1- Keep a nice stack of books and learning materials in your car.
Place the activities in a plastic tub or in the seatback pocket of your car. Encourage your child to select fiction and non-fiction books (varying levels), a coloring book with crayons, a workbook and pencil and a journal/notebook. One of my favorite workbooks is published by Summer Bridge. Your child can use these materials when you're on the go this summer! Encourage your child to journal about their summer adventures. Children love to draw pictures and write stories about their trips, making new friends at summer camp and spending time with family. Have your child read their story to you. They can even publish it using StoryJumper.
2- Build your child's fluency skills using a simple kitchen timer, the timer on your smartphone or this reading fluency app, Scholastic Reading Timer. Your child will enjoy racing against the clock while reading familiar favorites. For this to really work, it's key that your child select books that he or she has read before and is comfortable reading independently. Record the number of words that your child reads in 1 minute. Here's a handout that will help you assess your child's fluency.
Yolanda Fraction is the CEO of Fraction Learning and an Education Consultant. She has over 10 years of experience in K-6 education and adult/organizational learning. Her company,, Fraction Learning, offers Online Reading Tutoring, Education Consulting, and Early Childhood Staff Training. Tutoring can be done online or on a limited basis in person in the Pasadena area. For more info, visit: https://www.fractionlearning.com/
