Educators Ask Parents to Book Time for Kids to Read During Summer Breaks

Educators Ask Parents to Book Time for Kids to Read During Summer Breaks: "School is almost out for summer break but parents are being reminded that they have some homework. An organization called Kids Count released a report that stresses the importance of students being strong readers by 4th grade. If they're not, kids slip further back in school. Kerri Bruce is a coach in Springfield, MO. Her team consists of aspiring to accomplished elementary school readers. Their opponent is summer. "We typically see a summer regression, sometimes two to three months in achievement," said Bruce, whose title in the Springfield School District is literacy coach. "We have to scramble quickly to bring them up to par."

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