to a 2007 research report released by the National Endowment for the Arts, nearly half of all teens report that they have not read a book for pleasure in the previous year - not one. Less than one-third of all thirteen year old respondents report reading daily, and that number declines as … [Read more...]
