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Summer Reading Programs for Kids – 2022

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What will your kids be doing over summer vacation? One way for parents to keep their children practicing the skills they need for the next school year is to get them into a summer reading program.  Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Journal Every summer, Barnes & Noble has a summer reading program for kids who will be in grades 1-6 in the next school year. You can download the 2022 version of the reading journal. Here are the rules: Read any eight books this summer and record them in this Summer Reading Journal.  Tell us which part of the book is … Continue reading →

Summer Reading Programs for Kids

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It has been said that kids can “lose” some of what they learned during the school year if they don’t practice those skills while on summer vacation. Summer reading programs can inspire kids to read books during the months when school is out. Your child could benefit from participating in a Summer reading program. Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program This Summer reading program began in May and will end on September 5, 2017. Children need to fill out a Summer Reading Journal (which can be printed from the Barnes & Noble website in English or in Spanish). Kids must … Continue reading →

Where to Find Summer Reading Programs

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One of the things that kids like best about summer vacation is that they get a long break from school. It is important to keep your child’s reading skills sharp over the summer. A fun way to do that is to get your child involved in a summer reading program. There are several to choose from. Your local library The first place to seek out a summer reading program is your local library. Ask the librarian in the children’s section if they are doing this type of program. If so, he or she can help you get your child involved. … Continue reading →

Creating Your Own Summer Reading Program

School will be out for the summer very soon. The past few years Tyler has looked forward to participating in the summer reading program at the local library both here in Mobile and in New Orleans before the hurricane. While writing an article about this year’s summer reading program, I realized that Tyler might not be able to participate. I’m still trying to get my house together and you can’t imagine the setbacks I have had. We will probably spend a lot of time between Mobile and New Orleans this summer so I am wondering if signing up for the … Continue reading →

Value of Summer Reading Programs

Every parent knows that reading is important, but during the summer it is easy to bypass this valuable skill unless you get your children involved in a summer reading program. Most local libraries offer summer reading programs. What is a summer reading program? Most libraries choose a theme for the summer. Then each week the story hour and activities revolve around that theme. Most programs try to take advantage “of children’s natural curiosity to introduce new subjects and different genres – things kids might not study in school but are interested in.” Children are encouraged to read so many books … Continue reading →