How to Find Summer Reading Programs for Kids
Summer vacation is a great time to get the kids excited about reading. Programs offered through libraries, bookstores and schools allow kids to maintain their skills as they prepare to enter school at a higher grade level. Reading keeps kids connected to the world of their imagination, while allowing them to compete for prizes and other incentives.
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Sign your child up for a library card. Many libraries offer a summer reading program that offer incentives for the number of books read. Children get the choice of a wide variety of reading materials, and they're all free.
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Check with your child's school. Many schools offer a recommended summer reading list that can help prepare your child for the coming school year. It is also helpful if you are having difficulty finding books that are age appropriate for your child as most of these reading lists are separated by grade.
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Check online. Scholastic.com offers a summer reading challenge that lets your kids play games, take quizzes and find new books to read through a web platform called "The Stacks." Other online bookstores provide information about their reading programs.
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Visit your local bookstore. Many local bookstores offer opportunities for children to participate in reading programs.
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Tips & Warnings
Allow your child to choose books they want to read.
Buy your own little prize incentives to keep things fun.
Involve younger children by having the older ones read aloud to them.
References
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