Reading Challenge: Ward Off the Summer Slide

Summer vacation is fast approaching for your kids, which means adventure-filled days in the sun—but also the risk of the “summer slide,” a lapse in learning that occurs when kids are out of school. Participating in a reading challenge is a great way to keep your child’s reading skills on track and even improving.

Here are five ways to make summer reading challenges fun:

1. Give kids a choice of books with varied genres and difficulty levels and let them choose the books themselves.
2. Create milestones and give prizes and treats for every milestone reached (number of minutes logged, books read, or days spent reading), with an ultimate prize at the end for completing the entire challenge.
3. Encourage your children’s friends to participate and compete. Get everyone together to craft a board or a poster that tracks the whole group’s progress.
4. Take your child out to the beach or a park for an hour so you can sit and read together.
5. Schedule a weekly meeting to discuss the books with your child, play games and trivia, and ask your child to read aloud.

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