What's New - Suggestions for Summer Reading Help

Question: My fourth grade son is reading a little below level. Can you suggest any activities I can do with him this summer to improve his reading skills?

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In the News - Research on Summer Learning Loss

Research demonstrates that all students experience significant learning losses during the summer months. On average, children from low-income families lose nearly three months of grade-level equivalency during the summer months each year, compared to an average of one month lost by middle-income children.

http://www.jhu.edu/teachbaltimore/resourcesresearch/sumloss.html

Grants for Educators - U.S. Innovative Teachers Forum

The 2007 U.S. Innovative Teachers Forum will will bring together exemplary K-12 learning teams for two days, September 27-28, 2007, on the Microsoft corporate campus in Redmond, Washington. Applications must be submitted using the online form by midnight Pacific time, July 11, 2007.

http://www.microsoft.com/education/InTeachersForum.mspx

Recommended Resource - Summer Activities from ReadWriteThink

ReadWriteThink has launched "Learning Beyond the Classroom," a collection of language arts resources and activities designed to help K-12 students explore reading and writing all summer long.

http://www.readwritethink.org/beyondtheclassroom/summer/

Sign Up for a Live Demo

Merit is now offering demonstrations to show how our programs can work for you. The live demos take approximately 30 to 45 minutes. You will see step-by-step how Merit can improve student skills and enhance your teaching.

http://www.meritsoftware.com/contact_us/live_demo/