Summer Vacation Activities
Susan Dieckgrafe
May 06, 2008
Dear Parents,
Summer vacation is almost here and along with it come many opportunities for you and your child to share new discoveries in reading. While many children may see summer as a chance to be away from school, it is also a good time to help your child understand the value of reading in everything we do. There are a variety of summertime activities that you and your child can share together that will help reinforce the skills learned in the classroom as well as stimulate many positive experiences with reading. Here are some suggestions.
1. Keep reading with your child. Let your child know that summertime also means reading time.
2. Take trips to the library. Join a summer reading program.
3. Set aside time each day to relax and read a good book.
4. For those rainy days, have some reading games on hand. Games such as Scrabble, Spill and Spell, Boggle, and Sentence Cubes all emphasize reading skills.
5. When planning a trip, encourage your child to read about the places to be visited, map out possible routes, and keep a diary along the way.
6. Review your sight words.
According to (Collin/Block, 2003), when a reader knows the first 25 non-decodable sight words, they will be able to read rapidly about one-third of all the words they will encounter in printed materials. When a reader learns the first 100 sight words, they will know about half of all the words ever read. A great reason to practice those sight words this summer.
Enjoy your summer vacation!
