By Michele, Children's Librarian
Did your child's brain shrink last summer? Probably not, but it may have shifted into reverse, according to a study at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The study found that when students return to school after a long summer vacation, they've lost one to three months worth of learning. Like water flowing from a bathtub.
What can you do? Parents can help kids retain educational skills, try some of the following:
1. Keep lots of books around and make regular trips to the library.
2. Think of ways to sneak educational activities into your summer routine, visit museums, art galleries, planetariums, aboretums, state and national historic sites and national historic parks.
3. Consider summer tutoring, summer school, or summer day-camps. Struggling kids can catch up and those who aren't struggling can accelerate learning in areas that interest them.
4. Join the summer Read-at-Home program at our library! Kids read for 20 minutes a day and get the rewards of keeping their skills. They are also rewarded with fun prizes for every page they complete in their summer reading booklets.
The theme for Summer Reading this year is:
"Get a Clue @ your Library"
The Summer Read-at-Home program is open to kids ages 3-17, it is open to residents and non-residents of Brigham City. You do not need a library card to participate. The cost is only $1.00 to keep your kids reading all summer long!
Registration will begin on Tuesday, June 5th and will be on-going during the summer. Prize days and raffle drawings will be held August 8-10th. For more info. stop by the library and talk with one of our staff.
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