Maple Wood PS

ALT Tips for preventing the summer slide. Visit your local library. Libraries are full of possibilities and resources to find a book that can interest any child. Be sure your child reads at least 20 minutes per day. A child who reads 20 minutes outside of school will learn 1,800,000 words by the end of Grade 6. Set a good example. When your child sees you reading a book or newspaper, it sends them a message that reading is important and valuable. Read to your child. When you read to your child, it sets the tone and shows them how engaging a book can be. Read with your child. Explore different types of reading. Read for different purposes. Helping to read directions for a recipe or even directions to put something together, are all great ways to incorporate reading into your everyday life. Make reading fun. Set goals, read outside, play a game, or any other way you can think of to make reading fun and engaging to your child. Join the TD Summer Reading Club.