{"id":13263,"date":"2024-04-12T16:17:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T20:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/?post_type=canadian_english&#038;p=13263"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:39:32","slug":"benefits-of-summer-reading","status":"publish","type":"canadian_english","link":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/benefits-of-summer-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Summer Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m bored!\u201d How many times during the summer do you hear your kids say this? Summer reading can cure boredom and offer a host of other benefits.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reading each day fits perfectly with Kumon\u2019s belief that <strong>practice makes possibilities<\/strong>\u2122. Kumon can help your child develop good habits and a solid foundation in reading.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Defeat the Summer Slide<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The phrase \u201csummer slide\u201d might make you think of carefree days at the park as a child, but this \u201csummer slide\u201d is not so much fun. In education, summer slide refers to a student\u2019s loss of skills and knowledge during the summer months.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daily reading in the summer is not only a great way to prevent students from losing what they\u2019ve already learned, but it can even help them continue to improve and start the next school year even stronger than the year before. Kumon\u2019s Reading Program gets kids off the summer slide and on to climbing the rock wall of academic success.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expose Students to More Perspectives<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reading exposes students to new places, new people and new ideas. Kumon Centers strive to produce independent, lifelong learners \u2013 students who are curious about the world around them. Summer reading is a great way to feed that curiosity.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Encourage Empathy<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kumon is driven by the idea of positively impacting the global community through education. One way to impact local communities and society at large is through developing a stronger sense of empathy in children. Reading can help cultivate compassion for others. By seeing a character in a book go through challenges, it can make students aware of the struggles different people might face and help them relate to others in a kinder and more authentic way.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Empathy helps make students better people and leads to more fulfilling and successful lives. In the book \u201cUnSelfie,\u201d author Michele Borba writes: \u201cEmpathy is also a positive predictor of children\u2019s reading and math test scores and critical thinking skills, prepares kids for the global world, and gives them a job market boost\u2026Harvard Business Review named it (empathy) as one of the \u2018essential ingredients for leadership success and excellent performance.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improve Vocabulary<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A strong vocabulary is a cornerstone of academic success. Daily reading is a great way to continue to build on current knowledge. A strong vocabulary can make students more successful academically, improve test scores and make students more confident in social situations. Kumon Reading stresses the importance of daily practice, and summer reading is a great way to sustain academic momentum from the school year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read for Fun<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the best things about summer reading is that students get to choose what they read. They don\u2019t read what they have to; they get to read what they want to. Help your child think about their interests and search for books that they might enjoy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/readingreport\/summer.html\" aria-label=\"Summer\">Summer<\/a> reading is a great way to develop new interests, as well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improve Reading Fluency<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reading fluency refers to the ability to read quickly while also accurately comprehend the content. The more you read, the more fluent you can become. Kumon Reading creates a solid reading foundation, improves reading comprehension and critical thinking skills. Most of all, Kumon instills a love of reading and lifelong learning.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set Them Up for Success<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kick off the summer by creating a space where your child can escape with a book. It doesn\u2019t have to be fancy! You could put some pillows in the corner of their room, transform their closet into a reading castle or use some old sheets to let them build a reading fort in their bedroom. They can even find a shady spot in the yard and spread out a blanket (also known as a magical reading carpet). By making it fun, it seems less like a chore and more like a fun escape into new and exciting adventures.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summer Reading Resources and Lists<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many online resources and opportunities at local public libraries.\u00a0 School librarians are another great resource. Not sure where to find the closest local library? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/libraries\" aria-label=\"Worldcat\">Worldcat<\/a> can help you locate libraries in your area, as well as search for books, movies, audiobooks and other things that libraries offer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kumon has its own <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email-kumon.com\/RRL\" aria-label=\"Recommended Reading List\">Recommended Reading List<\/a>, encouraging readers at every level of the Kumon Reading Program to read books from a wide range of genres and styles. The Kumon Method can unlock your child\u2019s potential. You can sign up for a free assessment at a centre near you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/locations\" aria-label=\"here\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>1<\/sup> Borba, M. (2016). <em>UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World<\/em>. Touchstone.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m bored!\u201d How many times during the summer do you hear your kids say this? Summer reading can cure boredom and offer a host of other benefits.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reading each day fits perfectly with Kumon\u2019s belief that practice makes possibilities\u2122. 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