Prevent the Summer Slide! link at CATRA on Facebook or . For more information, contact Julie Toth, Program Coordinator, at or 717-991-2020. Have you heard of the dreaded summer slide? It’s been proven by research that who “students Sister do not have access to reading materials over the summer lose substantial ground over the by Saniah Norton summer while their more advantaged peers Giggling typically experience modest reading gains.” Don’t Laughing like boiling water let your child lose out over the summer. Set up a Toes wiggling in the sand daily reading time and stock up your book Because of you shelves. You can do it! I laughed and cried Because of you Ward, A. (2017, May/June). Three Components to Reading Success: I loved and took care of you. Guide readers from striving to thriving through reading volume. Literacy Today,34(6), 10-11. Phonics Dance Remember to help your child practice the Phonics Dance over the summer! Reading Eggs All students in grades 1-4 need to keep practicing the Hunks and Chunks! It’s up to you! Remember that your Reading Center student in 1st Build this success for your child. and 2nd grade has access to the outstanding Reading Eggs website into July. It’s another way to Phonics Dance Hunks & Chunks: prevent the summer slide! Books on Board Paws-N-Read You know how exciting it is to get new books to read? Well, if you visit the Lower Dauphin Communities That Care Bookmobile, you can get new books right here in Hummelstown. The Here’s another great way to read...the Paws-N is Bookmobile stops in Hummelstown at five program invites students to read to animals different spots: on a farm. Readers can share books with cats, dogs, rabbits, horses, goats, ducks, chickens, a Schaffner Park (by the playground) pig, and alpacas! Paws-N-Read is a program of Goddard School (1035 Middletown Road) CATRA, the Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Grace UM Church (by playground) Association, Inc. To participate, sign up at the
Prevent the Summer Slide! Have you heard of the dreaded summer slide? It’s been proven by research that “students who do not have access to reading materials over the summer lose substantial ground over the summer while their more advantaged peers typically experience modest reading gains.” Don’t let your child lose out over the summer. Set up a daily reading time and stock up your book shelves. You can do it! Ward, A. (2017, May/June). Three Components to Reading Success: Guide readers from striving to thriving through reading volume. Literacy Today,34(6), 10-11. Phonics Dance Remember to help your child practice the Phonics Dance over the summer! All students in grades 1-4 need to keep practicing the Hunks and Chunks! It’s up to you! Build this success for your child. Phonics Dance Hunks & Chunks: Paws-N-Read Here’s another great way to read...the Paws-N is program invites students to read to animals on a farm. Readers can share books with cats, dogs, rabbits, horses, goats, ducks, chickens, a pig, and alpacas! Paws-N-Read is a program of CATRA, the Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Association, Inc. To participate, sign up at the link at CATRA on Facebook or . For more information, contact Julie Toth, Program Coordinator, at or 717-991-2020. Sister by Saniah Norton Giggling Laughing like boiling water Toes wiggling in the sand Because of you I laughed and cried Because of you I loved and took care of you. Reading Eggs Remember that your Reading Center student in 1st and 2nd grade has access to the outstanding Reading Eggs website into July. It’s another way to prevent the summer slide! Books on Board You know how exciting it is to get new books to read? Well, if you visit the Lower Dauphin Communities That Care Bookmobile, you can get new books right here in Hummelstown. The Bookmobile stops in Hummelstown at five different spots: Schaffner Park (by the playground) Goddard School (1035 Middletown Road) Grace UM Church (by playground)
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