What is Summer Reading Loss?

Prevent the reading slide that can occur when young minds sit idle during the summer months. Reading Is Fundamental indicates that such reading loss is cumulative (http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/summer-reading-slide.htm).  Incorporate reading into your activities!



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37 Ways to Help Kids Learn to Love Reading!

• Share your interests
• Use funny voices
• Read items other than just books
• Create a movie or a poster

Edutopia presents 37 Ways to Help Kids Learn to Love Reading that can easily be done at home and in the classroom!

http://www.edutopia.org/discussion/37-ways-help-kids-learn-love-reading?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=052715%20enews%20summreads%20ngm%20remainder&utm_content=&utm_term=fea3hed&spMailingID=11487392&spUserID=ODIzNzExNzg4NDAS1&spJobID=541804031&spReportId=NTQxODA0MDMxS0

Writing Strategies for Students with ADHD

Tracy Collins from Edutopia in her article  Writing Strategies for Students with ADHD provides several writing strategies to support students with ADHD. Her suggestions address the following:

• difficulty concentrating on the assignment
• difficulty organizing thoughts on paper
• difficulty with sustained work on a single task
• difficulty in meeting deadlines
• spelling issues
• final editing issues

http://www.friendshipcircle.org/blog/2012/06/20/82-summer-activities-for-families-with-special-needs/

53 Ways to Check for Understanding

Edutopia provides a list of 53 Ways to Check for Understanding. You will find quick and easy strategies to verify what students have learned.  Some examples include Mind Maps, Comic Book, Podcast, You've Got Mail!  Check it out!!

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Guide for Parents and Students

http://www.amazon.com/What-When-Brain-Stuck-What/dp/1591478057

This book by Dawn Huebner is a step-by-step guide to help children recognize and respond to OCD tricks and provides examples and activities to assist in breaking free of the urges of OCD.