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Wednesday, September 08, 2010

You can help to prevent summer learning loss by helping kids to read during the summer months. To ensure that our nation's youth don't fall behind the learning curve, you can:

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Reading 5 books over the summer prevents learning loss
Young people can lose 2-3 months of progress in reading achievement over the summer

Kids engaged in summer reading activities are better prepared for the new academic year, show improvement in spelling, writing style, vocabulary and grammatical development. The number on books read during summer is consistently related to academic gains - 33% of kids who read during summer recess are more likely to read at grade level compared to 185 of non-active readers. Reading also offers opportunities to discover books that are not associated with classroom lessons; allowing kids to expand their horizons and discover new story genres.

Get involved. To get started, check out the toolkits. Join thousands of people across the country in building strong minds by expanding kid's horizons, imaginations and minds and preparing them for the next grade level through summer reading.

Summer of a Million Books

Strong Minds

One million is a pretty powerful number. The idea that we can help one million people in need may seem like an overwhelming and unattainable goal. But this summer, Reach Out and Read demonstrated that when thousands of committed volunteers join together, they can do exactly that.

Posted on 9/2/2010 1:45:47 PM

Good Gardening with One Hen

Strong Minds

One Hen, Inc. is an innovative organization that helps children to become global citizens by equipping teachers with interactive resources that teach elementary school children about world issues and how they can make a difference. This summer, One Hen is teaming up with United We Serve: Let’s Read. Let’s Move to encourage summer reading and take on the problem of access to healthy and affordable food!

Posted on 8/12/2010 10:30:30 AM

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