Keep children learning
Published: Thursday, July 7, 2005 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, July 7, 2005 at 12:00 a.m.
Just because school is out doesn't mean it's time for kids to stop learning. Quite the opposite, experts on childhood learning say.
Over the summer, students can lose 2.6 months in math, according to the Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University. In reading, low-income students tend to lose skills while middle-income students often make slight gains. The key is parents being involved.
Summer is a great time to read with your children or take them to a library reading program, educators say. Library programs range from story times for toddlers to reading competitions for older kids. For information, call 697-4725.
Parents can even turn trips to the grocery or time preparing a meal into lessons in addition, subtraction and fractions. And don't forget to count cows and other critters as a game on long car trips. Every summertime lesson keeps young minds active, engaged and ready for when school starts.
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