Richmond Street School

Plug Into Summer Learning

Summer is a great time to help your child improve and enhance their skills.  On this page you will find many web sites and suggestions to do just that.

Experts agree that children who read during the summer gain reading skills, while those who do not often slide backward. According to the authors of a November 2002 report from Johns Hopkins Center for Summer Learning: "A conservative estimate of lost instructional time is approximately two months or roughly 22 percent of the school year...." http://www.rif.org/parents/articles/summerslide.mspx