fight summer learning loss with these tips
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Keep Your Child Sharp and Fight Summer Learning
LossPublic Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
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School is out for the summer. But that doesn’t mean your child’s brain has
to check out too.
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Studies show, every summer, kids can lose two to three months in reading skills.
Source: National Summer Learning Association
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Most kids lose about two months of math skills in the summer.
Source: National Summer Learning Association
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By fifth grade, summer learning loss can put students 2 1/2 to 3 years behind.
Source: National Summer Learning Association
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Summer learning loss accounts for about two-thirds of the ninth grade achievement gap in reading.
Source: National Summer Learning Association
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So, what can you do? Start by making summer learning fun!
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Take family field trips! Visit art, science, or history museums. Zoos,
arboretums, and historical sites work too!
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Go around the world without leaving your house.
Study maps, atlases, and travel books. Cook themed dinners inspired by other counties you’ve learned about.
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Use family game nights as teaching tools.
Games such as Scrabble help build vocabulary. Solving crossword puzzles together is helpful too!
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Create meaningful chores. By earning money through small chores
around the house, your child will learn to count money and gain important money-saving skills.
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Connect through writing and literature. Consider finding your child a pen pal or a
book club to help him or her associate writing and reading with fun.
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Visit the Library! Check out some of the great, free resources
available at your local Library.
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Sign up for our Summer Learning Program. Kids, teens, and adults can track their
reading during the summer and earn great prizes.
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Find a camp, program, or special event at the Library.
We offer a number of different programs to engage your child during the summer. See the full list online.
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Keep your child’s mind fed — plus his or her tummy!
Learn more about the Library’s free Summer Lunch Program for any child age 18 or under.
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Get help finding the right book for your child. Try one of our booklists full of great reads
picking by our staff.
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Visit any one of our 41 locations.
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#ReadMakeCreate at one of our MakerSpace locations.
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Check out eBooks, stream music, movies, and more from home using our eBranch.
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Together we can fight summer learning loss!
For more information visit our website, www.cincinnatilibrary.org or call 513-369-6900.