Question: My daughter is in the third grade and has struggled with reading most of the school year. Although her reading skills have recently improved, she still does not like to sit down and read. I am concerned because I don’t want her to lose her reading skills now that summer is approaching. How can I encourage her to read over the summer?
Answer: Since your daughter struggles with reading, you can continue to build her skills over the summer with many fun and positive learning activities. Let her choose what she wants to read and read the same book along with her so you can discuss it together. Buy books on tape as an alternative to reading. You can listen to the recordings in the car or at home, and they will help strengthen listening comprehension skills. You can subscribe to a children’s magazine in your daughter’s name. She may be excited to receive mail in her name and will be motivated to read what she has received. Children’s cookbooks are also great for reading and following directions to make favorite foods. If you allow it, let your daughter e−mail friends back and forth to each other about what they did on a particular day. Your daughter can design her own postcards, send them to friends or family, and encourage them to write back. She can even make a scrapbook of your family’s summer activities. She can write captions and read them aloud to you as you look through the book together.
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