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Keep Your Child Sharp and Fight Summer Learning
LossPublic Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
School is out for the summer. But that doesn’t mean your child’s brain has
to check out too.
Summer Learning Loss
Studies show, every summer, kids can lose two to three months in reading skills.
Source: National Summer Learning Association
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Most kids lose about two months of math skills in the summer.
Source: National Summer Learning Association
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By fifth grade, summer learning loss can put students 2 1/2 to 3 years behind.
Source: National Summer Learning Association
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Summer learning loss accounts for about two-thirds of the ninth grade achievement gap in reading.
Source: National Summer Learning Association
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So, what can you do? Start by making summer learning fun!
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Take family field trips! Visit art, science, or history museums. Zoos,
arboretums, and historical sites work too!
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Go around the world without leaving your house.
Study maps, atlases, and travel books. Cook themed dinners inspired by other counties you’ve learned about.
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Use family game nights as teaching tools.
Games such as Scrabble help build vocabulary. Solving crossword puzzles together is helpful too!
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Create meaningful chores. By earning money through small chores
around the house, your child will learn to count money and gain important money-saving skills.
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Connect through writing and literature. Consider finding your child a pen pal or a
book club to help him or her associate writing and reading with fun.
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Visit the Library! Check out some of the great, free resources
available at your local Library.
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Sign up for our Summer Learning Program. Kids, teens, and adults can track their
reading during the summer and earn great prizes.
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Find a camp, program, or special event at the Library.
We offer a number of different programs to engage your child during the summer. See the full list online.
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Keep your child’s mind fed — plus his or her tummy!
Learn more about the Library’s free Summer Lunch Program for any child age 18 or under.
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Get help finding the right book for your child. Try one of our booklists full of great reads
picking by our staff.
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Visit any one of our 41 locations.
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#ReadMakeCreate at one of our MakerSpace locations.
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Check out eBooks, stream music, movies, and more from home using our eBranch.
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Together we can fight summer learning loss!
For more information visit our website, www.cincinnatilibrary.org or call 513-369-6900.
