There’s a fine line between engaging students and turning them off to learning. When it comes to summer work packets, that’s especially the case. While wanting to help parents and students extend learning throughout the summer months is natural, the presentation of such exercises can make or break their enthusiasm. Thankfully, Really Good Teacher…
Planting the Seeds of Summer Learning
by Steve Reifman, Monthly Columnist Fox television’s “24” is one of my favorite shows of all time. Its fast-paced, non-stop action inspired me several years ago to create my Chase Manning Mystery Series for children 8-12 years of age, and it also provides the launching point for this month’s article. During one of the show’s…
Slowing Down Summer Learning Loss
According to a April 2013 survey by James S. Kim and David M. Quinn of Harvard University, summer learning loss, specifically in reading, can be greatly reduced by teacher-directed and home-based summer reading interventions. What was significant about their study was that children in low-income areas actually benefitted the most from this type of summer…