Published by admin at May 15, 2018 Summer learning loss erases gains made during the school year, but summer learning programs keep kids growing! Studies show that children who read at least six books during the summer maintain or improve their reading skills, while children who didn’t read any books saw their reading skills decline by as much as one grade level. You can help! The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s statewide summer reading initiative, NC Reads, is underway and has four goals: ensure that preschool and elementary students have books to read at home so that they learn the joy of reading from an early […]