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Reading program forestalls ‘summer slide’

Summer is an important time for students to keep reading and improve their language skills.

Ninety-five percent of all libraries offer summer reading programs to forestall the “summer slide” in reading achievement often experienced when learning takes a holiday between school terms.

Numerous studies indicate that students who don’t read or read infrequently during their summer vacation see their rea…

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