This year, it is more important than ever to make reading a part of every child’s summer, especially underserved children and teens, according to librarians.
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Young patron at Dakota County (MN) Library’s Summer Discovery programPhoto courtesy of Dakota County (MN) Library |
In a year when the usual summer slide in learning has stretched into a school-year slide, librarians say it is more important than ever to make reading a part of every child’s summer, especially underserved children and teens.
A new study by Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) found that after first slowing dramatically in the spring of 2020, students’ oral reading fluency began returning to normal rates by fall (bit.ly/3aiNPJD). Still, it wasn’t enough to recoup the losses. Second and third grade students are about…
