Summer is for reading!
During the summer months, when literacy instruction ceases, learning declines. This study sets out to identify the effects of different contexts on reading skills during this period. The results show that students who completed reading activities in a day camp setting maintained their skills, while those who read to an animal in an animal shelter setting experienced improvements in reading accuracy and fluency; in contrast, the reading speed of students in the control group decreased. Consequently, reading activities in structured (day camp) and semi-structured (animal shelter) settings show that reading during summer vacation is conducive to maintaining student learning.